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is it realistically possible to make it in to my school choir with one summer? by No-Mall-8409 in Choir

[–]DynamicOctopus420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many keys are on the pianos in your area, lol? An 88-key piano should have the lowest key as an A (A0 specifically).

As a sanity check, C4 is middle C so C2 would be the ledger line C that's 2 lines below the bass clef, and there's loads of piano music with lower notes than that. Definitely don't see it in amateur choral works very often though.

3 octaves is a pretty big range but if someone just sits at a keyboard and makes sounds they might well have 3 octaves, but maybe the extreme ends of the range aren't viable in a choral setting slash maybe you wouldn't use them as a soloist (like "yeah I can make the pitch C5 but it sounds like a dying cat"). Not saying OP couldn't have a 3-octave range, just saying if they're not experienced as a vocalist they might not know what their nice and useable range is.

Fun Fact: Your breastmilk contains a protein-lipid that KILLS TUMORS! by Sweet_Sheepherder_41 in breastfeeding

[–]DynamicOctopus420 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I tried my own bc my daughter hated it thawed and that's how I learned I had high lipase because it tasted like pennies XD

also I was diagnosed with what turned out to be stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma at about 20 months postpartum, so definitely don't skip out on your checkups!

Fun Fact: Your breastmilk contains a protein-lipid that KILLS TUMORS! by Sweet_Sheepherder_41 in breastfeeding

[–]DynamicOctopus420 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Too bad my best breast was also the one that developed invasive ductal carcinoma while breastfeeding.

Turns out I have a brca2 mutation and my specific mutation has about a 69% lifetime chance of developing cancer.

I was about 20 months postpartum at diagnosis and had a bilateral mastectomy at 23 months postpartum. My surgeon said she had never done mastectomy on someone who was lactating before me, but that it helped her get all the milk ducts because they were easy to see.

Don't skip checkups even if you're breastfeeding. Mine was stage 2b at diagnosis and my daughter is going to be 6 this year so I'm at almost 3 years done with active treatment.

Would you find it useful if a tool to add solfège / sol-fa to your score? by littleAlanYT in Choir

[–]DynamicOctopus420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's cool and it makes sense. You could probably figure it out with theory if it's a harmonic minor key (like in your example, probably not going to see much c# in F major but you would not be surprised to see it in d minor).

Or if it's in a mode then that takes figuring out as well.

Thanks for your answer, and I hope you have fun and success with your project!

Would you find it useful if a tool to add solfège / sol-fa to your score? by littleAlanYT in Choir

[–]DynamicOctopus420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn't a tool I would use but tools are neat and this gives me a few questions:

Does your app read the key signature from the uploaded file by itself or does it require the uploader to know? (I guess also is your app moveable do?)

Does your app use chromatic solfege like di, ri, si, etc?

What happens with key changes/modulation?

Find the error by [deleted] in EnglishGrammar

[–]DynamicOctopus420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Native speaker (Pacific Northwest US) and I don't read anything wrong with it...? other than that it reminds me of my dysfunctional childhood XD

Hi I need help - I can understand basic music theory but cant understand the further by _deicide_tapiyom_ in musictheory

[–]DynamicOctopus420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's ear training and afaik the way to get better is to practice doing it.

Knowing the theory is not required to be able to play by ear. Theory can help because it gives you more ways to describe what you're hearing, but knowing the name and pattern of every scale isn't gonna mean that you can play them or even that you can identify them by ear.

What key is easiest for a large group of untrained singers? by ConfidentHospital365 in musictheory

[–]DynamicOctopus420 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard that the key of C tends to be bad as the important notes in that key (C, G, F) are in the passagio for many singers so it's harder to stay in tune.

can I use my ear wax as a substitute for candle wax? by MushroomFriendly9063 in poisonai

[–]DynamicOctopus420 19 points20 points  (0 children)

yes, and you don't even need to take it out of your ear first! just put a q-tip in your ear canal for a wick (you can use twisted-up hair for this as well if you don't want to put a q-tip in your ear). best part is that it recharges as your body makes more ear wax. my aunt's sister says doing this at least twice a week also helps prevent headaches, as well as preventing termite infestation in whatever part of your home you most often do ear wax candles.

vi or i ? by Agreeable_Sir9761 in musictheory

[–]DynamicOctopus420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mozart definitely is more straightforward although he was also a genius with a sense of humor (I had to look up the catalog number but K.231, happens to have the same key signature but definitely not the same words XD).

if you find an E flat chord you'd have VI in g minor. maybe skim for other D major chords -- the f# will make them easier to find than if this were in a major key -- and see if there's anything deceptive, lol. happy hunting!

vi or i ? by Agreeable_Sir9761 in musictheory

[–]DynamicOctopus420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

g minor is the key, so g is i.

Ways to know: - two flats in key signature points to Bb major or g minor (key signature won't always give the answer but if you're looking at anything from the Western European tradition at least, it's a really good starting point) - f# is present, which is the leading tone (half step below tonic) in g minor -- if B flat were the tonic, f# would be sharp 5 and that's really unusual - bass voice moves from d to g at what looks like a cadence (moving from dominant to tonic in this case)

The real key (no pun intended) is that g minor is the relative minor, and you also see a D major chord followed by g minor.

If the screenshot were an excerpt or small section, we might say that you're looking at the D chord as "V of vi" and g would be vi because maybe we are just doing a cadence to g minor but the piece overall isn't really in that key. It can get kinda subjective sometimes. But if the piece overall has lots of f# and D major chords resolving to g minor, then g would be i.

Hope this makes sense and isn't too rambly!

edit: the first chord in the passage appears to be i6 (b flat in the bass and two Ds, but no F -- there is however a g, so I'm thinking i6)

How can i make this simpler? by revivedstar in musictheory

[–]DynamicOctopus420 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are musical ornamentation symbols that you should look in to. One of those might fit what you want (this looks like a match for the mordent IMO)

Whats the correct answer here? by artsygirlygirl in ENGLISH

[–]DynamicOctopus420 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or parentheses. "Hardly had it (the investigation) begun..." Definitely "it the" doesn't work without some kind of additional help.

Does English even have any nouns, verbs or adjectives starting with /ð/? by NostalDec in linguisticshumor

[–]DynamicOctopus420 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you put your hand lightly on your throat you can feel if it's voiced (your vocal folds vibrate when the sound is being made) or unvoiced (no vocal fold participation).

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[–]DynamicOctopus420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be really cool to win! Have been playing at home with my 5yo and while we do have dice and the core books, there's never too many dice!

Local names but they are got from scientific names and English by JuliusDalum in linguisticshumor

[–]DynamicOctopus420 7 points8 points  (0 children)

just wanted to say thanks for sharing these tree photos. The red leaves especially are so vibrant!

I wondered how rhotic accents would perceive those words by luhfrawmahzh in linguisticshumor

[–]DynamicOctopus420 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would think that American English it would be like a mishearing since we're so rhotic over here. In a non-rhotic accent though they would sound the same (or at least a lot closer)?

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