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Re:How is it even possible to cheat on a musical performance... by zsaffir on Saturday May 06, 2023 @10:40AM (#35841819)
While students getting a music education degree have to learn all the instruments, they typically have a primary instrument that may or not be piano. If piano isn't their primary instrument there's no reason they would know how to play all the scales before starting the degree.
Re:How is it even possible to cheat on a musical performance... by devnullbrain on Saturday May 06, 2023 @11:55AM (#35842585)
That's still concerning. If your mental model of a scale is via the notes, the piano has helpful colour coding. Not being able to use that implies that the scales have instead been memorised by how they're played - frets, valves, etc. - that will stop working when a more in-depth application of keys is needed.
Re:How is it even possible to cheat on a musical performance... by markatto on Saturday May 06, 2023 @01:27PM (#35843450)
The piano is not the canonical model of a scale - it’s just a bit more visual than some other instruments. I went to music school and primarily play guitar and violin but can sort of play some keys. I could definitely figure out pretty much any scale on a piano but couldn’t just sit down and immediately play most of them.