I take lessons from Dave and each time he goes into what I call "the grammar aspect of music" (theory) I go crazy. I started taking piano in kidergarten, (in Cuba) and the teacher always referred to the notes as do re mi fa so la ti do....then I get to Louisiana and my new teacher a sister/nun started with cdefgab...I figured it was just a translation problem...and pretty much tuned her out...after all I was a kid so I knew it all
. Now I wish I had been a little bit more attentive in those classes...I always practiced my pieces...but the theory aspect....Greek to me!!
But I've always wondered why the difference, as the cuban piano and the Louisianan piano looked exactly alike.... does that explain my "madness"????
and yes, thanks, I will give Brian his so well deserved "karma"!