Reading and Understanding Intervals - How to Read Music
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Date: 2022-03-28
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Todd
Has anyone ever tried to invent music theory using base 12 arithmetic? For example, a major chord is 0,4,7 and a minor chord is 0,3,7. A sus2 is 0,3,7 (same as minor?). A sus4 is 0,5,7. Or maybe use deltas: Major=>4,3; Minor=>3,4.
To me it's as important to know how the names of these notes came to be (which you dispensed with on the word -perfect-...are major notes -imperfect-?) as it is to know the intervals. I can see naming something diminished. But I would name the opposite something like -enhanced-. And why do I need names for double diminished? Why don't I call it my its -perfect- or -major- name? And why use notation doubling the flat symbol but creating a whole new symbol for doubling the sharp symbol?
Music as a discipline has more -whys- in it than any other discipline I have looked into. It's like confusion was a deliberate intention.
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Has anyone ever tried to invent music theory using base 12 arithmetic? For example, a major chord is 0,4,7 and a minor chord is 0,3,7. A sus2 is 0,3,7 (same as minor?). A sus4 is 0,5,7. Or maybe use deltas: Major=>4,3; Minor=>3,4.
To me it's as important to know how the names of these notes came to be (which you dispensed with on the word -perfect-...are major notes -imperfect-?) as it is to know the intervals. I can see naming something diminished. But I would name the opposite something like -enhanced-. And why do I need names for double diminished? Why don't I call it my its -perfect- or -major- name? And why use notation doubling the flat symbol but creating a whole new symbol for doubling the sharp symbol?
Music as a discipline has more -whys- in it than any other discipline I have looked into. It's like confusion was a deliberate intention.
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ChorderPOPMusic
this also helping about finding some basic chord for beginner
4 basic triads
Major Triad will have-
Root + Major 3rd + Perfect 5th
minor Triad will have
Root + minor 3rd + Perfect 5th
diminished Triad will have
Root + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
Augmented Triad will have
Root + Major 3rd + Augmented 5th
7th chord
Maj7 will have
Root + Major 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 7th
min7 will have-
Root + minor 3rd + Perfect 5th + minor 7th
Dom7 (Dominant 7th) will have
Root + Major 3rd + Perfect 5th + minor 7th
minMaj7 (mMaj7) will have
Root + minor 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 7th
Half diminished 7th (m7b5) will have
Root + minor 3rd + diminished 5th + minor 7th
Full diminished 7th (dim7) will have
Root + minor 3rd + diminished 5th + diminished 7th
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this also helping about finding some basic chord for beginner
4 basic triads
Major Triad will have-
Root + Major 3rd + Perfect 5th
minor Triad will have
Root + minor 3rd + Perfect 5th
diminished Triad will have
Root + minor 3rd + diminished 5th
Augmented Triad will have
Root + Major 3rd + Augmented 5th
7th chord
Maj7 will have
Root + Major 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 7th
min7 will have-
Root + minor 3rd + Perfect 5th + minor 7th
Dom7 (Dominant 7th) will have
Root + Major 3rd + Perfect 5th + minor 7th
minMaj7 (mMaj7) will have
Root + minor 3rd + Perfect 5th + Major 7th
Half diminished 7th (m7b5) will have
Root + minor 3rd + diminished 5th + minor 7th
Full diminished 7th (dim7) will have
Root + minor 3rd + diminished 5th + diminished 7th
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Ryu
I can say I'm solid at sight reading 2nd because that's very easy, I think a little in 3rd and 5ths, but when it comes to 6ths and 7ths, even 4ths, my mind just goes blank. Also in descending melodic interval, MY MIND LEAVES! I definitely need more practice - I'm in a choir so I need to have the ability to sight read confidently. Thanks for the videos!
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I can say I'm solid at sight reading 2nd because that's very easy, I think a little in 3rd and 5ths, but when it comes to 6ths and 7ths, even 4ths, my mind just goes blank. Also in descending melodic interval, MY MIND LEAVES! I definitely need more practice - I'm in a choir so I need to have the ability to sight read confidently. Thanks for the videos!
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Julian
Music representation sometimes seems like the imperial measurement system. I'm pretty sure there would be a more intuitive way (analogue to the metric system) to think of notes and intervals, one that accounts more explicitly for the sharps and flats and where there's no ambiguity when referring to interval names.
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Music representation sometimes seems like the imperial measurement system. I'm pretty sure there would be a more intuitive way (analogue to the metric system) to think of notes and intervals, one that accounts more explicitly for the sharps and flats and where there's no ambiguity when referring to interval names.
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lauren
Thank you so much! I did not understand this topic at all and was super scared to ask my teacher... After finding this video, I got to understand it way better, now I can complete the homework given by my teacher with ease :D
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Thank you so much! I did not understand this topic at all and was super scared to ask my teacher... After finding this video, I got to understand it way better, now I can complete the homework given by my teacher with ease :D
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zhiqiu
I am a Chinese English is NOT my first language and I have been watched lots of similar music theory in Chinese but your one is the best and easiest for me to understand, thank you
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I am a Chinese English is NOT my first language and I have been watched lots of similar music theory in Chinese but your one is the best and easiest for me to understand, thank you
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itubeutubealltube
Thanks for your clear and thorough explanation. I looked at a few videos to understand intervals and yours was the easiest to understand. Much appreciated!
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Thanks for your clear and thorough explanation. I looked at a few videos to understand intervals and yours was the easiest to understand. Much appreciated!
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Zac
Thanks for the lesson! Another tip I found was that perfect intervals are always either natural to natural sharp to sharp and flat to flat. Helps identify it easier
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Thanks for the lesson! Another tip I found was that perfect intervals are always either natural to natural sharp to sharp and flat to flat. Helps identify it easier
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mn
Thank you so much your really a good mentor and your have motivated me a lot starting the previous video for sight reading ; Bravo
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Thank you so much your really a good mentor and your have motivated me a lot starting the previous video for sight reading ; Bravo
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Daniel
I've seen many videos trying to understand intervals. This is, by far, the easiest one to follow. Thanks for your explanation!
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I've seen many videos trying to understand intervals. This is, by far, the easiest one to follow. Thanks for your explanation!
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