Re: Key sign language

[Dutch <kopptronix@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just to let you all know that we use the manual alphabet, fingerspelling using
sign-language at our gigs. If you go to my company web site http://www.fingerspelling.com
you can download a FREE manual alphabet chart showing all the letters of the alphabet for
finger spelling any word or letter. A lot of  young muscians already know the manual
alphabet from school, scouts etc. If you would like a FREE chart sent to you, send a self
addressed stamped envelope to  my web address or Sign-language, POB 367, Stanhope NJ
07874 and I will send a FREE poster and post card showing the entire sign-language
alphabet the same manual alphabet used by the deaf. All the best, Dutch Boy Blue-the
harper.


Pat Missin wrote:

> Tom wrote:
>
> >I went home thinking about what exactly he meant though. Now I think I know.
> >Yesterday I was hanging out with a good friend and we talked about it, and
> >then it hit me! What I THINK he meant was the NUMBER OF SHARPS OR FLATS IN EACH
> >KEY can represent the key itself. That number is unique to each key, right? The
> >number of sharps or flats increase by 1 each time you move forward or
> >backwards respecfully from C in the circle of 5ths. C has no sharps or flats so it's
> >represented by a neutral fist. One finger up = 1 sharp: key of G. Two fingers
> >up = 2 sharps: key of D. One finger down = one flat: key of F. Two fingers
> >down = 2 flats: key of Bb......and so on.
> >
> >Is this right? It seems to make sense. Has anyone else out there used this
> >method of communicating keys on stage? I feel like I learned something new. New
> >to me anyway.
>
> This is quite common in the UK jazz scene, although it is very easy to
> confuse the signal for D major/B minor with a suggestion that you
> should leave the stage...
>
>  -- Pat.
>
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