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Re: A beginning Band

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Subject: Re: A beginning Band
From: nwears@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Nigel Wears)
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 97 11:40:24
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On Fri 19 Sep 97 (14:18:49), mus_heh@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>As a minor historian of the history of the pedagogy of brass
>instruments, I must tell you that (in the past) several years of
>solfege training were required before starting on any wind instrument. 
>In fact, some of today's best players (continental, that is) did not
>start playing until their teens after YEARS of solfege training.
>
Henry - Can you please clarify something about this?  Is the Solfege system the
one where C is always referred to as "Doh" no matter what key you are in?  I
know there is a difference between Solfege and Solfah, and I think that this is
it.  How does Solfege work when the key contains a great number of sharps and
flats?  What exactly were the benefits of people learning in this way?

Nigel Wears
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