"5th s"

[the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

  I think the confusion lies with the OCTAVE. Although G is a 5th above C
mathematically, people hear the sound which is in the next octave DOWN, so
don't realize that the correct terminology is "5th ABOVE C".

  You take a C harmonica and you count UP FOUR steps and then adjust for
the fact that you are in an octave LOWER.

  Why do it THIS way.? Because MOST people have an easier time counting UP.
You could just as easily count down, BUT most people find this harder.

  The fact that you wind up in a LOWER tone range is where the confusion
lies. It's just that simple?.................................smo-joe