What the poo is C flat?

[band_nerd]

I've seen this note for some time now and never thought much of it. Now I have to play it in marching band! Does anybody know the fingerings to it? I've been sarching for them all day, but I haven't had any lick so far. Can someone please help me?

[flutepicc06]

Well, for all practical purposes a Cb is a B natural. Technically there is a difference (from a music theory standpoint), but if you see a Cb in music, it means to play a B.

[ick27]

C flat and B natural are enharmonic notes (the same pitch notated differently.) In equal temperment, they are the exact same pitches, but in other temperments, they are not. A flat just means to lower a note by a half step.

[band_nerd]

Thank you so much! I'll remeber that forever! Or not...

[Symphony]

a good way to think about it is that like in the english language, some words are spelt different but sound the same, eg sun and son.

therefore, like in music, some NOTES are spelt differently but sound the same - Cb and B natural being one example

[psyc0darkdrag0n]

Reasons for a fingering chart:
5: You could always need the chart to determine different notes or fingering positions for fluttering.
4: You could always use the chart again, to determine the best way to burn it as well.
3: When put with a strange new peice in a strange key, such as the key of Gflat or any key with six flats or seven sharps, which is unusual in any music I've ever seen (Except for the Christmas Festival)
2: Better yet, just for the Christmas Festival.
1: Just to piss off the High Brass section, find your highest possible note As far as I'm concerned, its SkyScraper Bflat) and play it using not only the note but the trilling as well.

[liv4music]

Reasons for a fingering chart:
5: You could always need the chart to determine different notes or fingering positions for fluttering.
4: You could always use the chart again, to determine the best way to burn it as well.
3: When put with a strange new peice in a strange key, such as the key of Gflat or any key with six flats or seven sharps, which is unusual in any music I've ever seen (Except for the Christmas Festival)
2: Better yet, just for the Christmas Festival.
1: Just to piss off the High Brass section, find your highest possible note As far as I'm concerned, its SkyScraper Bflat) and play it using not only the note but the trilling as well.

I love doing #1. except for when I play the note too long and I get a headache.

[fluteguy18]

Reasons for a fingering chart:
5: You could always need the chart to determine different notes or fingering positions for fluttering.
4: You could always use the chart again, to determine the best way to burn it as well.
3: When put with a strange new peice in a strange key, such as the key of Gflat or any key with six flats or seven sharps, which is unusual in any music I've ever seen (Except for the Christmas Festival)
2: Better yet, just for the Christmas Festival.
1: Just to piss off the High Brass section, find your highest possible note As far as I'm concerned, its SkyScraper Bflat) and play it using not only the note but the trilling as well.

I love doing #1. except for when I play the note too long and I get a headache.

My section enjoys that as well. However, we just got new music in Symphonic band that has a few crazy runs that go up to the high D#4 [ the D# above the 'skyscraper Bb']. So, for the rest of them, it was a new note [ I had already worked on the 4th octave when I was learning extended techniques in my lessons], and we all enjoyed playing that note as loud as we could to annoy people before class.

[Serpentine]

The easiest way to work out what a note is is play it or think about how it would appear on the piano. Which (unless by some unlucky conincidence you have to play quater tones) has all the notes you will have to play. So if you see a g flat then first play g, then go down a semi tone (which in that case would be the black note to the left of the G, and work out what you usuallly call that note. ( F# in that case)

[flute_girl04]

Reasons for a fingering chart:
5: You could always need the chart to determine different notes or fingering positions for fluttering.
4: You could always use the chart again, to determine the best way to burn it as well.
3: When put with a strange new peice in a strange key, such as the key of Gflat or any key with six flats or seven sharps, which is unusual in any music I've ever seen (Except for the Christmas Festival)
2: Better yet, just for the Christmas Festival.
1: Just to piss off the High Brass section, find your highest possible note As far as I'm concerned, its SkyScraper Bflat) and play it using not only the note but the trilling as well.

what octive above the staff.yea probably a dumb question but my mind sin't really working today.lol.

[finallyflute-ing]

Reasons for a fingering chart:
5: You could always need the chart to determine different notes or fingering positions for fluttering.
4: You could always use the chart again, to determine the best way to burn it as well.
3: When put with a strange new peice in a strange key, such as the key of Gflat or any key with six flats or seven sharps, which is unusual in any music I've ever seen (Except for the Christmas Festival)
2: Better yet, just for the Christmas Festival.
1: Just to piss off the High Brass section, find your highest possible note As far as I'm concerned, its SkyScraper Bflat) and play it using not only the note but the trilling as well.

what octive above the staff.yea probably a dumb question but my mind sin't really working today.lol.

I think it's Bb7 (on a piano). But I'm not sure. (Hope that was actually what you were asking.)

[flute_girl04]

haha.yea it did help thanks.

[finallyflute-ing]

haha.yea it did help thanks.

You're welcome.