Re: [Harp-L] Circle of Fifths (Circle of Fourths) and Positions

[Rick Dempster <rickdempster33@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff; I taught my sons 'bead' (as in the things that are on a necklace or
the particles of sweat while you practice) and then GCF (whatever
suits...'good christian fellowship' is one from my youth)
Then all you have to do is the same with a flat: BbEbAbDb Gb Cb.....but 'C
flat' is B, so after the Gb you are back at the beginning; BEAD GCF
The cycle of 5ths is something I learned painlessl; If you know what key
all your harps play in 2nd position, then you know the cycle (ie a C plays
in G, a D in A, an A in E etc etc hence:
CGDAEBF#(Gb)C#(Db)G#(Ab)D#(Eb)A#(Bb)F which brings us to C. That's in 5ths,
whereas the BEADGCF sequence is the revers, in 4ths.
RD


On 17 December 2013 10:06, Degregorio, Jeff <
jeffery.degregorio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Good day...
> About 3 years ago, someone on this forum had a very nice circle of fifths
> that could be cut out and (with those anchor pins we used long ago in
> school) attached a top sheet and bottom sheet together to get a laminated
> turning circle of fifths.  I have misplaced the one I had for a few years
> recently and want to reprint this tool.  If anyone recalls this or has one
> that can be (parts) laminated and "pinned" together with directions, that
> would be great.  I remember that it had many aspects to it and it was very
> useful.
>
> Thank you,
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of harp
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 4:44 PM
> To: Dean Liu; Bob Cohen; Forum SPAH
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Circle of Fifths (Circle of Fourths) and Positions
> Importance: High
>
> Thank you.  These are great.
>
> Brad
>
> On 12/16/13, 1:02 PM, "Dean Liu" <tliu10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >These two little easy-to-remember mnemonic are based on the fact that
> >the more one studies the CoF, the more hidden knowledge of music notes
> >one discovers.
> >
> >
> >
> >Major starts at Â11 oÂclock -
> >
> >
> >Fifth Circle Goes Deeper And Ever Better; [Flat] goes(Gb=F#) deeper and
> >ever better
> >
> >
> >
> >Minor start at Â8 oÂclockÂ-
> >
> >Fifth Circle Goes Deeper And Ever Better; [Sharp] fifth circle goes
> >deeper and (A#=Bb)Å
> >
> >
> >Dean
> >
> >
> >> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Circle of Fifths (Circle of Fourths) and
> >> Positions
> >> From: bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:43:41 -0500
> >> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >> On Dec 16, 2013, at 9:32 AM, harp <harp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Does anyone have a mnemonic they use to remember the Circle of Fifths?
> >>
> >> Also stolen from the Internet:
> >>
> >> Children, Go, Dancing, After, Eating, Battered, Fish (and) Chips
> >>(Sharps)
> >> Children, Find, Bears, Exciting, And, Deer, Great, Chums (Flats)
> >>
> >> Minor keys I use:
> >> All, Elephants, Bounce, For, Cheetah, Gorilla, Deer (Sharps)
> >> Afterwards, Dear, Gorilla, Cheetah, Find, Bouncing, Elephants (Flats)
> >>
> >>
> >> Bob Cohen
> >> Writer, Internet Consultant, Teacher
> >> w: bobjcohen.com
> >> t: #itsabobworld
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>
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