#chord tones

[favemusiclessons]

10x Better Blues Soloing With This Trick (stolen from jazz...)

Scales, arpeggios, triads... these are all fantastic tools that blues improvisers can use to highlight the chord changes of a 12-bar blues. But what if I told you that there's something more that you could be doing to target the chord tones of the I, IV and V chords in your solos, in a way that sounds creative and musical? This 'something more' is borrowed from jazz guitar players and it's exactly what this free blues guitar lesson is all about, so grab your guitar and get ready to make some playing progress today!

[rhellireda]

son of nyx has no lyrics because they would have been too powerful for our mortal minds to comprehend

[thehumanwiki]

I wonder what would happen if the Maestro from Doctor Who, who is music incarnate, knew about microtones. Like, if they saw this—

would they explode.

[scottmcstark]

what's the best harmony in musical theater and why is it the gigantic in "each small victory can feel gigantic" in Getting Ready for the Dance from How to Dance in Ohio

[random2908]

Today, the woman who sat next to me in choir this past season (new this year) was introducing me to an old friend of hers. Her friend was saying it was great she was in choir because she was a good singer, and she said she always listens to me. I was like, well, I'm not the best person to listen to because it's only my second year, and there are songs I don't know that well yet.

(It's a religious choir so it's the same songs every year, but it's also like probably 40+ songs that we have to learn in 2 1/2 months; people who come year after year have the whole thing memorized, but it's a lot to pick up in just one season. She and I both had the advantage of, generally being in the religious community, we knew at least half the songs already--in my case, some from childhood; in her case, she's in her 80s so she's had time to pick things up. But that's still 20+ songs to learn in a very short amount of time.)

She explained to her friend that she got through choir by listening to me. I was like, that's just because I'm loud! I tried to listen to her, too, but she doesn't sing as loud as me, so it's hard. I listen to the (hired) choir director/pianist, because she usually sings along with the sopranos and she's very loud, and obviously knows all the music.

She was like, no, you don't understand. She was like, when you know the piece, when you know what note you want to hit, you have perfect intonation every time.

So that was nice to hear! I thanked her, of course. I told her it was impossible to tell from inside my head, but at the same time I really care about it, so I'm glad to hear I'm doing it. She said she could tell I cared about it, because it's not an accidental ability, even if I couldn't hear if I was getting it right. I told her I wondered if it was because I was trained as an instrumentalist, not a singer, as a kid. When you're playing an instrument in an ensemble, intonation really matters.

Like, I didn't say this, but. It seemed like the majority of kids who were still in band by high school had perfect relative pitch. (Perfect absolute pitch--what people usually mean when they say "perfect pitch"--is incredibly rare; as far as I know I've only ever met three people who had it.) So I always just assumed I had perfect relative pitch, like most of the other kids did, because no one had ever presented evidence to the contrary. I'm pretty sure I have partial absolute pitch, too, just from accumulated age--I don't think I did as a kid--but of course not perfect absolute pitch.

But perfect intonation is a step beyond that. It's perfect relative pitch, plus your voice actually doing exactly what your head thinks it should do. And that's the part I was never sure of. Especially since, once in college, a friend asked me to sub in at her church choir for a day, and then afterwards told me I was sharp. So I just always assume I'm off a bit, and I can't hear it because I'm hearing through my bones and it's a little different than someone else hearing me through the air. But maybe I have better vocal control now than I did at 21. (...I don't feel like I have better vocal control than at 21. But maybe I do.)

But yeah, I do care. So it's good to know I've got it.

[thelaurenshippen]

in honor of the wicked trailer, I'm dropping this here in case anyone's never seen it before. cynthia erivo, queen

[oliviawebsite]

hardest part of songwriting is making a good transition from one segment to another especially when u have to start pivoting the song into a new key. but modulations sound so fucking good when u can do them right

[inkandarsenic]

My thoughts on the new episodes:

- love the info dumping right off the bat therapy really did wonders for 15

- “Most of the universe is knackered, babes” ok 1) 15, i love you so much, and 2) why do I get the feeling that the reason most of it is knackered is because of you, bestie?

- “Why did I run?” That’s what you do babe. It’s like your whole thing. please don’t ask dumb questions

- ruby reminds me so much of rose and it is 1000% because of the way that Space Babies parallels End of the World so hard

- Ok so getting the feeling that it’s less “the therapy worked wonders” and more “we’re pretending that it worked wonders” because a lot of this conversation is feeling like 15 is masking his true feelings

- space babies crack me up, the cgi to move their mouths was weird and the babies themselves looked so confused to be there at all times it was great

- Ngl him scaring them more than once and then laughing a little feels very on brand for the doctor

- Ruby continues to confuse me, who are you Ruby Sunday, I want answers. very excited to see where this story arc is going

- QUEEN CHARLOTTE????

