Hey... wait a second! If you look at all the notes of a chromatic scale, you'll see this: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C. Where is E or B Sharp? There is no definitive reason...
Category: Music Theory
What is That Sideways S in Music For? Turns & Mordents With Examples
It's amazing what kind of musical notation you can stumble on. You might have seen an S or a squiggly line that's not a trill above your music, and thought "how on earth do I play that?" Well,...