On 23 Jul 2004, at 02:08 PM, John Howell wrote:
If that really were a standard it would make some sense, but didn't one manufacturer--probably Yamaha--use a similar system with middle C as C3 or C5? Enough different, in any case, to make the word "standard" inapplicable.
Years ago, yes. But not anymore. C4=middle C has been standard for years.
Not if you're used to thinking in terms of c" and C. It's a little like fixed do and movable do. Whichever you learned first seems best, partly because you know what it's good for but mostly because you learned to think in those terms. Each has its uses and each has its place.
Of course Helmholtz is easier if you grew up with it. Fahrenheit is easier than Celsius is easier if you grew up with that, too. British rhythm names (hemidemisemiquaver, etc.) are easier than North American rhythm names (sixty-fourth note, etc.) if you grew up with them. But Celsius and North American rhythm names are clearly superior.
- Darcy ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY
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