Re: The struggle of Gps learning music and sheetmusic
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:53 pm
Thank you, learning something new again.
It's funny what you mention, about being out of scale, and to trust my ears.
I had already noticed, my ears don't protest to certain out of scale notes, but others make me twitch.
It seems though I can trust my ears, which I could not yet, about a year ago.
I found proof of this a few times already. The most remarkable one to me, happened when working on a waltz by Straus.
There were some double notes, and I had put those in from the sheet music. When I listened to it, I twitched at one part, it sounded awful.
I then by ear corrected one of the double notes, to a point were it sounded right.
I then checked my notes to the sheet music, and found my ears were right, I had made a mistake when I clicked in the notes into lmms.
Part of me is still in shock over this. from tone deaf to when I started, to now even being able to hear, if multiple notes together, are right.
Last night, I did make a piece just to see, about note lengths.
I also used the quantization option, and at first got confused. I ended up with no spaces, between the notes.
I had done this before, but this time I understood what was happening.
If I play full notes, it's totally logical there are no spaces in lmms,
Because at the start of Biscaya, there is is a part were only full notes are used, I also had a nice example of how that looks on sheet music, and why they use arcs for that piece. The note is held longer then one bar. (4 beats)
If you leave the arcs away it will not sound that much different, and depending on the synth you use, you might not even hear it at all.
Because of this simple exercise, a lot of pieces fell into place.
For those wondering, the sound is called seashore, which starts from silence, and pans from left to right.
That why the James Last orchestra uses a keyboard (synthesizer) too.
I had already gotten this part into lmms, but now for the first time, I am really starting to see the relation between sheet music and LMMS.
And about my technical mind, and how this part is interfering.
There are pieces were the sheet music tells me, four 1/4 notes tied to four 1/16 notes in 4 beats.
How the hell can 8 of those, fit into 4 counts ? (technician in me is protesting loudly)
The answer is simple, mathematical it can't, but it's how sheet music works. A huge step forward for me.
And to end with more fun. I had already started on the persuaders theme, but again I was struggling. Wtf was going on? It sounds so easy, why do I get into so much trouble in lmms ?
dang dang dang da dang, how hard can that be ? LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99QQIXez4M
Last nite I downloaded a piece of sheet music, and instantly saw the problem. It's not 4/4 LOL its 3/4.
Bleep you John Barry.
And why do I seem to pick, over and over again, songs that are not easy to cover for me.
So bleep me too. I know the answer though, I pick songs I like, and that gets me into trouble every time.
John Barry who most probably don't know, but you will know his music, from the James Bond movies.
It's funny what you mention, about being out of scale, and to trust my ears.
I had already noticed, my ears don't protest to certain out of scale notes, but others make me twitch.
It seems though I can trust my ears, which I could not yet, about a year ago.
I found proof of this a few times already. The most remarkable one to me, happened when working on a waltz by Straus.
There were some double notes, and I had put those in from the sheet music. When I listened to it, I twitched at one part, it sounded awful.
I then by ear corrected one of the double notes, to a point were it sounded right.
I then checked my notes to the sheet music, and found my ears were right, I had made a mistake when I clicked in the notes into lmms.
Part of me is still in shock over this. from tone deaf to when I started, to now even being able to hear, if multiple notes together, are right.
Last night, I did make a piece just to see, about note lengths.
I also used the quantization option, and at first got confused. I ended up with no spaces, between the notes.
I had done this before, but this time I understood what was happening.
If I play full notes, it's totally logical there are no spaces in lmms,
Because at the start of Biscaya, there is is a part were only full notes are used, I also had a nice example of how that looks on sheet music, and why they use arcs for that piece. The note is held longer then one bar. (4 beats)
If you leave the arcs away it will not sound that much different, and depending on the synth you use, you might not even hear it at all.
Because of this simple exercise, a lot of pieces fell into place.
For those wondering, the sound is called seashore, which starts from silence, and pans from left to right.
That why the James Last orchestra uses a keyboard (synthesizer) too.
I had already gotten this part into lmms, but now for the first time, I am really starting to see the relation between sheet music and LMMS.
And about my technical mind, and how this part is interfering.
There are pieces were the sheet music tells me, four 1/4 notes tied to four 1/16 notes in 4 beats.
How the hell can 8 of those, fit into 4 counts ? (technician in me is protesting loudly)
The answer is simple, mathematical it can't, but it's how sheet music works. A huge step forward for me.
And to end with more fun. I had already started on the persuaders theme, but again I was struggling. Wtf was going on? It sounds so easy, why do I get into so much trouble in lmms ?
dang dang dang da dang, how hard can that be ? LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99QQIXez4M
Last nite I downloaded a piece of sheet music, and instantly saw the problem. It's not 4/4 LOL its 3/4.
Bleep you John Barry.
And why do I seem to pick, over and over again, songs that are not easy to cover for me.
So bleep me too. I know the answer though, I pick songs I like, and that gets me into trouble every time.
John Barry who most probably don't know, but you will know his music, from the James Bond movies.