Re: [Harp-L] harmonica in B

[Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

On Dec 1, 2009, at 3:32 PM, joe leone wrote:

> Hmmm, lets' see. Playing a harmonica tuned to ONE key (and not C), but playing it in ANOTHER key, and winding up in a THIRD key.

A simple formula reveals all:
You always read/play the sheet music as though you are playing a C instrument.  
Let sharps # be + and flats be -.
Then the concert key signature is the sum of the key signature of the sheet music that you read and the key of the harp.

Examples:
B harp (+ 5#) plus Eb sheet music (-3b) = concert key of D (2#),
G harp (+1#) plus G sheet music (+1#)  = concert key of D (2#)
Horn in F (-1b) plus A sheet music (+3#) = concert key of D(2#)
Clarinet in Bb (-2b) plus E sheet music (+4#) = concert key of D (2#)
Neat, huh?
You can figure them in your head.

Vern