Dear Lloyd and List:
--- In vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com, "Lloyd W. Hanson"
<lloyd.hanson@n...> wrote:
> Rather than attempt to define a new system of keyboard notation it
> would seem logical that we agree to use an existing system.
The existing system you describe is the one that I am familiar with
and employ, and is described further at
http://www.daringdiva.com/notation.html.
I find the system logical and I will continue to employ it. Yet I
have also myself made mistakes using the system. Further, people
come and go and it would not seem possible to enforce the use of a
consistent system of note-reference on a discussion list.
While I agree with the suggestion to encourage adoption of the
standard "C4" notation, I believe, as others have suggested, it is
helpful to perhaps combine such notation with references to well-
known vocal pitches - for example, something like:
C6 - soprano high C
C5 - tenor high C
C4 - middle C
C3 - tenor low C
C2 - bass low C
Thanks for an interesting week...
Bon weekend,
Michael Gordon
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