Botch. Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 A lieutenant that works in my office has begun taking piano lessons. She claims that, last night, she discovered she cannot hear the difference between a G and a Gb, but that she can hear accidental intervals for all the other notes (including F/F#, and G/G#). I asked her if she'd tried it at different octaves, she said she had and couldn't hear that particular interval anywhere on the keyboard. I then asked if she was playing an electronic keyboard, thinking it might be some kind of software glitch. She is, but she tried it on her instructor's keyboard (different make/model) and claims she still can't hear the difference between just G and Gb. I sang the notes and she said she could hear the difference then, however. So, has anyone ever heard of tone deafness, just at one particular note interval? Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Roberts Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Gb??? Excuse me..but in all my years of music..I have never heard of it called a g flat...f sharp ?? Sorry, it just hit me wierd. As for tone "deafness", it is something that I have witnessed with some musicians. One bass player I knew was playing a whole step sharp and did not seem to notice. Must have been the pot. I am a bass clef junkie anyway... Bill Roberts Precision Mastering -----------Since 1975----------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBBPaul Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 My wife is losing her hearing right in the dynamic range of my voice. Our new and improved website Today's sample tune: Lonesome One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Roberts Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 This happened to me during year 3. Bill Roberts Precision Mastering -----------Since 1975----------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottomend Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Bill, whats up with not calling an F# a Gb? There is a key of Gb, ya know?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Roberts Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I guess because I am a bass clef man and in music therory at the University, I never heard of a g flat...always an F sharp. Doctor Gonzalez was anal about "no such thing as Gb" I guess since has been damn near 30 years since College..I may be uninformed. How would the key of f# differ from Gb?? IIRC, we studied treble clef, tenor clef and bass clef...always the "No gee flatitus" Must be something new??? Let me see if I can put my foot in my mouth here..... 6 flats = Gb major, the notes that are flattened are B, E, A, D, G, C 6 sharps = F# major, the notes that are sharpened are F, C, G, D, A, E So...Man...my brain is warped. Back to school for bill????? e# is a F f# is a Gb C# is a Db G# is a Ab D# is a Eb A# is a Bb We could get into Mnemonics! Remember, Treble clef "C" is "concert" Bb so it gets kinda wild out there. C/G (TC)equals Bb/F (BC) Bill Roberts Precision Mastering -----------Since 1975----------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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