Timeline for In a folk jam session, when asked which key my non-transposing chromatic instrument (like a violin) is in, what do I answer?
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| Dec 4, 2022 at 17:09 | vote | accept | Amedee Van Gasse | ||
| Sep 19, 2019 at 7:13 | comment | added | Mazura | @ToddWilcox - what key an instrument is in, and what key a song is played in are two different questions, +1. The confusion is the fault of the ESL querent (no offense intended OP). | |
| Sep 18, 2019 at 19:54 | comment | added | wizzwizz4 | @AmedeeVanGasse Meaning, technically, the Great Highland bagpipes can't play the Scottish national anthem. | |
| Sep 18, 2019 at 16:57 | comment | added | Amedee Van Gasse | Yes, this. I've been in jams with bagpipes and hurdy-gurdys, and indeed these instruments are limited to diatonic scales. | |
| Sep 18, 2019 at 14:20 | comment | added | Heather S. | "In C" may work, but it could leave confusion as well, if someone was asking for the key one is playing in rather than what key the instrument is in. Plus, some (mainly folk/ethnic) instruments are limited to diatonic scales and can only play in one key, with several versions of the instrument for different (concert) keys. Referring to concert pitch is more accurate in the long run. | |
| Sep 18, 2019 at 12:43 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | I think answering that the instrument is “in C” would also work. | |
| Sep 18, 2019 at 10:33 | history | answered | Heather S. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |