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RE: A, B, C....or something....

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-09-21 12:07

As soon as I appear to be just "winging it" on some sight-reading (you know, playing a couple of wrong notes 'till you hit the right one), my teacher makes me stop playing, and start naming & fingering the notes. It's _hard_ to finger and say "A#" when your brain & eyes sees an A# but your fingers are trying to do a Bb. It's helped (and is helping!) me to recognize the multiple names for a note and keep the brain from getting into a rut.

Also, fingering, naming, and playing the notes for a scale aren't too hard (you learn the pattern rather easily), but all of a sudden you'll slow down if you have to do it for thirds, sixths, arpeggios, etc. It takes quite a while to become fluent in naming all those notes quickly. I'm still learning!

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