Author: SarahC
Date: 2016-07-16 02:29
Thanks chris. What you are saying is my initial thought.... but... In that case.. how do you approach the fact with a student that C sounds like "x" but when we play it no longer sounds like that? without confusing them, or having them transposing in their head without thinking. therefore playing a piece they heard in 5 sharps instead of the written key (for instance!)
(I point to an example of my 4 year old son, who was playing a teleran fantasie in G minor on the recorder..... I came in and asked him why on earth did he start the song on F#... he pointed out that is what the CD does, and at that point, i realised the CD was at 415)
kdk, the issue you raise isn't one i have come across. In Australia, the only 2 pitches i have come across are 440 and 415. and only my own sons have dealt with the 415 issue and come to the other side. Although numerous of my students have complained to me that their school teacher or orchestra doesn't all play in tune. I haven't been present to see how they dealt with that.
The only thing i have had happen, is students who bought guitar shaped objects from aldi. they would go out of tune within 5 minutes... and within a few hours of mucking around on them, would have damaged their perfect pitch. it took months to get it back.
And what happens when they have memorised the pitch of the pieces (from listening to a recording of what they are going to learn) and then come to the music, and the written notes don't match the pitches they have been hearing?
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