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Eb contrabass saxophone to low A - Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments, Munich. AFFECTIVE KEY CHARACTERISTICS. Affective Musical Key Characteristics The association of musical keys with specific emotional or qualitative characteristic was fairly common prior to the 20th century.

AFFECTIVE KEY CHARACTERISTICS

It was part of the shared cultural experience of those who made, performed and listened to music. When Mozart or Beethoven or Schubert wrote a piece in a Ab major, for example, they were well aware of this was the 'key of the grave' and knew that many in their audiences were as well. We lose a part of the meaning of their music if we are ignorant of their affective choices.

Although these characteristics were, of course, subjective, it was possible to conceive of each key as unique because each key actually sounded distinct within unequal temperaments. C Major Completely Pure. C Minor Declaration of love and at the same time the lament of unhappy love. D♭ Major A leering key, degenerating into grief and rapture. D Major The key of triumph, of Hallejuahs, of war-cries, of victory-rejoicing. A♭ Major Key of the grave. Musicovery. Listen to a Wall of rock Music. Everyone's Mixtape. Musipedia: Musipedia Melody Search Engine. Ukulele Beatles Fun! Musical Scales. Piano Chords and Scales made easy. Playing Chords: A Guide for Bassists. Q: I recently bought a 6-string bass and started working on playing chords.

Playing Chords: A Guide for Bassists

How should I voice more complex chords (e.g. Gm13) using few (3 to 4) notes, while maintaining the quality of the chord? A: It is important to note a few things when doing this. Much of this is learned by doing it wrong and having someone correct you, but you should learn the difference between – for example – a 6 chord and a 13 chord. Yes, the 6 is the same note as the 13, but they imply different things. If it’s a 6 chord, that means that you should replace the 7th with the 6th. If it’s a 13 chord, that means that the 6th is a “color tone”, and is used in addition to the 7th (which is flatted typically on a 13 chord!) That’s just one example, but experiment with every possible voicing you can think of (they don’t always have to contain the root, either!) I love to explore variations on a chord shape and, to do that, I will often: Download this PDF, and you’ll find a few chords to try: The key is exploration.

Piano room: chords and scales. 8 ways to play gorgeous open chord shapes. Intervallic Techniques. The Ultimate Road Trip Playlist — 50 Best Road Trip Songs  No road trip is complete without a playlist of songs that capture the spirit of traveling on the open road.

The Ultimate Road Trip Playlist — 50 Best Road Trip Songs 

So we’ve compiled a list of the 50 best road trip songs . In order to make this be-all end-all totally definitive list that all other lists look up to, the songs had to meet the following criteria: a.) encompass the excitement and freedom of road tripping b.) make the time pass faster c.) keep you awake without the assistance of questionably legal pills named “No Doze” d.) contain lyrics so singable that you’ll legitimately consider trying out for the next “American Idol” e.) keep you distracted long enough to make you forget you need to pee (which subsequently means stopping at a heinous rest stop where the bathroom stalls are tagged with death threats and truckers hit on you) f.) drown out the sound of your annoying friend who complains about a developing deep vein thrombosis from being crammed in the backseat (tough it up!)

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