Posted by mg on December 03, 2003 at 23:43:35:
In Reply to: Re: Fast fingering formula (for E flat)? posted by sorry on December 02, 2003 at 07:09:48:
Actually, you might want to think of it as adding three sharps. Taking away three flats from C major (for example) is a bit difficult. This formula worked for me as I had played trumpet years ago and it came very easy. However, it confused me when going back to the CC. I couldn't figure out the note names in bass clef. Freaky! There really isn't a "fast" way. The above formula got me through but my first gig (when the horn player did not show) found me sight reading trombone music and taking it down an octave and I had my E-flat only 2 weeks. The formula was of little use to me then. I was flying by the seat of my pants. I made flash cards and just kept putting the time in. Many weeks later I would look at an E-flat on the staff, play it open and all the time I was thinking "that's a C!". It took a while.