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Music Theory
Harmony and rhythm. Voice leading and cadences. Music theory can be a complex subject. Ask anything you need to know about it here.
858 Questions
Song : Read The Signs
Artist: David Treahearn
Album: Pop Styles 2
Chords that are used to harmonise?
Take the note you are trying to harmonize with, go up or down a third or a fifth and you'll probably have a pretty decent harmony.
I would definitely try to write the scale in B. If you were to write it in C flat then you would end up having to use accidentals that are not very common called double flats.
Why do conductors use full scores?
The score shows all the various parts on a single page, so the conductor knows what everyone is supposed to be playing.
The difference is in the 3rd key on the scale. that 3rd gives a happier sound to the major scale.
What is a low finger on a violin?
There are only four fingers that are used when playing the violin: one (index finger), two (middle finger), three (ring finger), and four (pinky finger). These are indicated in the music with a 1, 2, 3, or 4. A low finger is when a finger is shifted from its normal position on the fingerboard back a half-step without the whole hand changing position.
What three notes change the C major scale to a C minor scale?
- The submediant is lowered (E to Eb)
- The mediant is lowered (A to Ab)
- The leading note is lowered (B to Bb)
What does a tremble clef look like?
First of all, it is a treble clef, not tremble. It looks like a straight line up and down with a curly cue wrapped around it. Similar to &.
A perfect octave is one note to its counterpart (example C to C, Eb to Eb), eight steps up or down the scale. It may be easier to envision an octave on a piano from C to C, but it can start anywhere on any scale. While it can start on C, it certainly does not always start there.
Although scales are octaves the standard official octave or octave per se does start at C. You would think it would start at A. Why this is is because of a mnemonic. Musician and music educator Guido d'Arezzo in the 11th century (who probably also invented the musical staff) made a mnemonic based on the 1st stroph of the Hymn to St. John by Paulus Diaconus which started with the Latin word Ut , which means "that", and was the C note, which became the name for it and was later renamed Do. (However, it might be that the origin is Arabic, from the Darar Mussafalat, which goes dal, ra, mim, fa, sad, lam, ta). The D'Arezzo solmization as it is sometimes called had only 6 notes and the si was added in the 18th century, but the ti is often used instead. The full octave was the now familiar ut re mi fa sol la si ut, except for the ut now being do. Previous to d'Arezzo the notes were designated A-G, A corresponding to la, B to si, etc, this system is also still used today. It is also because the Ionian mode has become our major scale, which starts at C, and has only natural notes (the Aeolian mode has become our minor scale, which starts at A, and has only natural notes, too; both modes were invented by Glareanus in the 16th century). As well, the lowest possible audible frequency (16 Hz) is C (C0 in scientific pitch notation). However, there is no definite exact lowest audile frequency as it is often said to be 20 Hz which would be at E0 and is sometimes said to be 15 Hz which is at B0. The maximum is 20,000 Hz so the range is about 10 octaves. This is a great question and has been asked before on this website and Answers Yahoo but with the wrong answers in those cases.
Where is a sharp or flat sign placed in relation to the notehead?
Sharps and flats are always on the left of the note.
When are pairs of chords not cadences?
Cadences only occur at the end of phrases, so a pair of chords in the middle of a phrase is not a cadence, it's just part of the progression.
Why do conductors conduct with their right hand?
Possibly because they're right handed. Most people use both though.
What is the happiest song ever?
The happiest song ever is probably Joy of Living by Wiklund.
Answer
I would say the 1920s music-hall song by Charles Jolly, called The Laughing Policeman. The laughing is quite infectious, and would bring a smile to anyones face.
