If church musicians simply play what's in front of them and don't care, then why not use four sharps? They aren't going to care where tonic is in the first place. Key signatures were invented to make music easier to read. By using four sharps, fewer accidentals are necessary.
Douglas Brown Adjunct Professor, School of Music Wayland Baptist University In my experience, most musicians on a church gig will not analyze anything. They are just trying to survive a once through sight-reading rehearsal, perform the show, get paid, and move on to the next gig. (Especially this time of year.) It's not a question of intelligence: it's a question of priorities. If you want the right notes in A lydian the first time and every time, I think the proposed 3 sharps plus altered 4 is a safer bet. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
