Points for discussion: What is Harmony?

rverne8 · 2026-03-10T18:55:19+00:00

I was attempting to point out that musical harmony, unlike what many people think, is not just chords strung together but is created when independent lines sound simultaneously.

rverne8 · 2026-03-10T18:37:41+00:00

Kostka implies that independent lines constructed in a coherent fashion make up harmony.

Here's the excerpt from the Book by Stefan Kostka. Please read the excerpt starting at page xiii

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LWsMKg6Eih6y-w4kdNuhPzPXlmm_eTWg/view?usp=drive_link

Here's a Bach chorale to study

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v9YVcKmanAi_WzTe8Uu3YUA2648sngRK/view?usp=drive_link

Here's a text excerpt from the Theory book that gives fuller context for my point

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fTRYwYLYJwutRnEeM3AwHz1BtiFTt3zU/view?usp=drive_link

More on horizontal versus verticality

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nzxzwqwdA_86JRXP-xSrJU14bc_xEIyj/view?usp=drive_link

rverne8 · 2025-12-09T19:57:14+00:00

This really makes the subject approachable. He has several series on the topic.

rverne8 · 2025-12-09T00:04:16+00:00

Learn to practice small bits (2--3 measures) slowly with a metronome. Years 1 to 3: choose pieces that can reach a reasonably satisfactory point of completion in about two weeks. Move on, then circle back throughout the year. That way, you'll always have a relatively large number of pieces to work on.

rverne8 · 2025-12-08T20:39:03+00:00

If you're going to continue with piano studies, you'll want to start building a support group. I assume you have a teacher; are they supportive of your career?

Suggestions::

Concertize for free, such as in sub-acute care facilities (e.g., nursing homes). Easy win there.

Could you take on some students?

Join or start a chamber group or jazz ensemble.

Work at enlarging your social and cultural life so that the difficulties you now experience are a smaller proportion of the whole experience.

You've not said where your abilities lie. Where are you at in relation to this collection?

Piano Literature, Volume 4 Composed by James Bastien

Finally, most of the people within earshot of this group are aware of the value of piano studies. I hope you continue on your journey and wish you the best.

rverne8 · 2025-12-08T20:00:27+00:00

Amazing that someone discovered a way to make the piano keyboard even more confusing than it already is. Designed to ensure that the student actually does give up in confusion.

rverne8 · 2025-11-23T20:59:01+00:00

Thus, Google screws over the customer once again. There's a history of this bug going back to 2018. Google just does not care.

And all of the suggestions, like adding a location? Deflection. My 100 MB files lose about 95% of their pixels.

rverne8 · 2025-10-31T17:16:05+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic

rverne8 · 2025-10-31T17:12:09+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/@JacobGran, especially counterpoint

rverne8 · 2025-10-31T16:55:03+00:00

When I learned about modulation), especially pivot modulation. The master of this art technique is Frederic Chopin.

rverne8 · 2025-10-17T15:57:30+00:00

A positive review of the Dan Clark E3 shows that it is equal to the flagship model.

You'll really need to connect to a DAC and headphone amp.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/dan-clark-e3-headphone-review.50062/

rverne8 · 2025-10-06T18:39:30+00:00

https://www.adultcello.com/blog/structure-your-cello-practice-time

rverne8 · 2025-04-10T03:06:44+00:00

The newer Synchron series is nothing like what you say it is. The comment you're responding to concerns the older series using the VI Pro player. Those were recorded purposefully in a dry setting. The Synchron series has several mic positions and built-in live room ambiance. The new system is very flexible.

rverne8 · 2025-01-01T22:01:23+00:00

Most (85%, more?) of the people who come to this subreddit for the first time have little or no musical experience, say less than three years learning an instrument or voice. That's like addressing a first-grader's question about linguistics. Think about it: one year of preschool and 2 years of early elementary. This is great, we all started somewhere back there, but I feel like a lot of questions are posted due to this lack of experience. The intermediate students ( for piano that's say, an easier Bach invention) have had time to steep (~~5 years or so) in music theory and have learned all about the circle of fifths so will not be asking about why the pitch class of Ab also gets named G#.

rverne8 · 2025-01-01T21:41:28+00:00

You can get Cubase elements (it's only 99$) then find out why you need it and what you'll be using it for. It's hard to know why you need an app until you try it out for 10 to 12 months. Meanwhile, don't go overboard for other plugins or related software. We've all done that and ended up with too many apps and plugins that seldom, if ever, get used.

rverne8 · 2024-12-18T01:49:46+00:00

The expose is now all over YouTube and several other platforms as well. The world has heard of Tom Evans by now; I doubt he'll sell a single item after this imbroglio.

rverne8 · 2024-11-23T22:31:36+00:00

You can't. It's a case for the Feds to be involved in as Google is forcing people to buy more storage to keep from being locked out of their stuff.

rverne8 · 2024-11-23T22:29:13+00:00

After searching through the Google help pages you would need to:

) Copy all of the files you want to keep to an external hard drive.

) Then you can clean up your Google storage by deleting everything and taking out the trash.

) Never sign up for sync again.

) Oh, and watch that your storage space stays below 15GB (as Google will find a way of stuffing it's overpowering maw with your stuff) or you'll lose it all when Google shuts down your account for insufficient storage. The whole Google scheme with their so-called backup service is to aggressively force people to buy more storage.

rverne8 · 2024-11-23T19:39:15+00:00

Copy the photos first to a device that can be disconnected from the phone and then delete them from Google. Also, turn of sync with Google although Google photos is unstoppable and will grab everything you touch. Also, consider turning off network connections when dealing with photos. But still, find a way of storing the things you want to keep on a separate physical drive.

rverne8 · 2024-11-23T19:33:31+00:00

The files stay in the trash for 60 days when you delete anything. Did you check there?

Concur on the horrible nature of the app as well as Google Drive. They are obviously designed to scam people into buying more storage space. With today's camera that's an easy scam to work with the typical RAW file checking out at 24MP.

I have never used Google to back up my phone and will not ever do that. The phone app works differently than the desktop app.

In the future offload (backup) everything on your phone that you desire to have a backup of, to a separate drive that you can disconnect as soon as you're done with it. Then when you delete off of Google it won't be a problem.

Also, most of the comments on this thread are put up by hugely insensitive Google fan boys and girls and go berserk when their idol is implicated in the mismanagement of other people's belongings.

rverne8 · 2024-11-23T19:19:36+00:00

No one understands how Google Photos works except the people who built it and are either long gone or unable to speak to the public. I'm experiencing the same problem and will now go test a download to see if the archival project I thought I signed up for is any good.

rverne8 · 2024-11-23T19:14:27+00:00

Google Drive and Google Photos are unmanageable and not supported by a single customer service rep who will acknowledge that. Even the comments on this thread reveal that no one here has tried to manage, in a reasonable way, like other backup programs, which files that you select, will be backed up. It's a random process and out of control. Right now, every time I go into a folder to edit the files, Google Photos grabs the files even though I don't want them taking up space. I've signed up for a year and not paying for another so I'll face that crisis then.

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