tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post1304780365565877065..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: Language and the flat nineJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-9988065270309394362017-03-19T23:22:34.030-05:002017-03-19T23:22:34.030-05:00Learning more would be totally worth it for you.
...Learning more would be totally worth it for you.<br /><br />One way I think about note-spelling is to start with a scale-centric view of music theory. In most Western music, there is usually a current effective scale, and this scale generally has seven notes. Using the full armory of sharps and flats means that we can name the seven notes of that scale using the seven note names. To take A-flat Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-22462740486394523282017-03-19T23:08:42.400-05:002017-03-19T23:08:42.400-05:00Yes. I know about those conventions of enharmonic...Yes. I know about those conventions of enharmonic naming of notes. I'm not particularly crazy about keys signatures with more than five accidentals, or the concept of a B Sharp or C flat, etc... You can probably tell I've never had a music theory course. I guess I should take the step of understanding all this more technically or theoretically. I remember asking someone once: how canJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-37459234765936089052017-03-19T17:59:22.404-05:002017-03-19T17:59:22.404-05:00Calling it F flat emphasizes its role as the ninth...Calling it F flat emphasizes its role as the ninth -- or as the sixth degree of A-flat minor. E is for most purposes equivalent, but the other name highlights a particular understanding of the chord and the interval. The tradition of using the more difficult/pedantic spelling of the note is rooted in classical music, but the justification largely applies in jazz/pop as well.<br /><br />Do you Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-42010492969440593612017-03-19T08:29:13.193-05:002017-03-19T08:29:13.193-05:00I call that note "E."I call that note "E." Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-41557569556633404592017-03-18T23:26:18.970-05:002017-03-18T23:26:18.970-05:00D is the seventh degree of E flat, not the ninth. ...D is the seventh degree of E flat, not the ninth. The "flat nine" would be F flat.<br /><br />If you know Bruckner, think of the opening of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX-JKolWuH4" rel="nofollow">third movement of the 9th symphony</a>.Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com