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Forum: Talk Instruments 10-04-2012, 02:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 729
Posted By venjacques
Watch people whistle and emulate them. Sometimes...

Watch people whistle and emulate them. Sometimes these kind of tricks-of-the-trade can take a bit of perseverance and stubbornness to make happen (like rolling your R's). You can look up guides...
Forum: Talk Instruments 10-04-2012, 01:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,073
Posted By venjacques
I recently purchased my first violin (got it last...

I recently purchased my first violin (got it last Friday, 9/28/12), and have been playing it daily since. My musicianship otherwise is pretty good, so the basics are just the mechanics of the...
Forum: Talk Instruments 10-01-2012, 02:22 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Amen to that. I had a random question - western...

Amen to that. I had a random question - western music was heavily influenced by the church. Do you suppose the reason the triad is such a notorious concept in western music (not so much in other...
Forum: Talk Instruments 09-30-2012, 05:04 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Right. I #IV in C major, for example, is C E G to...

Right. I #IV in C major, for example, is C E G to F# A# C#.
But you can take the I #IV to say, A major, and get A C# E to D# Fx A# (Eb G Bb). It'd be the same thing concept wise. The numbers keep...
Forum: Talk Instruments 09-30-2012, 02:01 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
If you try to make music that sounds like...

If you try to make music that sounds like everyone else's, then you're going to wind up with music that sounds like everyone else's. 'Right' and 'wrong' are really "what we normally do" and "what we...
Forum: Talk Instruments 09-30-2012, 12:35 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
They can be used as either or. There's no right...

They can be used as either or. There's no right or wrong. If it sounds good to you, give it wings and let it fly.
Forum: Talk Instruments 09-29-2012, 08:12 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Then yeah. Just a minor. There's not really a way...

Then yeah. Just a minor. There's not really a way to differ this chord from 'open a minor (x02210)' or 'barred a minor (577555)'; they're all just a minor. The way you could notate this one then is...
Forum: Talk Instruments 09-29-2012, 04:08 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
You're at a loss for a few things; as in - what...

You're at a loss for a few things; as in - what other strings are being played? Just these 3?

Here are the conjectures you can tie in. I'm going to assume all other strings to be open if used.
...
Forum: Talk Instruments 09-27-2012, 09:04 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Very simple way is for filler. You can do...

Very simple way is for filler.

You can do this by adding a pattern of each chord like so:

Take a I vi IV V

Now go vii*/ before each one each time you change:

I - [vii*/vi] - vi -...
Forum: Talk Instruments 09-27-2012, 03:38 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
From a theory standpoint, there most common...

From a theory standpoint, there most common harmonies (and therefor 'chords') are Dyads - two note sonorities.
These are kind of bland though, so I'm sure you won't mind if I skip over them

From...
Forum: Talk Instruments 07-10-2012, 08:52 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
http://i50.tinypic.com/14jm8id.jpg Here you...

http://i50.tinypic.com/14jm8id.jpg

Here you can see the inverted seventh chords.

The numbers come from the intervals above the bottom note in the chord (and upon its inversion). The long forms...
Forum: Talk Instruments 07-04-2012, 07:46 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
blastingas 10: "What key is this progression...

blastingas 10:
"What key is this progression in? A minor/C major/E7/A# major."

Burning Down was correct that you can make that A# major chord into a Bb Major one.

Doing this will give you...
Forum: Talk Instruments 06-09-2012, 10:23 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Good question, GuitarBizarre. I recently...

Good question, GuitarBizarre.

I recently got into a sight reading kick myself, and Neapolitan's over-exageration of people that want to be in the Boston Pop Orchestra are the only ones who...
Forum: Talk Instruments 06-04-2012, 01:02 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Good question man. I'll give you three versions...

Good question man. I'll give you three versions of progressions, and then an overall summary.

I. Standard
http://www.electricchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ScreenHunter_13-Jun.-20-08.47.jpg...
Forum: Talk Instruments 05-06-2012, 09:32 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Look up something called Counterpoint. It's a...

Look up something called Counterpoint. It's a study and a method of writing a contrasting melody. There are rules and regulations that produce pleasing results when followed. There are rights and...
Forum: Talk Instruments 04-09-2012, 02:55 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
blastingas10 - As for having two chord...

blastingas10 -

As for having two chord progressions in one piece... did you ever consider that that the piece might, you know, MODULATE during different sections?

And yes, guitarists and most...
Forum: Talk Instruments 04-03-2012, 02:03 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,655
Posted By venjacques
You cannot be creative if you're afraid of being...

You cannot be creative if you're afraid of being wrong.
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-30-2012, 02:48 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
I adore harpsichord and clavichord and am always...

I adore harpsichord and clavichord and am always in awe of accomplished organists.

mr dave - ABBA (the band) probably has nothing to do with deriving itself (themselves) from the form. According...
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-29-2012, 02:22 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Burning Down - very cool addition. Just to...

Burning Down - very cool addition. Just to reiterate, because it can't be said enough - Bach IS the master of fugue.

I hadn't heard the one you posted before, but my favorite fugue hands down has...
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-29-2012, 12:37 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
MoonlitSunshine is off to a good start. Mr. Dave...

MoonlitSunshine is off to a good start. Mr. Dave is good too.

Form is what you want it to be. I've written and played a lot of those little

||:A:||fine
||:B:||DC al fine

pieces. They're...
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-26-2012, 02:25 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
Very nice find, tore! I'm still going to bet that...

Very nice find, tore! I'm still going to bet that 11's uncommon. But this is lovely to see. And yes, I'm hearing 3-3-3-2 here too. But that's def in 11, starting at about 0:45. The drumming at the...
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-26-2012, 04:12 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
RezZ- Thanks for the feedback man. I'll keep...

RezZ-
Thanks for the feedback man. I'll keep exploring into it. I really wanna be able to play some decent jazz someday. :)

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ThePhanastasio -
Okay you have the time signature -...
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-25-2012, 09:30 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
So if you're using chords X Y and Z chords, and...

So if you're using chords X Y and Z chords, and there's a scale, maybe the X-RezZ scale that fits within them, that's the one you use, right?

Also, I agree with RezZ's second comment. :)
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-25-2012, 07:34 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
I have a few questions for Jazz theory - ...

I have a few questions for Jazz theory -

When playing scales over chords, there are certain rights and wrongs.
What determines if a scale is 'legally' paired with chords?
If my chord changes...
Forum: Talk Instruments 03-23-2012, 03:45 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 25,123
Posted By venjacques
GB - Yeah for sure man. I'm reading one about...

GB - Yeah for sure man. I'm reading one about stoicism right now. I'm only like 1/10th through it and my head's in circles.

lecterz12 - If you make a song with words, I've been told that the best...
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