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Tuesday 5 September 2017
Decomposing the Musician - Part 1
Added to this, the more people who take part, the more accurate the results will be.
So.... the two most definitive results, that emerged and that I want to discuss today were in answer to the questions;
The second question produces a more surprising result. One might think that musicians are extroverts. They often play in front of large audiences, expressing themselves openly through their instrument, quite the opposite of what one would expect from a quiet, shy, retiring type. However, the survey returned a result that 92% of you who answered were introverts. It is true that in order to spend enough time practicing to become really good at music, you have to enjoy being alone for long periods. Playing music with and for other people is social, but in a highly structured way that's easier for introverts. Could it also be that we use our instruments to hide behind and we transform into an extrovert only with our instrument in hand (or in throat in the case of singers). In real life are we the one who stands in the corner at parties, not the best at starting conversations especially in larger groups of people. Please leave a comment below if this describes you, do you hide behind your instrument, but without it are you shy in social settings?
As I said at the outset, these are only a couple of the results and I will be commenting on other questions in future weeks, so stay tuned and watch out for the next in the series of "Decomposing the Musician"
Further Reading
http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/music-of-kindness-playing-together-strengthens-empathy-in-children
- Are you sensitive to other people's feelings?
- Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
The second question produces a more surprising result. One might think that musicians are extroverts. They often play in front of large audiences, expressing themselves openly through their instrument, quite the opposite of what one would expect from a quiet, shy, retiring type. However, the survey returned a result that 92% of you who answered were introverts. It is true that in order to spend enough time practicing to become really good at music, you have to enjoy being alone for long periods. Playing music with and for other people is social, but in a highly structured way that's easier for introverts. Could it also be that we use our instruments to hide behind and we transform into an extrovert only with our instrument in hand (or in throat in the case of singers). In real life are we the one who stands in the corner at parties, not the best at starting conversations especially in larger groups of people. Please leave a comment below if this describes you, do you hide behind your instrument, but without it are you shy in social settings?
As I said at the outset, these are only a couple of the results and I will be commenting on other questions in future weeks, so stay tuned and watch out for the next in the series of "Decomposing the Musician"
Further Reading
http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/music-of-kindness-playing-together-strengthens-empathy-in-children
Friday 1 September 2017
Music Theory Course
This post is to announce the start of a complete theory course that will cover grades 1-5 of most of the Music Examining boards such as ABRSM or Trinity College. It will be an ongoing process so please be patient as I add material. Links to the individual lessons will appear on the page "Music Theory" which can be found on the main menu.
Here is an example of what is to come - but please note that each lesson will not be posted here on the blog, but rather on the "Music Theory" page.
The above stave contains three Bars separated by Bar Lines.
At the end of the line there is a "Double Bar Line"
At the beginning of each bar there is a Time Signature.
The top number of a time signature tells you how many beats are in a bar, and the bottom number tells you "what type of beat it is".
For example, in the first bar there is a time signature of 2/4.
This means that there are two beats in a bar and the beats are crotchets, or put more simply there are "two crotchet beats in bar".
The second bar has a time signature of 3/4 meaning "three crotchet beats in a bar". Notice that this doesn't necessarily mean three crotchets in that bar - it could be, as above, a minim and a crotchet which adds up to the same as three crotchet beats.
In the final bar there is a letter "C" which stands for "common time". Common time is just another way of writing 4/4 (i.e. four crotchet beats in a bar).
N.B. In Grade 1 you will only see time signatures with crotchet beats. In other words the bottom number of the time signature will always be 4 (or it's marked as common time which means 4/4).
Here is an example of what is to come - but please note that each lesson will not be posted here on the blog, but rather on the "Music Theory" page.
Time Values, Bar Lines and Time Signatures
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1 semibreve is equal to
2 minims, which are equal to
4 crotchets, which are equal to
8 quavers, which are equal to
16 semiquavers.
The above stave contains three Bars separated by Bar Lines.
At the end of the line there is a "Double Bar Line"
At the beginning of each bar there is a Time Signature.
The top number of a time signature tells you how many beats are in a bar, and the bottom number tells you "what type of beat it is".
For example, in the first bar there is a time signature of 2/4.
This means that there are two beats in a bar and the beats are crotchets, or put more simply there are "two crotchet beats in bar".
The second bar has a time signature of 3/4 meaning "three crotchet beats in a bar". Notice that this doesn't necessarily mean three crotchets in that bar - it could be, as above, a minim and a crotchet which adds up to the same as three crotchet beats.
In the final bar there is a letter "C" which stands for "common time". Common time is just another way of writing 4/4 (i.e. four crotchet beats in a bar).
N.B. In Grade 1 you will only see time signatures with crotchet beats. In other words the bottom number of the time signature will always be 4 (or it's marked as common time which means 4/4).
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