Re: [Harp-L] Harmonica and Sheet-Music [Updated]

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

Historically in Europe the G clef has been movable, but not in American music publishing.

Phil is simply talking about octave transposition, not mucking about with clef conventions. With the treble clef, the actual pitch of 4 Draw is the third space, but harmonica publishers often write it as middle C instead (first ledger line below the staff), for the reasons already stated.


 
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 From: Harmonicology [Neil Ashby] <harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: philharpn@xxxxxxx; harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 9:52 AM
Subject: [Harp-L] Harmonica and Sheet-Music [Updated]
 

P-S: If Mel Bay actually used the "G-Clef" in that manner (instead of the moveable "C-Clef") then they might have misused the "G-Clef" and that is not consistent with being in the business of music education.

/Neil Ashby (" http://thebuskingproject.com/busker/2025/ ")

Phil:

Also: You wrote that "Mel Bay -- use the treble clef (G clef) starting on 4 hole blow"; I have not seen those books but think that you might be referring to a "C-Clef" which is adjustably positioned to indicate the "C" note however the staff is used.

That adjustable "C-Clef" technique would work for those particular books but is not the usual convention for musical score of popular tunes.

/Neil Ashby (" http://thebuskingproject.com/busker/2025/ ")