From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Mon Oct 14 19:10:56 2002
Subject:Re: tuning/transposition - a strong opinion

Hey Mitch....

Regarding Reese...I think you miss my point. It's not
that he plays one keyboard in E, and his Hammond in
Eflat...it's that he plays them both SIMULTANEOUSLY
that way; one hand on midi controller in E, other hand
on Hammond in Eflat during the same passages. THAT'S
some left/right brain independence!!!!! As for why he
does that, I guess its just mental exercises. He
could not transpose his midi rig and play everything
in Eflat...I can understand not wanting to put a
Variac on your Hammond. I just can't understand HOW
he plays in 2 keys (1/2 step apart) at once.

tony

--- M T wrote:
> This whole topic has been one I have always felt
> very
> strongly about. I am totally against transposing a
> synth to make a song easier to play. It's just too
> much of a shortcut to sounding good that actually
> robs
> you of growth as a musician.
>
> Someone else pointed out the obvious - you can't
> transpose a piano, organ, Rhodes, etc. If you can
> only
> get around in three keys, you're gonna be pretty
> screwed playing one of those instruments.
>
> Here's something to consider: I'm paraphrasing Kenny
> Werner here - "Is B a harder key than F? No.
> It's
> just that most piano players are more familiar with
> F.
> So it's not a question of some keys being harder,
> it's
> a question of experience with those keys."
>
> So...if this is true (and I believe it is), you can
> never get a level of familiarity with the keys you
> have trouble with if you are transposing out of
> those
> keys.
>
> I am not slamming on anyone on here who practices
> this...just offering a view point that I feel is
> important.
>
> Oh...and regaring Reese Wayans, I have zero doubt
> that
> he has as much facility in Eb as he does in E. His
> reasoning for tuning down was probably something
> other
> than playing in keys he was more comfortable with.
>
> Mitch
>
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