Post by queenofshred on May 6, 2006 12:27:35 GMT -5
fenderbender said:
I just tried reading through the dissertations above and realized I dont have the patience for it and thats probably why I have virtually nill theory knowledge. Anne, I absolutely love 3rds, your hiroglyphics and the Picasso analogies did nothing for me however and made my head hurt. Is there a book that I could maybe pick up the that doesnt read like the guy who wrote it thinks he is the messiah or something? I have always felt ashamed of my lack of theory and I have matured in my playing to the point where I know it is the ONLY thing holding me back from the next level. I can hear the things that you guys talk about in the music we listen to and I can play/arrange things either composed by someone else or myself. I dont have a degree in music and probably neither does most of the people on this forum, which is most likely why you dont get much discussion in here. If I cant speak intelligently about something then I generally dont respond. I do appreciate that there are people on here like you and Alex who do have this knowledge tho. I don't have a degree in music, either. Most of the theory that I learned is from ABRSM Theory of Music books, grades 1-6. If you can get hold of these books it might help you. If you can't get them, I might be able to scan some pages for you. I'll have to dig these books out at some point to see exactly what was in them -- haven't seen them since I was 12. Since then, any additional theory I've got is from school music lessons, my guitarist, and Alex. I just pick up little bits here and there, but the stuff in those Associated Board books that I learned when I was really young means that I have the vocab to understand what people are saying.
fenderbender said:
"Can you think of a song (doesn't have to be Yngwie) that contains another kind of major/minor duality (e.g. a minor sounding melody over a major sounding bass line)? And was this effective, or did it just sound like a load of shit?"
I know a lot of people on here probably wont like them, but System of a Down has several "good" songs that acheive this without too much of the screaming/grunting stuff i.e. B.Y.O.B, Holy Mountains, Question. These songs have some great harmonies with the vocal lines and accompanyment.
Never noticed harmonies in SOAD songs, maybe because of te screaming etc. I just closed my ears, but I'll have a listen to these.