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#950371 - 05/06/08 07:36 PM
Re: Accidentals
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Originally posted by keystring:  In practical terms again, when we play in a minor key, mentally we treat that seventh raised note as though it were in the key signature. That is, in A minor we don't have to look for the G#, we assume it the same way as we assume other sharped notes existing in key signatures. [/b] Well I certainly don't. I may expect to come across it pretty often, but in an A minor piece, for example, you are likely to find just as many G naturals as G sharps, depending on the melodic and harmonic shape of the piece.
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#950372 - 05/06/08 07:52 PM
Re: Accidentals
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What I mean, Currawong, is that it behaves minorish and the F# is expected in A minor in a way that an A# is not expected. By the same token, I expect C major to have an F, but it will often modulate to the dominant and I'll have an F#, but my general expectation or feel for the piece will be "F". What I meant is the F# in A minor tends to be there for me as a probability as I play because generally it's part of that key, and we develop a feeling for majors and minors. Never mind, it's not important. I think I was looking at how we actually interact with music, key signatures, accidentals beyond theory.
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#950373 - 05/06/08 08:23 PM
Re: Accidentals
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Originally posted by keystring:  What I mean, Currawong, is that it behaves minorish and the F# is expected in A minor in a way that an A# is not expected. [/b] You mean G# I assume. But yes, I follow your drift  .
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