Re: [Harp-L] What's a "key"?
- To: The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] What's a "key"?
- From: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 08:14:52 -0500
- Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
- Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=Yy4kSXYkusG70SkZ7IEHpV+I8Nat0DCkMxx+cdeaDig=; b=Ipw8jr+DHMMKWIIFhIUDkXIUdRjdyqiXSxI9hVlokrxqQ4h+/Zl6s7/QMbXUDBzvuu uDONDIVcZPU4GCesXEYTWKGYYFWA7U8jnxrcbWktZiG6xtPUvmDbUbKwd5XixX01eVqH 77yqxg3sJgO4pBWugr2RmaUuRvSDcpCGReLL0=
- Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=gwlAckA11am//n2BykFUVCGsPZENTPab3waholzbETizhoHqYNy3++JAFtDoXppLUq OLuE+PoFiEeyUArCSJSByDZAh++PWHr6VdWgq0l8p+Pz7SWAAWwF7sohKbbnHeCFyh7s /V/6LGj+CnWrrFbhKT6HoVlgFdj/p4IIFzAAY=
- In-reply-to: <8CDDA05C608B06A-1558-40444@webmail-d088.sysops.aol.com>
- References: <02bb76f4319703d45435251f73a5f134.squirrel@calmail.berkeley.edu> <8CDDA05C608B06A-1558-40444@webmail-d088.sysops.aol.com>
To my beginning students I define a key as a family of notes that
sound good together. Then I say each key has a note that is the head
of the family, the root note. I suppose my definition really more
defines a scale, but I feel like it is a good visualization to get
people starting to understand this nebulous concept. I'm sticking
with it.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 8:08 AM, The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> To me, "key" would be the reference point that opens the door into understanding where the song lays in a harmonic sense. Knowing the key allows me to choose which harmonica to use and what position to play in. Knowing the key allows me to play songs in which I know the harmonic progression so that what I choose will be in sync with the rest of the musicians, and hopefully the rest of the musicians would feel the same.
>
>
> When one moves beyond playing solo, common ground needs to be established amongst the participants. Key is one "key" (ha) component. Tempo is another.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sheltraw <sheltraw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Harp L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thu, May 5, 2011 6:04 pm
> Subject: [Harp-L] What's a "key"?
>
>
> On another thread the question of how to determine the key of a tune was
> raised. So I would like to ask two questions of importance to that thread.
>
> (1) What do you think the term "key" means?
>
> and
>
> (2) Given that you have identified the "key" then what are you going to do
> with that information?
>
> Cheers!
>
>
>
>
This archive was generated by a fusion of
Pipermail 0.09 (Mailman edition) and
MHonArc 2.6.8.