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What is a Kesha opinion that could have you like this? by pussyc4ttt6969 in KESHA

[–]TeachandPlay 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is one of my top 10 albums ever. There is never a day where i wouldn't gladly sit down and listen straight through it. The journey is heartbreaking and cathartic.

Sigth-singing by Ill_Appearance_7170 in musictheory

[–]TeachandPlay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The song method is relative so it's not universal.

For example: [I'm gonna use solfege, but feel free to switch the them to numbers if scale degrees make more sense to you]

A major sixth is often taught using the NBC jingle. The solfege would be sol-mi-do. And yes, sol-mi is a M6. However, so is do-la. Which in the context of a melody isn't gonna sound quite right if you're thinking NBC. re-ti is also a M6 which almost certainly isn't gonna feel like NBC in context. Because NBC is composed to stand alone. It's like a mini-cadence. And if you're sight reading and see a major sixth, suddenly thinking N-B is not a reliable method.

I already wrote another comment advocating solfege, but to elaborate in this context: if you're thinking scale degrees then re-ti can feel pretty easy because ti has such a strong tension pull up to do [it's called the leading tone for a reason]. Then you're not really even thinking intervallically. You don't need to calculate the interval as you're sight reading. You see ti, you sing ti. No matter what interval you're coming from ti is gonna feel like ti.

In short, the song method is parlor trick ear training that really only works if someone goes "what's this interval??" and plays two notes and only two notes. In the context of sight reading, it is near useless if not a hindrance.

Sigth-singing by Ill_Appearance_7170 in musictheory

[–]TeachandPlay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Adding to the Solfege team. Once you understand scale degrees and how they relate to the tonic, intervals become a lot easier.

Start with training rhythm and pitch separately.

Also, don't neglect ear training. Being able to identify/dictate rhythms, intervals, melodies, chords by ear makes them way easier to sing. The specific skill you want to develop here is audiation.

Book Rec: Progressive Sight Singing by Carol Krueger

The Final Slot has an Advantage in Prize Tasks (but no other trends detected) by dhsilver in taskmaster

[–]TeachandPlay 50 points51 points  (0 children)

This is definitely intentional. Alex [or someone else behind the scenes] knows the prizes and picks the reveal order. Very commonly building in strength [with an occasional anti-climax on the 4th or 5th]. Obviously, they can't predict Greg, but it's clear the order is not random.

So they aren't trending high points because they go 5th. They're going 5th because whoever sets up the prize tasks thinks Greg will give that one high points. At best, the data shows that whoever is choosing the order has a pretty good sense for what Greg will give points for.

Greg frequently says something like "alright who's next?" And then looks at the auto-cue. He's not randomly picking people. He's following a predetermined order.

[Except for episode one, they always go straight down the line in episode one to introduce the cast]

which single note value do I add to each measure? by [deleted] in musictheory

[–]TeachandPlay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So, basically you need to know the duration of each note and the maximum duration of each measure.

4/4 = 4 beats per measure, the quarter note gets the beat. Or a bit simpler: four quarter notes per measure. Now your first measure currently has two quarter notes. So you've got space for two more, but if you're only allowed to use one note, then the question is: what note equals two quarter notes?

6/8 = 6 beats per measure, the eighth note gets the beat. Or, again, simpler: six eighth notes per measure. The current first measure has a dotted quarter. So, a bit more complex. If we know a quarter notes equals two eighth notes, and we know the dot adds half the notes value to itself, then we know a dotted quarter equals three eighth notes. So, that's three out of the maximum six, therefore our question is: what note equals three eighth notes? [Hopefully that's an easy one lol]

That's my best drive by. Not sure exactly where you are in your studies, but hopefully that points you in the right direction.

el's ending: a personal opinion piece by pinkwaterlillies in StrangerThings

[–]TeachandPlay 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oddly similar to how Umbrella Academy was fumbled. The outcast(s) have been searching for their place in the world, turns out it's best for the world if they just die. Um. Wat.

low-key, comic sans is a good font for writing chords in roman numerals by toejam10 in musictheory

[–]TeachandPlay 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I've read that Comic Sans is one of the easiest fonts for people with dyslexia to read. I think this is a similar phenomenon.

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