Re: [Harp-L] What's a "key"?

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

I've had no problems when told what key a tune was in, whether it be blues, jazz or whatever, as long as it was correct information given to me.


Anyone else had problems, and if so, what were they?





-----Original Message-----
From: sheltraw <sheltraw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, May 7, 2011 9:52 am
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] What's a "key"?



> It might be a fun intellectual exercise to challenge the idea of key, but,
> unless they're playing atonal music, musicians think in terms of keys and
> tonalities.

I am not challenging the idea of key because it is a fun exercise. I am
challenging it because some here have different definitions of the term
which makes answering the question "What key is this in?" problematic.

Cheers