Ear Training WebSite Harmony Explained: Progress Towards A Scientific Theory of Music The Major Scale, The Standard Chord Dictionary, and The Difference of Feeling Between The Major and Minor Triads Explained from the First Principles of Physics and Computation; The Theory of Helmholtz Shown To Be Incomplete and The Theory of Terhardt and Some Others Considered Daniel Shawcross Wilkerson Begun 23 September 2006; this version 19 February 2012. Abstract and Introduction Most music theory books are like medieval medical textbooks: they contain unjustified superstition, non-reasoning, and funny symbols glorified by Latin phrases. How does music, in particular harmony, actually work, presented as a real, scientific theory of music? In particular we derive from first principles of Physics and Computation the following three fundamental phenomena of music: the Major Scale, the Standard Chord Dictionary, and the difference in feeling between the Major and Minor Triads. Table of Contents People push different keys on a piano; some combinations and patterns sound good; others do not.
How to Listen to Music: A Vintage Guide to the 7 Essential Skills by Maria Popova “Respond esthetically to all sounds, from the hum of the refrigerator motor or the paddling of oars on a lake, to the tones of a cello or muted trumpet.” Music has a powerful grip on our emotional brain. It can breathe new life into seemingly lifeless minds. But if there is indeed no music instinct, music — not just its creation, but also its consumption — must be an acquired skill. How, then, do we “learn” music beyond merely understanding how it works? From the wonderful vintage book Music: Ways of Listening, originally published in 1982, comes this outline of the seven essential skills of perceptive listening, which author and composer Elliott Schwartz argues have been “dulled by our built-in twentieth-century habit of tuning out” and thus need to be actively developed. Develop your sensitivity to music. Donating = Loving Bringing you (ad-free) Brain Pickings takes hundreds of hours each month. You can also become a one-time patron with a single donation in any amount:
What Chords Are In What Key, And Why? | Lessons What chords are in what key, and why? This lesson assumes basic knowledge of the Circle of 5ths. Each diatonic scale has 7 different notes, which gives way to 7 possible triads for each key in music. A triad is the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of a scale played simultaneously to form a chord. Note: C D E F G A B C Degree: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 You can form 7 basic chords (triads) from the notes in the key of C. Major triad: 1 3 5 Minor triad: 1 b3 5 Diminished triad: 1 b3 b5 Your first chord will be a C chord, because C is the first scale degree. ..Note: C D E F G A B C Degree: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 This gives you notes C, E, and G. ..Note: D E F# G A B C# D Degree: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 This gives notes D F# A. ..Note: B C# D# E F# G# A# B Degree: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 This gives notes B D# F#. 1 - major 2 - minor 3 - minor 4 - major 5 - major 6 - minor 7 - diminished By applying this pattern, you can quickly figure out that the chords in the key of C are: Cmaj Dmin Emin Fmaj Gmaj Amin Bdim The notes are D F# A C#.
Good Ear - Online Ear Training Site The Guitar Master :: Interactive Circle of Fifths :: 1.) Click on a key name (C,D, Ab, G# etc…) to spin the circle until that key is at the top. The name in the red oval should always be the key you are interested in so make sure it is at the top. You are now working in that MAJOR key. 2.) - Names to the right of the dividing line are the names of the notes in this major scale. - Names to the right of the dividing line including the chord types (major minor or diminished) are chords in this major key. - The mode names (lydian, locrian etc…) are positioned near names of major scales required to achieve that mode for the key in question. - The name at 3 ‘o’ clock is the relative minor (key, chord or scale) to the major key in question. Example1 Let’s say we want to know how to play an E phrygian scale. 1.) Example2 Let’s say we want to know what the notes are in a G# major (or F minor) scale. 1.) Example3 Let’s say we want to find out what chords are in the key of Gb. 1.) I hope you find this useful. The Guitar Master share
THE MOZART EFFECT … AND BEYOND BABBITT EFFECT: Child gibbers nonsense all the time. Eventually, people stop listening to him. Child doesn't care because all his playmates think he's cool. BARTÓK EFFECT: Child becomes more and more dissonant. Has trouble maintaining harmony with his peers. Difficulty following rules. BEETHOVEN EFFECT: Child spends far too much time at the keyboard and goes deaf. BRAHMS EFFECT: Child is able to speak beautifully as long as his sentences contain a multiple of three words (3, 6, 9, 12, etc.). BRUCKNER EFFECT: Child speaks very slowly and repeats himself frequently. GLASS EFFECT: Child tends to repeat himself over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. IVES EFFECT: Child develops a remarkable ability to carry on several separate conversations at once. LISZT EFFECT: Child speaks rapidly and extravagantly, but never really says anything important. TAVENER EFFECT: Child sings a lot. And finally ….
Rhythm patterns for strumming the guitar - StrumPatterns.com Music Theory & Ear Training: Relative Pitch and Perfect Pitch Free Software Outline of basic music theory - www.oscarvandillen.com Professional music theory: an outline of basic music theory. Preface and Chapter 1 of the Outline of basic music theory – by Oscar van Dillen ©2011-2014 The beginner’s learning book can be found at Basic elements of music theory. Overview of chapters: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Sound and hearing Chapter 3: Musical notation Chapter 4: Basic building blocks of melody and harmony Chapter 5: Consonance and dissonance Chapter 6: Circle of fifths and transposition Chapter 7: Concerning rhythm, melody, harmony and form Chapter 8: Further study Preface This outline offers a concise and complete overview of basic music theory. In order to speed up consulting this online book, its chapters can as of now be found on separate pages; unfortunately the original one-page version exceeded acceptable download times, because of the length of the total materials presented. © Oscar van Dillen 2011-2014 Chapter 1: Introduction integrating hearing-reading-singing-writing
Ear training online and mobile | Pitchimprover Gehörbildung An Musikhochschulen werden die Melodiediktate zum Bestehen der Aufnahmeprüfung vorausgesetzt. Ein polyphoner Satz muss hierbei möglichst fehlerfrei nach dem Vorspielen auf dem Klavier notiert werden. Seit 2010 wird diese traditionelle Praxis vor dem Hintergrund der aufkommenden Forderung nach einer kompetenzorientierten Vermittlung von Inhalten sowohl an Schulen als auch an Musikhochschulen und Universitäten hinterfragt.[1] Ebenso ist Gehörbildung ein fester Bestandteil der Abiturprüfung im Leistungskurs Musik einiger Bundesländer. Anfangs trainiert man das Gehör, Intervalle sukzessiv und simultan zu bestimmen. Rhythmusdiktate und das Hören von Tonfolgen münden in das Melodiediktat. Des Weiteren beinhaltet die Gehörbildung auch die Erfassung verschiedener Akkordgruppen. Siehe auch[Bearbeiten] Literatur[Bearbeiten] Einzelnachweise[Bearbeiten] Hochspringen ↑ A.