I thought about the enharmonic spelling issue - -
You could set up up a non-standard key signature for melodic minor,
for
instance for G melodic minor, use F#, and B flat.
That is the only place I can think of where major or minor might be
treated differently.
But another way to handle it
Actually, for G harmonic minor you would use B flat and F sharp.
For melodic minor, you would use just E flat,
and for the natural minor, use B and E flat.
When you say G minor, there is a lot of ambiguity, since there are 3
possible choices.
That's why I think it's better NOT to give it a name.
But there aren't three choices..
All three are identical in preferring Eb over D#, Bb over A# and F# over Gb.
The order of likelihood of any spelling is the same.
Steve P.
On 19 Apr 2012, at 14:29, bill sinclair billsi...@aol.com wrote:
Actually, for G harmonic minor you would use B flat
I would rather it made more distinctions.
I would like hitting the 9 key to change to the key and mode first without
trying seven exotic options before an Eb major triad.
I would also like 'prefer flats' or 'prefer sharps' to be expanded to 'prefer G
minor' etc.
Steve P.
On 18 Apr 2012, at
At 9:29 AM -0400 4/19/12, bill sinclair wrote:
Actually, for G harmonic minor you would use B flat and F sharp.
For melodic minor, you would use just E flat,
and for the natural minor, use B and E flat.
When you say G minor, there is a lot of ambiguity, since there are 3
possible choices.
That's
'Melodic minor' is neither a key nor a mode. It is a melodic or harmonic choice
within a minor key (or momentary minor key).
Steve P.
On 19 Apr 2012, at 14:13, bill sinclair wrote:
You could set up up a non-standard key signature for melodic minor,
for
instance for G melodic minor, use F#,
At 4:12 PM +0100 4/19/12, Steve Parker wrote:
'Melodic minor' is neither a key nor a mode. It
is a melodic or harmonic choice within a minor
key (or momentary minor key).
Which is to say that it's a variation of the
natural minor scale (also known as Glarean's
Aeolian mode). And so is the
They have a really awkward feature that I wish would be fixed - - -
When you request a key signature, it makes a distinction between a
major key and a minor key with the exact same pattern of sharps and
flats. For example, they call C minor a DIFFERENT key signature than E
flat major.
Why even
Aren't the major and minor keys treated differently when it comes to using
the spelling tables for accidentals?
Cheers,
Lawrence
On 18 April 2012 17:36, bill sinclair billsi...@aol.com wrote:
They have a really awkward feature that I wish would be fixed - - -
When you request a key
The choice of a major vs. minor key affects the default enharmonic spelling
when entering notes using a MIDI keyboard.
For example, in G minor, you'd generally want F#'s, whereas in Bb major, you'd
generally want Gb's.
Cheers,
- DJA
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On 18 Apr
It also impacts chord symbol entry, especially from a MIDI keyboard.
J D Thomas
ThomaStudios
On Apr 18, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Darcy James Argue wrote:
The choice of a major vs. minor key affects the default enharmonic spelling
when entering notes using a MIDI keyboard.
For example, in G
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Lawrence Yates yateslawre...@gmail.com wrote:
Aren't the major and minor keys treated differently when it comes to using
the spelling tables for accidentals?
Cheers,
Lawrence
Not really, but you are close. I thought what your description is so,
myself, but
] Awkward key signature menu
They have a really awkward feature that I wish would be fixed - - -
When you request a key signature, it makes a distinction between a
major key and a minor key with the exact same pattern of sharps and
flats. For example, they call C minor a DIFFERENT key signature
You must not have had Use Spelling Tables turned on.
Try turning that on, and then enter a G melodic minor scale with a key
signature of Bb major, then with a key signature of G minor. You'll see that in
Bb, it's spelled with a Gb, and in G minor, it's spelled with an F#.
Cheers,
- DJA
-
Hmm, I think the default may have been different between major and
minor in older versions, but in my WinFin 2011, input in major vs.
minor did not make any difference - until, a couple of minutes ago, I
went to the Edit/Enharmonic Spelling menu and checked Use Spelling
Tables. The default
Right - as I posted just a minute ago. I understand the difference, I
was surprised to see that it was not happening as I remembered. What
I believe has changed is what the default setting is, at least
leading up to WinFin 2011.
Raymond Horton
Bass Trombonist, Louisville Orchestra
Minister of
At 12:36 PM -0400 4/18/12, bill sinclair wrote:
They have a really awkward feature that I wish would be fixed - - -
When you request a key signature, it makes a distinction between a
major key and a minor key with the exact same pattern of sharps and
flats. For example, they call C minor a
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