1 post tagged “b natural”

We have one more rehearsal before our next concert. I'm so not prepared. The music our director picked is *&^%$# hard. I can play some pieces straight through, a few others have bumpy spots and more where I just try to hit the first note in each measure. It's a good thing our first chair alto sax guy, Wade, is massively talented and can carry the section when necessary.

Anyway, there's one movement in Four Scottish Dances* where the saxes are burdened with five flats in the key signature. Not to get too technical here, but we altos rarely see more than two flats, if any.

Me: "I have such a hard time thinking in flats. I'm much better with sharps."
Wade: "That's natural."

*rimshot*

Yeah, yeah, that might be a bit esoteric.

Anyway, we then switch abruptly into six sharps. There are only seven notes, so as long as I remember 'everything but B is sharp', I can do pretty well. Except it's fast. I had better get to practicing.

*The music has been transcribed for band - no strings.