Idk if this is common knowledge but I just realized it and it kinda blew my mind a bit
im just beggining to learn circle of fifths . but if both have same key signature whats the difference.
I can read the sheet music through intervals which makes it a lot easier, but when paired with having to count the rhythm and being careful of accidentals (specially when playing in A major or anything with more than 3 sharps or flats), it becomes too overwhelming. Also the fact that I have two hands to focus on just doubles all the problems.
Any exercises, tips, anything you know of that could make this a little bit less "overwhelming"?
Also, I noticed if I just stop counting and just play, I start playing a lot faster and smoother. Should I just stop focusing on the rhythm?
I’ve seen many musicians write songs by picking random chords and not talking about the key signature. How do they know those random chords go together? Is the key signature even important?
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Edit: thanks everyone for the help :)
Edit 2: forgot to actually ASK the question. Was just wondering whether I should play the Cb as a B natural or a Bb as B is flat in the key signature.
Newbie here! I'm 38 classes into study with a guitar teacher and running into a weird spot. From what I know so far, a key signature is important because (among other things) it must be communicated when playing a song with other people. Aside from that, I'm trying to understand how it functions in music theory.
For example, if I play a tune in the key of C and then in the key of E, the intervals/degrees are exactly the same. It's the exact same song, I'm just declaring the key so we all know how far up or down in pitch to shift these notes over. With guitar its literally sliding it up or down the neck.
So sharps/flats only live in the chromatic scale. For example, when playing in C, all of the notes will be major...and while playing in E some of them will be flats/sharps. What are the implications of this? We only call these notes flat/sharp if we place them in the larger chromatic scale. But in reality, the relationships of the tonic, and dominants, etc stay the same. For arguments sake, if I worked in a vacuum and never needed to communicate with other musicians, I compose all of my songs using intervals and not notes.
I suppose a larger question is how do I actually realize that the chromatic scale is ABSOLUTE and intervals are RELATIVE.
Unsure if I am using the correct terminology but I hope you can understand what I am getting at.
In what I have been reading this question has been glazed over and I am struggling to find a sufficient answer.
I would like some advice on how to mashup a 3/4 and 4/4 time signature with a different bpm. I am guessing this is a math equation or something.
For example....
Let's say the 3/4 song has a tempo of 90 bpm... that would be 30 measures of 3 quarter notes.
The 4/4 song has a tempo of 84 bpm which would be 21 measures of 4 quarter notes.
I can just sync the bpm.... but the phrasing doesn't line up. I am wondering if there is a mathematical way to do this so that you essentially have the same # of measures per minutes without it sounding like garb? Does this make any sense or am I talking foolish?
gpg4win has been installed on my Windows 10 operating system for many years now.
I have always used the following Tor Browser Developers' signing key which has the following details:
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The above key is still valid; we have just begun the year 2022.
Today after downloading Tor Browser 11.0.4 for Windows 64-bit, I have the following error after trying to verify the signatures of tor-browser-linux64-11.0.4_en-US.tar.xz.asc and torbrowser-install-win64-11.0.4_en-US.exe.asc
The error message is:
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Much modern western sheet music uses key signatures limited to major and minor modes. For example, a piece in E dorian (a common mode for Irish traditional tunes) will be written with one sharp in the key signature as if it were E minor, and all the C-sharps written with accidentals, instead of showing two sharps in the signature.
Similarly, a piece in A mixolydian may be written in three sharps, as if it were A major, and a lot of "accidental" G naturals. It could also be written in two sharps, saving ink (cleaner appearance on the page) but possibly confusing those unfamiliar with the mode.
For those aware of this issue, which notation do you prefer?
so i search on internet and do this to resolve this :
apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 78BD65473CB3BD13
but it gives error : " E: gnupg, gnupg2 and gnupg1 do not seem to be installed, but one of them is required for this operation "
and to install gnupg i have to do get-apt so i am stuck in loop, What can be resolution ?
I’m currently writing an essay on how to build, and properly notate compels chords such as a diminished 7, augmented 7, half diminished etc etc. I’ve known how to build them, but notating them with the correct accidentals has always confused me. What’s the rule when it comes to this?
I'm using a Yubikey and it has a slot for a signature key and a Encryption key. Just wondering if Protonmail allows me to use 2 distinct keys for these purposes. I know I can upload my private keys, but can I use them for the intended purpose.
- Signing Key: used for me to sign my message using the private key of the signature key, and the receiver verifies using the corresponding public key
- Encryption Key: used by the someone to encrypt a message using my public key of the encryption key and I decrypt using the corresponding private key
Now I'm a beginner hobbyist with a rinky dink keyboard but I love the driving melody for the song and the harmonies on the vocals for the bridge so much that I want to challenge myself to transpose it. I couldn't find anything online so I'm seeing if anyone here can help me figure this out. Any help is appreciated, thanks!
(Been lurking here a while and enjoying the discussions. Could definitely use some help on this one.)
I've written a 375 bar piano trio. I wrote it without concern for key signatures. Now I need to move it to Musescore so I can send it to a competition. I've found it changes keys quite a lot, at least 13 times, probably more.
Is there a rule of thumb for this? I've considered: A) Setting it in the key most used across the piece and leaving it, B) Identifying every change I can and setting up all the changes, C) Putting it in C and leaving the changes to accidentals. Other suggestions? Even when I set a key there are a lot of accidentals. It's not atonal, but I think it may have a lot of modal changes. Thanks so much for your thoughts!
Edit: I'm asking this so I can prepare a score that is most amenable to those who would have to read it and play it.
seen many posts on this subreddit so i just wanna clarify with everyone, key signatures (eg F sharp) will make all the Fs in the piece F sharp. no matter if it's one octave higher or lower. the key signature shouldn't be a "ruler" like "i see a sharp on this line so i will play the notes on this line sharp",, instead it should be "i see there's F sharp C sharp, so all my Fs and Cs in this piece should be F sharps and C sharps".
another thing is "redundant" key signatures eg a piece in G major with F sharp but the entire piece there is no F sharp note written, it's not that the composer was extra, it's that they chose G major for the piece, so all the chords and cadences align with the key, although there might not be F sharp notes in the entire piece.
