Re: [Harp-L] Why is C not named A?

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Rubin wrote:
<I have a student who claims that until he understands the purpose for 
<history having named the notes the names they have, he cannot really 
<learn.  He says it is just parroting.

I think your student is afraid to play a note, and you might ask him 
what he's afraid of.  That's certainly the god-damndest excuse for not 
learning to play that I've ever heard.

If he was my student, I'd tell him: stop wasting your time and mine, 
man, and pick up the horn.  Or go home and sign up for a music history 
class.  Either is a better idea than pretending you can't play a note 
without knowing why it's got a name.

Regards, Richard Hunter
hunterharp.com