" Muggus > sorry, i don't know how to tap, i'm a drummer. I've taught myself the music theory i know so things like notes, i don't know.. "
Music Theory is a complex topic really. I, myself, self studied it, and then took it for a year in school. This year, I am taking AP Music Theory II, which is much more difficult.
At any rate, if you taught yourself music theory, dictation ((earplay) playing that tune he asked) wouldn't be that big of a deal. In order to pass the class, you must be able to do dictation, rythmic, harmonic, and melodic. Sounds evil, and it can be.
You have to be able to do things like:
Pick out the soprano and bass of a SATB voicing (that is, the lowest voice and the highest voice) and transcribe them
Pick out ryhtms in the upper and lower voices (same as above)
Name Chords in Chord Progression style (as in, I, IV, V, I, should that be the progression played)
Pick apart minor chords from major chords and other styles of chords (diminished augmented etc) (easy)
Do the above for 7th chords (not so easy)
Theres quite a bit more as far as dictation is involved too, so, cry cry cry.
Anyway, sorry to have such a rant, but please, you haven't taught yourself music theory until you can do this. (imo)
I've been playing guitar for 1 1/2 years now, and know shit about "music theory". Can still play the stuff though, and make my own that sounds decent.
I reckon it's better the have the practical experience than the theory stuff. You tend to get a better feel for the music and grasp. And your skills tend to develop much quicker cause you are not limited by "theory".
MUGGUS
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Actually it's the other way around. If you know theory, you can adapt it to many instruments, and thus learn to play many different instruments....and because i had been making music for 4 years, i could play drums after a couple of days (basic stuff of course, but i could play it) in a rehearsing room with a friend... if i had started from scratch when i started to play drums, i'd only get to know rhythm, and it would be a very slow process.
in other words: Music theory is a general thing that applies to all instruments, and guitar knowledge is just a small part of music theory..
I think you might have to give me something so i know what i need to create the music for you can either upload it to some webspace somewhere, or if it isn't big, just send it to a mail address i'll send you ...
Don't worry, I'm flexible I'll try and do something...if you ever publish anything that has my music in it, i'd like it if you DCmailed me or something
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so whaddya say about that music EvisceratoR?
you can either upload it to some webspace somewhere, or if it isn't big, just send it to a mail address i'll send you ...
