` so now all that's left to do is assign names to each note of my "basic" scale. this is a good idea, because i see that all the other major scales are created by using flats and sharps, and now i have a unique way of identifying all twelve scales, and also would have found a way of referring to all twelve of my possible notes. ` i also realize that it's a good idea if i deem /one/ of these twelve major scales as the most "basic" scale, and that i name all notes not part of this one "basic" scale as "flats and sharps". ` i soon will then realize that there are twelve such major scales possible using my system of twelve pitches. ` i then discover that a pattern of notes in a TTSTTTS pattern sounds super-pleasing, and i call such a sequence of notes a "major scale". suppose that i magically discover a system of twelve pitches (roughly corresponding to our equal tempered 12 tones) that deliver pleasing tones, and that i like this system so much that i only ever use this system. Suppose i was some pre-historic guy playing around with a stringed instrument. why is this note called C, instead of it being called A?
The major scale with no sharps and no flats starts on a note that we call C. What are the reasons (which i'm guessing are all only historical reasons?) that major scale with no sharps and no flats begins with 'C', instead of 'A'? I don't know if this is a "stupid, unpractical' question, but i've always wondered about it. (this post is editted to rephrase my question, because now two three people misunderstood it! i'll get it right eventually.!)
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