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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:06 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:17 pm
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x.Marsh[mel]low.x Captain
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:55 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:50 pm
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:25 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:13 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:57 am
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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:13 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 12:44 am
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Yeah, I don't understand people's problems with theory. I think people just want to be "creative" without putting any real work into their art. I guess most of us just like to play with the clay, as they say. Today. Hooray. *ahem* I have this wonderful quote from someone:
"...learn the changes and then forget them." -Charlie Parker
(Just to help people out who don't understand, the "changes" are the chord structure of a song)
This should be a great relief to anyone who thinks theory is restricting and confining. I believe that when you completely understand music theory, you are then able to break every "rule" at your own artistic whim. It is THEORY afterall. Basically, once you know what is possible, you can then go make up your own rules. Rather that just unwittingly use poor forms and plain old blues scales (once I learned the blues scales, I too was able to improvise with ease. But know that I have mastered that, I am able to play in different keys {simultaneously), and still have it sound like I intended it to happen). We should always strive to be better, yes? I could have sat down with a guitar and "made stuff up", or I could have sat down and studied and realized that, hey, I'm just playing a bunch of stupid powerchords, and THOUGHT that I was being innovative. The point is, people tend to dislike theory because it involves WORK, and God forbid we should aim to better ourselves. But what really upsets me is that there are people making tons of cash (not that cash is the end-all in life) by playing said powerchords, not using any of their creative talents or even aiming to better themselves. In fact, many of our pop musicians/"artists" can't read music at all. I admit that there are AMAZING artists that can't read. But those guys, reagardless, know their theory. It's just been filtered through their instrument. And those guys could probably learn to read in a day, they're just too busy playing all the time because nobody will pay to hear virtuoso talent.
Anyways, if everyone just quit studying theory, eventually the world just crap out, people would forget how to do amazing things with their instruments, yadda yadda, etc....
So, yeah! Keep theory alive. *Flips out the Music Theory gang sign* Dag.
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Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:57 pm
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 9:37 pm
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 9:45 pm
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Junai Bokunenjin You have nothing about suspensions... that's sad... Ya know, I can only write so much so fast, jeez.
I'll get into suspensions, escape tones, retardations, passing tones, neighboring tones, changing tones, appoggiaturas, and anticipations later. Besides, "suspensions" are over used by modern amateur composers anyway. But what people think are suspended chords are actually sustained chords (Asus2, etc.), blah blah blah rant rant rant.
Anyways, like I said, updates are going to be slow, and nobody has been posting comments/suggestions into my journal (with the exception of one wonderful person). The journal is going to be revamped again though. I'm just not sure how. Suggestions would be nice!
Oh, also, if anyone is interested, please donate to my cause. I'm trying to start a guild for serious music students who would like to be in a more enriched musical environment. So if you like my journal, please don't hesitate to give me everything you have. I mean donate a little. sweatdrop
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