Q. Any tips would be nice. I play piano. I see different ways to play it too like( Med. Swing, Calypso,, etc..........) How do you play it in these ways? I've been classically trained for a long time. But how to make the transition to jazz?
I also noticed that the players don't use a lot of pedal on their songs.
A. Well, since you have the melody, I'm guessing you need to learn your left hand, right?
A good way to start is by striding your left hand.
Let's say the Chord symbol is CMaj7.
You'd start by playing C2 then play your guide tones (The 3rd and 7th note in the scale of your chord symbol) So C major would be E and B.
So you'd stride your hand back and forth from C, to EB. When the chord symbol changes, change your notes. FMaj7. You'd play F2 then AE
Also make sure to keep your guide tone range between C3, and G4.
Hope that helps a bit.
What does math have to do with music?
Q. I'm pretty sure that math is related to music... I just don't know how... Please help?
A. More with Physics and Math actually.
Take the piano for example, the wavelength of each of the strings plays a different sound when it is shorten or lengthen. It uses the characteristics of fractions.
Violins, Guitars, and pretty much any string instruments.
Instruments like Flutes make use of the resonance effect of sound waves.
Also, here is a question related to yours, it is about Math and playing chords (I was chosen as Best Answer) http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ardvruq0Oh2ek3A5LDe4_fnAFQx.;_ylv=3?qid=20091218225212AAMbH0A&show=7#profile-info-JQsvHyfjaa
In Physics we have a formula for calculating "Beats" in Hz. It goes as Fbeat = l f1 - f2 l. If f1 and f2 are the same, then we do not get a beat. l...l are absolute value signs
How to write an Intro for a song on piano?
Q. Okay I wrote a song on piano, and I wish I could upload it but i have no recording gear. Its just the melody, chords, and lyrics right now. I want some intro and outro music. Any advice on these?
I used F2, F, Em, and G chords.
A. if F2 is the first chord, that is your goal chord for the intro.
that means the chord before it could be something like V/F2
http://www.musictheory.halifax.ns.ca/26secondarydominants.html
before that you could have chords in the key of that dominant, or use the secondary dominant of that.
to make the intro really lead, make sure to follow the voice leading rules!
http://chrisjuergensen.com.hosting.domaindirect.com/voiceleading.htm
the outro, just use your ear to figure out what sounds good next, and follow the rules, or it won't be as strong.
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