Re: [Harp-L] Transposing instruments? (and maybe about 'harp tab')

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem I always had with 'automatic' systems is that they do too much of the work that would otherwise be mentally mandatory. 
Case in point: When I went to school, they actually taught math. So I used math the old way, and these days I can totally confuse 
checkout people. Even thought they have a register that does ALL the work. I am usually faster.  

I do my bills and balance my books in my head. Our son was a chemical engineer. Even though he had a calculator, he also could use a slide rule.
No one else in his class could. He took a course to do it. HIS reasoning? "What if the power goes out?, I can be my own power". 

smo-joe

On Sep 5, 2013, at 6:10 AM, Aongus MacCana wrote:

> Thanks for this Joe.
> This sounds like a great idea.
> I produced a spreadsheet a few years ago where I entered in doh ray me
> soh...etc. on the top row and then filled in the actual notes in each key on
> the rows below. Seeing as I was mostly interested in Irish trad, I only
> needed C, G, D and A. Maybe I should just start actually using the darn
> thing - especially since I also produced blank sheets of music manuscript
> using Word.
> Of course I also bought a terrific piece of software called "Transcribe" to
> do the job in living audio and how often did I actually use it? Never!
> Procrastination is enemy number one - especially when you are getting on in
> years.
> Beannachtai
> Aongus
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Leone [mailto:3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 04 September 2013 15:44
> To: Aongus MacCana
> Cc: Harp L Harp L
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Transposing instruments? (and maybe about 'harp tab')
> 
> My favorite Aongus, the way 'I' learned to read music was to WRITE it. We
> had a Xerox machine at work that was always clogging up because it wasn't
> used enough.
> So, I found that running a few pages through it every day cured that
> problem. It saved my employer a lot of expensive service calls.Then I went
> and bought myself a package of paper, drew lines on a piece of card stock
> and started making music paper at the rate of a few sheets a day. 
> 
> Then I would take a piece of music and RE-write it into a different key.
> Like for example from C to Bb. At first I used a crib sheet where C became a
> Bb, a D became a C, an F became a Eb, etc. After a while, as I was able to
> look at the treble staff, I no longer needed the crib sheet. Then I started
> to spread out my transposing. Going from (say) Bb to E. 
> Eventually it all locked into my head. And while still not a good reader, I
> manage in about 6 keys....and a few minors. (B & E still give me
> fits..lolol).
> 
> During my layoff of 30 years on harmonica, I played clarinet for 18 years,
> and then trumpet for 12. They are both Bb instruments and most of my music
> is IN Bb transpositions. 
> 
> smokey joe 
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