 The Fingering Forum
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Author: Geeboe
Date: 2003-07-01 23:27
Alright, I had my second class with my private teacher, today. It was really quite interesting; he brought his oboe and he played some stuff (he is GOOD, oh lordy), and brought me a European-style reed. I like them QUITE a bit over the ones I used before.
Anyway, he asked me to learn another way of reading music - instead of using C,D,E using Do, Re, Mi. (Just in case, my classes are in Spanish, because Im in the Caribbean)
Is the Do-Re-Mi way of reading music more commmon than the alfabetical one?
Its a real pain in the butt re-learning the notes with diff names.... argh...
~Geeb
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-07-02 00:45
I guess that way probably makes more sense, but I don't think I could learn the Do-Re-Mi thing now. As far as how common, I think it's about equal. Europe, Asia, and I think southern America use it. Where as most others will use the letter system. This is just a rough guess, from what I have experienced.
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Author: Gnomon
Date: 2003-07-02 06:50
The fixed do system where C = do is used in French, Italian and Spanish-speaking countries. English-speaking and German-speaking countries use the letter names C, D, E.
There is also a movable do system which is quite common where do = the tonic of whatever key you are in at the moment. This is more important in singing and in instruments with continuously variable pitch such as strings and trombones.
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2003-07-02 15:21
If you ask me, I think the letter system makes more sense because whenever someone tries to explain the do-re system, they always relate back to the letter system. Regardless, it's just what a certain pitch is called, "La bemol" ,"A Flat". "Re Diese" "D Sharp". I would find the movable do-re system hard to work in. But that's just me.
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Author: Lambik
Date: 2003-07-08 09:40
In Belgium we use the Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do way, it's easier I to sightread, I feel. In the Netherlands they use the A-B-C way. I'm adapted to both styles, I think (mainly A-C-E for chords and arpeggios, do-mi-sol for reading scores). Each country its own thingie, I suppose.
This reminds me of the fellow Bach, who used to spell his name in his compositions (in Germany, they sometimes use the B as a B flat and the H as a B natural).
I bet Tchaikovski couldn't do that, huh.
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