- societal parallels punching me in the face I love it this show is so back

- Ok saying you’re an ugly bug is a lot less effective when you’re Ncuti Gatwa and your past incarnations have always been attractive

- Eric the perpetually confused looking baby I love you

- this monster is very much reminding me of the sleep-sand monsters from that one twelveclara episode, sleep no more

- 15 babes I swear to god throwing yourself into open airlocks because you’re relating too hard to the monster of the week better not become your thing

- love him telling ruby “no going to meet your mom” immediately like babes does not want a repeat of the Father’s Day disaster with rose

- THE SCAN OF RUBY??? some things truly never fucking change

- ngl i feel like playing the banned chord that invites the devil in is a Bad Idea

- MR TIMOTHY DRAKE??? THEY REALLY NAMED THIS MAN TIMOTHY DRAKE AND CALLED HIM A GENIUS AND THEN KILLED HIM I CANNOT

- the maestro is terrifying. why are they making eye contact with me I don’t like that

- oh wow the first time the theme song has ever made me uncomfortable

- I love that 15 looks physically pained by the music that’s being played

- the notes that Paul says and the theme that plays? Reminds me of the piano notes at the end of the Doctor’s theme from way back in series 1 with Nine, sounds very similar

- oh Ruby you sweet summer child you haven’t been traveling long enough to recognize that tone

- here’s a thought: do you think maybe the Doctor is one of these celestial pantheon beings? That they would have been like the Toymaker and the Maestro if they hadn’t been abandoned in this universe?

- I’m really starting to hate 14 for inviting the Toymaker into the universe again. He just had to invoke superstition at the edge of the universe.

- ah yes the age old tradition of breaking the TARDIS

- the doctor hearing non-diegetic music has many implications I refuse to think about right now

- RTD never fails to have unsettling villains

- so Ruby seems to be the new impossible girl, which is appropriate because she looks so much like Clara

- also WHO WAS THERE I JUST WANT TO KNOW

- “the one who waits is almost here” what does that mean. we’ve met the embodiment of play and now music, who else are we going to meet?

- musical number at the end feels so Disney

- also did anyone else notice that the Harbinger kid was back at the end? Does anyone else think that’s going to come up again?

I love that we’re diving into and learning more about the Toymaker and his whole pantheon of celestial beings but do you know what this would be an absolutely perfect point to reintroduce?

THE SATAN PIT AND ALL OF THE QUESTIONS IT DID NOT ANSWER

I’m gonna link the post where I rant about it here but please someone say they agree with me

[thebaffledcaptain]

Spent all of yesterday feeling unreasonably anxious so I decided to spend some time with one of my favorite tunes, the Roslin Castle funeral march. I have a whole post on it if you're interested. I'm not sure what more I can say on it beyond that I'm incredibly haunted by this tune.

[pronetoearinfections]

FOR THE LIGHTNIGHT BOLTS IN MY ARTERIES, FOR THE SCUM SUCKNG WORMS AND DEVOTEES, SHAKE YOUR TAIL LET YOUR BLOOD TILL U CANT SEE WHERE THEY'RE DIGGING A HOLE FOR OUR BODIES! CAUSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE FACTS WERE. SING THE SAME FASCIST SONG WITH SOME NEW WORDS. IF YOU HATE HER I THINK YOU SHOULD KILL HER, BUT YOU WON'T BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S CHEERING FOR FUKOUNA GIRL, FUKOUNA GIRL, IF YOU WANNA FLAY ME LET'S SEE WHAT'S INSIDE! FUCKOUNA GIRL, FUKOUNA GIRL, CAUSE PRETTY GIRLS CAN NEVER DIE! ALL MY BONES WILL BE BOUND UP IN DRESSES, THEY WILL WATCH AS I DANCE ON THE FENCES, HARMONY STAINED WITH CONSEQUENCES, MAYBE THEN WE WILL ALL LEARN OUT LESSON? HELLO BROTHER IM MAKING A WEAPON, HELLO SISTER IM MAKING CONFESSIONS, I AN ANSWERING FOR MY TRANSGRESSIONS. CAN'T ESCAPE, DARLING, EVERYBODY KNOWS IM THE FUKOUNA GIRL, FUKOUNA GIRL, IF YOU WANNA FLAY ME LETS SEE WHAT'S INSIDE! FOKOUNA GIRL, FOKOUNA GIRL, CAUSE PRETTY GIRLS CAN NEVER DIE! I SAY GOODBYE TO A BLACKBIRD, I SAY GOODBYE TO MY OWN WORDS, SHE'S AN UNLUCKY GIRL WHO CAN SAVE HER? THIS DISEASE THAT SHE HAS, THERE IS NO CURE. THE STEEL IS KISSING HER HEAD NOW, THEN THE BLOOD AND SALIVA IN HER MOUTH. ALL THE ANGLES LAUGHING DOWN. ALL THE ANGLES LAUGHING DOWN! FUKOUNA GIRL, FUKOUNA GIRL, IF YOU WANNA FLAY ME LETS SEE WHATS INSIDE, FUKOUNA GIRL, GOODBYE WORLD! AH, AH, CAUSE PRETTY GIRLS DESERVE TO DIE!! I LOVE THIS SOOOONNNNGGGG AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!

this song makes tears drip down both thighs at the same time.

[favemusiclessons]

Pentatonic scale sucks, play this instead

Sometimes I think about targeting chord tones (but probably should think about it more)...

[beevean]

Castlevania 3

Evergreen

[pasta-pardner]

spotify | you're a good man, arthur morgan.

(primarily blues, roots, and folk.)

[arcanamouse]

Incredibly cruel of the universe to give me the uncontrollable and overwhelming urge to chirp and purr but not allow me the means of doing so

[strxnged]

bro imma get carpal tunnel 💀