Comments on: Learning music theory http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/01/20/learning-music-theory/ like balloons, only with dancing Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:08:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Guitar Scales http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/01/20/learning-music-theory/#comment-2975 Guitar Scales Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:11:54 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=1550#comment-2975 I know this might be a blatant plug - but for modes, check out my site, Im giving away Version 1 of my Modal Guitar Blueprint. I think it is just what you are looking for! You don't need to learn loads of fancy chords, just learn some very basic simple chords and put different scales over the top for the different emotions. As you practise more, you will just find out which scales and chords match your emotional vibration - and thats where your 'sound' will come from. Regards Steve I know this might be a blatant plug - but for modes, check out my site, Im giving away
Version 1 of my Modal Guitar Blueprint. I think it is just what you are looking for!

You don’t need to learn loads of fancy chords, just learn some very basic simple chords
and put different scales over the top for the different emotions.

As you practise more, you will just find out which scales and chords match your emotional
vibration - and thats where your ’sound’ will come from.

Regards

Steve

]]> By: Krypto http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/01/20/learning-music-theory/#comment-2974 Krypto Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:52:34 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=1550#comment-2974 It's just so strange to have an emotional response be one of the major foundations of music. I always thought major and minor would have some explanation to do with in-phase / out-of-phase frequencies, or something. Thanks for the links - that does help. That book looks very interesting - I think it'll be on the wishlist soon :-) It’s just so strange to have an emotional response be one of the major foundations of music. I always thought major and minor would have some explanation to do with in-phase / out-of-phase frequencies, or something. Thanks for the links - that does help. That book looks very interesting - I think it’ll be on the wishlist soon :-)

]]> By: Lil http://wongablog.co.uk/2006/01/20/learning-music-theory/#comment-2973 Lil Sat, 21 Jan 2006 17:31:42 +0000 http://wongablog.djcounsell.org/?p=1550#comment-2973 I did grade 5 music theory, it was rather boring =P Afraid I don't have any of my books or anything left! As for trying to explain major and minor keys, it's like trying to explain how to distinguish between 3/4 and 6/8 time =P But there's generally a noticeable difference in 'emotion' (I guess because in minor chords, two of the notes are closer and sound more flat and discordant - but you'd better read up on it, I don't really know!), although maybe the effect is more noticeable on the piano! It's more difficult in music, because in music the beat, speed and notes are the more important things. But compare say, Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Spring (Allegro) is in major, and Winter (Allegro) is in minor (1 minute clips here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004C8TB/ref=pd_krex_sd_2/103-4294742-4391042?n=5174, tracks 1 and 10) Apparently this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1886209138/qid=1137863821/026-3804382-4903600 is helpful (according to Paul MacDonald's review) =P I did grade 5 music theory, it was rather boring =P Afraid I don’t have any of my books or anything left!

As for trying to explain major and minor keys, it’s like trying to explain how to distinguish between 3/4 and 6/8 time =P But there’s generally a noticeable difference in ‘emotion’ (I guess because in minor chords, two of the notes are closer and sound more flat and discordant - but you’d better read up on it, I don’t really know!), although maybe the effect is more noticeable on the piano!
It’s more difficult in music, because in music the beat, speed and notes are the more important things. But compare say, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons - Spring (Allegro) is in major, and Winter (Allegro) is in minor (1 minute clips here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004C8TB/ref=pd_krex_sd_2/103-4294742-4391042?n=5174, tracks 1 and 10)

Apparently this book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1886209138/qid=1137863821/026-3804382-4903600 is helpful (according to Paul MacDonald’s review) =P

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