Basic theory Question

[factory presets]

The organised way you presented the keys is the best way to go about this, although I would bring in F (1b) at the same time as 2#, along with relative minors.

I've seen piano books (not mine) that bring the flat keys in with the sharp keys. I thought it might have to do with getting students a useable vocabulary earlier in the piece. Or else building confidence with the easier keys before moving on up. 100% certain whoever wrote the book has way more experience of students than I do.

I used the format I did because I thought it would be easier to understand the theory if I explained how the sharps work progressively in fifths and the flats work in fourths. There's a strong probability those posts will never become anyone's practice routine. That if the OP wanted to follow the exercise right through, he'd buy a book or get a teacher. Best I expected of my post is it'd help make the theory seem more accessible.

 

[SteveCS]

Hack has come to mean anything that makes something easier. Your hack is still a hack to understand musical relationships. Thanks.

The term 'hack' is more often used in a derogatory sense, but I'm sure you didn't mean it that way.

I don't consider it a hack because it is part of the underlying structural foundation of the music. That is to say one of the natural mechanisms, along with the harmonic series, by which music is constructed. It doesn't make the relationship easier to understand; it is the relationship. And it's not my hack; it is part of the formal method used by music schools for many many years. But each to their own. YMMV.

 

[SteveCS]

.... Best I expected of my post is it'd help make the theory seem more accessible.

In that respect it was bang on the money, IMHO.

 

[James Collins]

The term 'hack' is more often used in a derogatory sense, but I'm sure you didn't mean it that way.

I don't consider it a hack because it is part of the underlying structural foundation of the music. That is to say one of the natural mechanisms, along with the harmonic series, by which music is constructed. It doesn't make the relationship easier to understand; it is the relationship. And it's not my hack; it is part of the formal method used by music schools for many many years. But each to their own. YMMV.

You do love arguing.

 

[SteveCS]

You do love arguing.

No, I just prefer facts to hacks, and I try to remain respectful whenever and wherever possible.

 

[James Collins]

No, I just prefer facts to hacks, and I try to remain respectful whenever and wherever possible.

 

[factory presets]

In that respect it was bang on the money, IMHO.

Cheers, bro.