Do sharps befuddle keyboard players?

[Dorsetmike]

Obvious really, they cut their fingers on those sharp things

[dll927]

Well, C# has to be the same thing as D-flat. Actually, as far as hymn tunes are concerned, theoretically, at least, they ought to be playable in just about any key. To go down a tone or so shouldn't be much of a trick -- as long as you close the hymnbook!! Are you going to call A-flat "G-sharp"??? What's the point?

When I was in high school, they had a music teacher (she retired the year I graduated) whose favorite thing to write in yearbooks was --

Never B-sharp; Never B-flat; Always B-natural -- except she used the symbols for the three, which I can't do on this dumb computer.

[AllanP]

I find flats seem to be easier to read and play.

[JONESEY]

I hadn't really thought about it until now, but I guess I don't mind either sharps or flats.
I'm another one on the forum with perfect pitch ... played havoc with me the day I took my Grade 8 Piano and Grade 5 Clarinet exam within 3 hours of each other!!!

[Contratrombone64]

Jonesey, I first learned of my "perfect bitch, er, pitch" when I too played clarinet, strangely. My oldest brother Jim bought me a clarinet. I went to the music store to try some out in my price range and ended up trying an A clarinet by mistake. It was a Leblanc, I took it home to play it endlessly and said to my mother something along the lines of "muuuuuuuuuuuum, there's something wrong with my beautiful new clarinet and I can't quite put my finger on it".

I then said it's meant to sound a Bflat when I play a C but it's coming out an A for some reason. My mother, who knew nothing about transposing instruments, said "how on earth do you know that?" I said "Hmmm, good question, not sure".

[JONESEY]

I can't put my finger on the exact time, but I do distinctly remember being upstairs and hearing my Dad playing the electric organ and knowing what the notes and chords were ... guess that was the perfect pitch kicking in.

Although, perfect bitch does sound better!!!!!

[Ntalikeris666]

I have no problem with either sharps or flats ... until we get to F# major, at which time I would rather play all flats.

Hehe :P
Your are not the only one who would rather that!