Originally Posted By: eddie1261
Noel, I have never see the Cycle of 5ths where the 5ths go counterclockwise and the 4ths go clockwise. In fact, this clock hangs in my studio.



Maybe it's a southern hemisphere thing like how your water drains in the opposite direction. grin


Love it!

Actually, it's all very confusing from a musical perspective...

Consider A to D to G to C....

If I think about that as "A going down to D going down to G going down to C," then I have a cycle of 5ths.

On the other hand, if I think of the same motion as as "A going up to D going up to G going up to C," then I have a cycle of 4ths.

So your clock and the image I posted are both simultaneously Cycle of 4ths and Cycle of 5ths (just to make matters more confusing).

I just like to think clockwise! smile That's how the dominant motion seems to work best in my head. It probably is a southern hemisphere thing. As you say, the musical version of the Coriolis effect.

--Noel

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