Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-01-20 05:25
Caroline Smale wrote:
> I also suspect that in the natural scales an F## is not exactly
> the same pitch as a G. However in the end it is the ear,aided
> by the surrounding harmonies, that guides the played pitch
>
I know string players and singers who would insist that there is a difference between F## and G - especially if it's the leading tone of G# minor. In fact, so would many wind players. Agreed, our ears are, indeed, the best guide to pitch.
To make a fine point of it, though, I don't think accurate note spellings are only academically meaningful when reading a melodically difficult but tonal piece. On first sight (or even subsequent readings as my aging memory increasingly balks) I might be more inclined in G# minor to expect an F# or F-natural to follow a G, while an F## almost guarantees I'm heading toward a G#. Expectation is one key ingredient of accurate sight-reading.
Karl
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