[musictlk] The Circle of Fifths

Tue Jul 8 23:42:33 UTC 2014

Hello,
Honestly I'm not sure what those are, they may be an etude from a book.
Circle of 5ths is:
fcgdaeb
or for flats
beadgcf
What you do for the first numonic is count on your fingers how many 
sharps the key has, then what ever note in the order you land on, go up 
a step in the scale. For example:
1 sharp I would count 1 letter in the first numonic which is f. From f I 
go up a step to G. I know then that the sharps in f major are f# and the 
key is g.
For 4 sharps I count 4 letters in: fcgd and go up a step to e. This 
means that the key is e and the sharps are f#c#g#d#.
For flats it is a little more simple:
You count the number of flats on your fingers and then subtract one 
number and count the letters and that is your key. The number is the 
flats. For example, 2 flats you go: be, count back one letter and you 
have bb (for the second one all those notes are flat keys). Then you 
know bb and eb are the 2 flats in bb major.
3 flats you count 3 over, bb, eb, ab. You count one back and get eb, 
then you know the key is eb major. You then know that the flats are bb, 
eb and ab in eb major.
For minor scales, just go 3 notes down the scale and you will get it. 
For example, the minor scale with the same sharps as c major is a. The 
same sharp scale that has the same sharps as e is c#.
Just remember that for sharps c major has 0 sharps. For flats f major 
has 1 flat.
thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs

On 7/8/2014 12:15 PM, Marissa Tejeda via musictlk wrote:
> Because they work.  And i don't teach clarinet.  Like I said, I taught 
> myself.  I wouldn't be a good teacher.  And I can't teach over phone.
> Honestly, I'm bad at the clarinet either way.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Koby Cox <kobycox at icloud.com
> To: Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com
> Date sent: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:12:12 -0500
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] The Circle of Fifths
>
> Clarinet.  Why couldn't you use your parents phone to do lessons with 
> me once or twice a week?
> Right back soon,
> Koby
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 2:05 PM, Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Piano or clarinet?
> I have no Skype and no way of getting it.  I have no phone.  I just 
> have the Apex, that's it.
> So most likely not.
>
> Also, if I write it as it is, that's fine.  But I still need to label 
> the scales, and I still need to know how to read it.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Koby Cox <kobycox at icloud.com
> To: Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com
> Date sent: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:54:33 -0500
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] The Circle of Fifths
>
> i'm wanted to learn how to play as well.  Would It be possible for you 
> to teach me as well?
> Right back soon,
> Koby
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 1:48 PM, Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I played clarinet, and still do.  For two years now.  Practically 
> taught myself with the help of some friends.
>
> I also teach myself piano with youtube help, or sometimes playing by 
> ear, as I am doing so with Pachebel's Canon in C.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Koby Cox <kobycox at icloud.com
> To: Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com
> Date sent: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:38:33 -0500
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] The Circle of Fifths
>
> I guess I could.  You will need to write just like It Is written In 
> Braille.  Also, what instrument did you play when you were In band? 
> Just wondering.
> Right back soon,
> Koby
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Why not assist me on list?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Koby Cox <kobycox at icloud.com
> To: Marissa Tejeda <marissat789 at gmail.com>,Music Talk Mailing List 
> <musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:21:07 -0500
> Subject: Re: [musictlk] The Circle of Fifths
>
> Marissa,Can you please email me off list? My email address Is as follows:
> kobycox at gmail dot com.  I'd like to get to know you better.  I may 
> be able to assist you with your question.
> Right back soon,
> Koby
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 8, 2014, at 10:05 AM, Marissa Tejeda via musictlk 
> <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a copy of the circle of fifths that we used in band class, in 
> braille.  The problem is, I don't know how to read it correctly.  It 
> is in letter notation instead of sheet music.  My V-I teacher made it 
> for me in eighth grade, since she can read piano music, which looks 
> the same as clarinet.
>
> I also want to copy it down on the Apex, so I can send it to a friend, 
> but don't want to copy it wrong.  The circle of fifths looks something 
> like this.  The numbers on the side are the measures.
>
> 1: d e f-sharp g
> 2: a b c-sharp d
> 3: c-sharp b a g
> f-sharp e d
>
> 5: g a b c
> 6: d e f-sharp g
> 7: f-sharp e d c
> 8: b a g
>
>
> I also cannot tell which scale is which.  I want to label them, like 
> this:
>
> c scale
> c d e f g a b c
>
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