piano - What does this note - B# - mean? - Music: Practice & Theory ...
Feb 4, 2015 · So there are two ways to write this actual note: C natural or B sharp. It will depend on the technical nature of things, like what would that note have been before it needed to change. If, for …
B -> C and E -> F, No Sharp? - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange
Jul 4, 2015 · A sharp always refers to raising the pitch by a half step, and a flat always refers to lowering the pitch by a half step. This is true regardless of whether the resulting pitch is a white or black key …
Why are key signatures like E# and B# necessary?
Mar 31, 2015 · Why do we need key signatures such as E♯, B♯, C♭, and F♭? Take a look at the scales for E♯ and B♯: E♯ has 4 sharps and 4 double sharps. The key of F is exactly the same, and it only …
accidentals - Why do e# and b# exist in theory? - Music: Practice ...
Aug 30, 2022 · I'm aware why E and B sharp don't exist but apparently they exist in music theory because of functional differences that may occur. If they don't exist on instruments, why do they exist …
Confused about the natural symbol (♮) and the omnipresence of the C ...
May 28, 2023 · The sharp sign extended a few more lines to create something resembling #, but they both come from the same idea: the raising of the so-called "soft b," i.e., B♭, which was indicated …
Where did the symbols ♭ and ♯ originate from, and why those?
Jul 23, 2016 · The natural sign ♮ and the sharp sign ♯ derive from variations of a square b that signified the hard hexachord, hexachordum durum, where the note in question is B♮. The name of the natural …
What is a B sharp and a C double sharp? - Music: Practice & Theory ...
Jan 23, 2019 · I'm going through Larry Teal's daily studies for an alto saxophone (E-flat instrument). I'm practicing D sharp minor and I am seeing a B sharp and a C double sharp. Is B sharp a C? and the C …
scales - What is the relative major of a minor? - Music: Practice ...
Jul 18, 2022 · B/G#m (5 sharps) is enharmonically the same as Cb/Abm (7 flats). I manually added the relative minor keys for 7 sharps and flats: The relative minor is built on the 6th degree of the major …
Why are there both sharps and flats? [duplicate] - theory
Feb 19, 2018 · Your observation that notes that are enharmonic in equal temperament (such as A♯ and B♭) are not necessarily equivalent in other temperaments was my first thought, and sets your answer …
What is the difference between sharp note & flat note?
The only way to play a sharp (let's use A#4 for this example) is to play the next note's flat (B♭4 in this instance). It would, for reasons thus historical, make sense to do away with sharps and refer to them …