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Now I can see why musicians like certain keys/scales and avoid others. C Major, GM, DM and FM have few accidentals (sharps or flats) and are easy to navigate. #reviewingmusictheory #usb #usbadapter #lightningadapter #harmonicminorscale #harmonicminor #melodicminorscale #melodicminor #naturalminor #naturalminorscale #music #theory #musictheory #associatedboardoftheroyalschoolsofmusic #associatedboard #bestexamresult #drums #drumming #rudiments #rudimentsofmusic #redbook #redmusicbook #grades (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnPuBJnpdf/?igshid=2bslw9eik18d

[adiwooddrummer]

Pulled out the Samson Carbon 49 USB Midi Keyboard which Jules had acquired when she sold her big Korg (was it? Can’t remember on the spot of writing) a few years back. Had to buy a Lightning Adapter and a USB lead but can now connect my iPhone and our iPad to play keyboard sounds. #reviewingmusictheory #usb #usbadapter #lightningadapter #harmonicminorscale #harmonicminor #melodicminorscale #melodicminor #naturalminor #naturalminorscale #music #theory #musictheory #associatedboardoftheroyalschoolsofmusic #associatedboard #bestexamresult #drums #drumming #rudiments #rudimentsofmusic #redbook #redmusicbook #grades (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAhqx5SnhSW/?igshid=16c9u2nn6itsc

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As I continue reviewing music theory and practicing scales on GarageBand keyboard, I have come to something I don’t remember AT ALL from my lessons - Harmonic and Melodic Minor Scales. Put simply (for my own benefit) Harmonic and Melodic Scales have extra sharpened notes to create a smoother ascending and descending Sounding Scale. With Harmonic Scales, it is a sharpened seventh note, both ascending and descending the scale. With the Melodic Scales a sharpened sixth note is added. However, the sharpened notes are ONLY added on the ascension of the Scale, NOT when descending. Couldn’t understand why until I tried it on the keyboard. Adding sharpened seventh and sixth notes DOES sound off when descending the scale. #reviewingmusictheory #harmonicminorscale #harmonicminor #melodicminorscale #melodicminor #naturalminor #naturalminorscale #music #theory #musictheory #associatedboardoftheroyalschoolsofmusic #associatedboard #bestexamresult #drums #drumming #rudiments #rudimentsofmusic #redbook #redmusicbook #grades (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAXBhEYHTW8/?igshid=1jxk2iw3of3as

[adiwooddrummer]

Have written out the Major sharp keys as scales with sharps marked in place. The same with their relative Minor keys. Exciting to play and hear how the different keys sound and how they work on the keyboard. #music #theory #musictheory #associatedboardoftheroyalschoolsofmusic #associatedboard #bestexamresult #drums #drumming #rudiments #rudimentsofmusic #redbook #redmusicbook #grades (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVyrTLHKXO/?igshid=8p9ybn15y4av

[adiwooddrummer]

As I have mentioned before, Scales and Keys can be calculated using three simple number rules - based on the Circle of Fifths, etc. My teacher taught me to use this method at the beginning of my Grade Four Music Exam, taking a few minutes preparation time to write out all the Keys and Key Signatures. Then I had everything I needed to hand to answer all the questions on Keys and Tonic Triads, and didn’t have to rely on memory. Now that I have been refreshing myself on Music Theory, it isn’t enough to be able to just answer a test paper. I want to HEAR the scales and how they work, experience the differences between Harmonic and Melodic Minor scales. So I have been enjoying using the keyboard in GarageBand to go over all the keys. Sounds amazing. #music #theory #musictheory #associatedboardoftheroyalschoolsofmusic #associatedboard #bestexamresult #drums #drumming #rudiments #rudimentsofmusic #redbook #redmusicbook #gradefour (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CATNIBvH1fC/?igshid=1nxotcozih5jf

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Strange - don’t even remember being taught Harmonic and Melodic variations on the Minor keys but there they are in Grade Two. Huh. #music #theory #musictheory #associatedboardoftheroyalschoolsofmusic #associatedboard #bestexamresult #drums #drumming #rudiments #rudimentsofmusic #redbook #redmusicbook #gradefour #study #studymusic #studymusictheory #studyingmusic #studyingmusictheory (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_g-Nd8Hrrk/?igshid=4ym4d9c49dla

[adiwooddrummer]

Music, and the Theory of Music, is so amazing. Scales and Keys can be calculated using three simple number rules - based on the Circle of Fifths, etc. My teacher taught me to this method at the beginning of my Grade Four Music Exam, taking a few minutes preparation time to write out all the Keys and Key Signatures. Then I had everything I needed to hand to answer all the questions on Keys and Tonic Triads, and didn’t have to rely on memory. I have tested myself a number of times and can now do this preparation work accurately again. And all by using three rules. #music #theory #musictheory #associatedboardoftheroyalschoolsofmusic #associatedboard #bestexamresult #drums #drumming #rudiments #rudimentsofmusic #redbook #redmusicbook #gradefour (at Leicester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_cq9zBnU6q/?igshid=1o5fl1dqpbkyd