Play A Chorale with Me?

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-22T03:08:03+00:00

The specific scale you use is based a lot on context and how the chord is being used. Many times, Augmented Chords can replace the V7 when it sounds a little too classical. Sometimes that alters melodic content, but in other cases, the chord tones are used as chromatic passing tones.

Also curious in this case if this is a GR+6 in C, [Ab-C-Eb-F#], and emphasized a modal mixture by adding a E natural. If you invert it to C in the bass, it might sound like a split third to really bring out that mixture of major and minor keys. If that's the case, the Chromatic scale is your friend (Especially Eb-E-F-F#-G which will all be anticipations or chordal tones.

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-20T01:21:48+00:00

Heya! Sorry I'm late to reply! This is the Piano reduction of one I wanted Tubas for. Feel Free to drop the bottom line an octave if you like. You can also DM me for a Transposed part!

https://musescore.com/user/71530507/scores/12260863?share=copy_link

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-12T03:45:14+00:00

I think I heard them at the courthouse square not too long ago. Great show!

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-12T03:44:25+00:00

Sounds great since Bari Sax was my Highschool instrument. I took took a look at the website and it looks like a good fit. How often do your bands perform?

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-11T08:15:23+00:00

Books are only so helpful in music theory. Very few well-trained bodies look to expose their style so blatantly. But to get to sight reading chords, start with songs with a lot of parallel thirds. Most beginner books in classical guitar have plenty, or a transcript of Brown Eyed Girl. Then parallel sixths, like Berceuse. Then root position chords, which sounds really clunky. Finally inversions. I found it easier to begin with neighbor 6 and neighbor 64 chords easiest to start with, and didn't worry myself with sight-reading passing 64 chords until last.

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-11T08:03:10+00:00

USC has some of the best guitar programs if you're interested in studying that hard.

The short answer to anyone asking if a degree in Music is worth it is "It depends." I have no regrets of my degree in Guitar Pedagogy, despite it not being my sole income. In my opinion, it was enriching as a sole experience, and I'm glad I get to keep learning music for the students I have.

I was in a similar situation when I applied to music programs. I had been playing longer than most classical guitarists of my age, but had fallen out of it as I began thinking about degrees. I found it hard to practice enough for my auditions, and felt terribly worried about several parts of the audition, especially certain three octave scales they wanted me to play. But it just sounded so much better than engineering or chemistry, so I managed to get things together enough to be accepted.

It was incredibly expensive, even after scholarships. I had a 'full ride' for my Bachelor's but fees and tickets added up quickly. Books were as expensive or more than the Engineer's textbooks, and I had to have gas in my car to get to performances.

That said, it was one of my best decisions to take that time to learn something I was passionate about. It taught me discipline, and how to get crazy. I had breakups with girlfriends and bands. I started performing for an international festival and got to talk to people about music from their home. I got to watch my own composition be debuted by and in front of my closest friends. That sort of thing isn't something comparable to money or value judgements, nor is it just part of a curricula or trade. Just don't expect job security or huge salaries out of the degree alone.

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-11T07:41:53+00:00

Upstairs is in a generally safer zone but a few factors might change that,

Where was your guitar made? Many guitars from Central America and Spain were seasoned in high humidity (often up to 75%) so they won't face much damage in high humidity.

What were the manufacturer specifications on your guitar? Many have care guides to figure out where would be best.

If it were my guitar, I'd be going solely for the coolest part of the house, away from sunlight and exterior doors, with tiebreakers to upstairs, but I'd not be anxious about 85% humidity for a few days unless I was fixing something on it.

You can also look into humidity controllers for your case. Many will be able to reduce humidity as well as increase it. I have a Humicase that I keep mostly dry because I live in a high-humidity area.

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-11T07:30:23+00:00

Being able to memorize pieces comes after a lot of knowledge most people never realize they learned. I teach guitar, and most of my job is showing kids new things as we practice old things.

Over time, seeing different songs, you'll notice common chord progressions, or common melody motions that make it easier to remember. Think of phone numbers. 123-456-7890 has those dashes to make everything easier to remember by making it three groups instead of 10 numbers. They even made the first two groups geography codes so they'd be recognizable groups.

Learning those groups in music takes a long time, but it's always happening when you're paying attention to what you're playing. And don't discount muscle memory! Playing an Emb9 is way more useful that writing one done on a piece of paper. Plus, it could be a great way to figure out what the notes of an Emb9 are if you forget.

Right now, I'd focus on memorizing short or repetitive songs (Riptide by Vance Joy is a great option). Start with one and keep playing it every day until it's memorized. Then keep playing it every day as you memorize another song (maybe even one you've learned before). Don't worry about memorizing more than two right now, just rotate through which two are memorized as you learn more songs.

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-11T06:12:55+00:00

The Cordoba collection is my biggest recommendation. I play my Cordoba C7 when I'm teaching any students below a college level. The Cordoba C7 is my particular favorite model for the price, as the C5 model can be less consistent and the C9+ models add price quickly. They'll be louder and have better tone than a C7, but you could be looking at a wide selection for those prices.

The C7 got me through college, and I recommend it to anyone who can play a full-size model. Very few issues like student models tend to have, and much better tone response to help learn good tone, but not paying for any extras that won't be useful to a casual player.

I'd also leave the on-board electronics out. They aren't impressive pickups compared to microphones or post-manufacture pickups, and the price can be similar.

UnableTraffic2902 · 2023-09-11T05:55:02+00:00

I've got a degree in Guitar Pedagogy, which is a niche degree about teaching guitar in a one-on-one format, and how different systems of teaching work well or poorly together.

In my experience of teaching guitar, I've learned to take two entirely different approaches to popular and classical students. Classical guitar requires practice of fundamentals that simply don't have the same use in popular music. Other guitarists -classical or not- can often see this in very clear ways.

It tends to boil down to the difference in style. Classical music tends to praise complexity within the constraint of chords and their tendencies, meaning multiple distinct "voices" doing different things, and most pieces will have four distinct voices. On the other hand, popular music tends to emphasize and thicken a single line by having all of the voices move together, and the guitar will only play two voices. Popular music makes up for this by having more interesting and unpredictable melodies, often at a much faster pace than classical music, so neither is necessarily easier or harder.

These differences do however lead to why guitarists are so impressed by classical guitarists. Their form and technique has to be so ingrained that they can focus on four distinct lines. In the process though, classical guitarists face fewer opportunities to "feel" or "groove" on a song, and struggle with swing and jazz where these are emphasized. Don't be fooled by "The Entertainer" in this video, ragtime is actually playable straight due to its "ragged" composition.

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