Q. For my college writing course I have written this paragraph about my experience listening to music as a music major. Please share your experience
As music majors, you have primarily been taught to listen to music to determine the phrase structure and the chord patterns. It feels as though every time we listen to music we have to analyze every detail of the piece. Doesnât that get tiring? Personally, I miss being able to sit back and relax listening to music. Now it just seems like more work than pleasure. Having such a rich background in music, it is almost impossible for us to just listen to the surface of the music anymore. We have to actually try to not analyze a piece because the process has been trained to be so automatic. What is the first thing you focus on when you listen to a piece of music? Is it the music itself or something that is underneath; something the untrained ear would not pick up? Donât get me wrong, I find it fascinating that there is so much more to music than people think, but it would be nice to turn that part of your brain off every once in a while. It seems as though music majors are so much more critical of music because they know so much about it. We are hesitant to give some music a try because it is âgoing against the rulesâ that we have learned. Next time you listen to a piece of music, try to ignore your knowledge about music. Try to hear it as ânon-music peopleâ do, your perception might turn out completely different.
A. It's a good experience but can be annoying specially when everyone else thinks the song is hot and the artist is so talented but you find yourself picking out all of the flaws on the song . the Once you learn how and what to listen for it's hard to go back as a non musical educated person. When I hear a song, automatically I gotta listen to to each instruments, the vocal, the key of the song, the BPM, Structure and if the singer's voice is real or edited with a software. That's why music nowadays is really bad because everyone is a "star" while they cant even find the middle C on a piano. But yes your view and musical taste will forever change.
How long will it take me to complete grade one guitar if I already play two inssturments very well?
Q. I have played flute for four years and piano for eight. I want to know how fast I could learn to play guitar.
A. Your biggest challenge is going to be to build up your callouses. Star out by playing about five minutes a stretch, two to three times a day, and build up your endurance over the space of about three months. When you get to the point where you can play for at least a half an hour, you should be well on your way to working on changing chords smoothly.
Remember, it isn't learning the chords that is the biggest challenge, it's learning to move from chord to chord smoothly. I start all of my students with the following chord:
E minor seven with a suspension
Emin7sus
All you do is strum across the strings with your right hand while you leave your left hand off the guitar completely! E / B / G is the E minor - D is the seventh, and A is the suspension. If the A was above the D, it would be the eleventh, but since it's below the D (the seventh) it's a suspension - even though there is a third in the chord!
Next you learn the E minor with a Dominant 7th
Emin7
Put your second or third finger on the second fret of the fifth string (A)
6/0 5/2 4/0 3/0 2/0 1/0
Next you learn the E minor
Emin
Put your second and third finger on the second frets of the fourth and fifth strings
6/0 5/2 4/2 3/0 2/0 1/0
Next you learn the E major chord
E
Put your second and third finger on the second frets of the fourth and fifth strings, and lay your third finger right down, where it already is, on top of the first fret of the third string!
6/0 5/2 4/2 3/1 2/0 1/0
Next, you learn the A minor chord
Put your second and third fingers down on the second frets of the FOURTH AND THIRD STRINGS! then put your first finger right down where it is, over the first fret of the second string (You just moved all of your fingers over by one string?)
6/0 5/0 4/2 3/2 2/1 1/0
move around back and forth between the chords until you can make the transition smoothly. Then learn some variations:
E7 - 6/0 5/2 4/0 3/1 2/0 1/0
Amin7 - 6/0 5/0 4/2 3/0 2/1 1/0
A7 - 6/0 5/0 4/2 3/0 2/2 1/0
You have probably noticed that I haven't gone anywhere near the C major chord yet. I try not to show that chord to my students for at least a month, unless they beat it out of me (and some do!)
C - (Actually C/E) 6/0 5/3 4/2 3/0 2/1 1/0 (That's a C major chord with the third (E) in the Bass)
C - (Actually C/G) 6/3 5/3 4/2 3/0 2/1 1/0 (That's a C major chord with the fifth (G) in the bass - which sounds fuller but is harder to play) < You generally play it first finger - 2/1 second finger - 4/2 fourth finger - 5/3 third finger - 6/3 >
I play it 1 / 2/ 3 / 4 though because it makes it easier for me to slide around!
Anyway, that should get you started. Let me know if you need more. Give me a shout and I will be glad to send you anything you need.
What some easy yet challenging songs that I can use as exercises for piano?
Q. Like songs with easy chords so that I can get my fingers used to the keys?
A couple examples that I have used already are some like Stars Falling Down by Kina Grannis
or A Warm Place by Nine Inch Nails or La Mer by Nine Inch Nails. I would like to stay in that genre range. :)
A. Clocks by Coldplay
Changes by Tupac
Boston by Augustana
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