I thought it was a whiskey social.
On 2002-02-18 19:27, Whistlepeg wrote:
I thought a circle of fifths was a kind of circular session…
On 2002-02-18 20:24, ysgwd wrote:
I thought it was a whiskey social.
There might be a connection here… sorta like a wine tasting party.
My daughter, the fiddler who has also sat through many years of formal music training, says that a circle of fifths is the set of scales in a succession of keys: c, g, d, a, e, etc. Each scale is a fifth up from the last.
But to me, “a circle of fifths” sounds like a ceilidh dance waiting to be written!
P.S. My daughter also made off with my much-loved Qwik Time quartz metronome, and I miss it. 
Adrienne
AdrienneB wrote:
My daughter, the fiddler who has also sat through many years of formal music training…
Oh, then wouldn’t she be referred to as a violinist?
On 2002-02-19 09:36, Tony wrote:
Oh, then wouldn’t she be referred to as a violinist?
She does both – fiddle and classical violin. I find it interesting that she was placidly going along in the middle of the school orchestra until she became friends with a very good Scottish-style fiddler who gave her some lessons and encouraged her to perform. Now she is in the top orchestra of her very large and competitive suburban high school – and is the lead fiddler for a local Scottish dance group even though she is by far the youngest member.
In spite of the fact that her classical violin teacher disapproves of her fiddling, I think the two techniques (not to say entire communities) complement each other nicely. But that is another thread entirely.
Back to topic – she still has my metronome; I think I shall simply have to buy another when she leaves home. 
Adrienne “it is not either ‘just’ a whistle”
Maria’s proud Mom