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Forum: Musician Talk
Today, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 127
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HotspurJr
Work on your ear.
Melodies often come from a...
Work on your ear. Melodies often come from a mysterious place inside you, and you'll find that you're much better at coming up with them spontaneously if your ear is well trained. |
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Forum: Musician Talk
Today, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 233
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HotspurJr
If you CAN'T play their version, then you're not...
If you CAN'T play their version, then you're not making a choice not to. Don't give me some BS about how you're interpreting it unless you can play the original version backwards and forwards at the... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-17-2013, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 162
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HotspurJr
One more thing:
Whether or not it's that similar...
One more thing: Whether or not it's that similar to the functional ear trainer (which worked wonders for me) doesn't really matter - the simple truth is that all roads lead to Rome. So why would... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-17-2013, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 165
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So, just to be clear, it's more important that it...
So, just to be clear, it's more important that it be 100% you rather than it be as good as it can be? |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-17-2013, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 162
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HotspurJr
Sounds pretty similar to the functional ear...
Sounds pretty similar to the functional ear trainer's approach. Not identical, but similar. Which, like I said, is free. |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-17-2013, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 175
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HotspurJr
Honestly, song structure is one of the easiest...
Honestly, song structure is one of the easiest parts of music to study. You don't need any particular skill to notice "oh, hey, that's a verse, that's a chorus, etc." What you want to do is study... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-17-2013, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 162
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HotspurJr
I'm skeptical. Mostly because that type of web...
I'm skeptical. Mostly because that type of web page - which has a lot of testimonials, and a video that you can't stop, skip through, and gives you a lot of irrelevant information - is, honestly,... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-17-2013, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 179
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HotspurJr
I want to point out that you ALSO have a natural...
I want to point out that you ALSO have a natural 7 in that progression (the third of you V chord). If it resolves to C major it's in the key of C, regardless of what notes it has. The way you... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-16-2013, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 175
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HotspurJr
Whatever you end up doing, the notion of not...
Whatever you end up doing, the notion of not studying songs strikes me as sort of crazy. You don't have to do what they do, but you sure want to know how they do what they do, right? |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-13-2013, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 115
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HotspurJr
Well, in this case the friendly advice is to go...
Well, in this case the friendly advice is to go see a doctor. There's a possibility that your finger will heal normally on its own, and just needs time. But it's been a month. What do you think we... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-13-2013, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 96
Views: 1,526
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HotspurJr
I think my troll detector is pinging. I mean,...
I think my troll detector is pinging. I mean, seriously - do you listen to music? Do you pay attention to what you're listening to? You said why not two drummers? Well, guess what - bands that do... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-13-2013, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 200
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HotspurJr
Well, the best way to approach this is to start...
Well, the best way to approach this is to start with understanding simple concepts, like a V-I cadence, and slowly adding concepts and building out your knowledge from there. When you hear stuff like... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-13-2013, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 211
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HotspurJr
Almost certainly the problem is in your...
Almost certainly the problem is in your technique. I will say, however, that most people who do a lot of hammer on/pull off runs crank up the compression, which makes the whole situation more... |
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Forum: Bandleading
06-11-2013, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 190
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HotspurJr
I'm friends with a guy who has engineered a...
I'm friends with a guy who has engineered a tremendous amount of popular music over the past 10-15 years. A lot of stuff you've listened to. We were sitting around talking about music a while back... |
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Forum: Bandleading
06-11-2013, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 599
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HotspurJr
Also, the more band members you have, the tighter...
Also, the more band members you have, the tighter you need to do. And yes, it puts constraints on you, sometimes, that you need to be a better guitarist to overcome. There are a lot of rewards for... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-09-2013, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 105
Views: 1,335
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HotspurJr
I'm not interested in the other side of that bet....
I'm not interested in the other side of that bet. Love the way he got all offended and defended his "own" level of musical knowledge when I suggested that the original poster didn't know enough. |
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Forum: Bandleading
06-09-2013, 11:03 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 599
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HotspurJr
I don't understand this. How are you being...
I don't understand this. How are you being replaced? You say "you don't have all these fun things for yourself anymore" which sort of makes it sound like it's about ego, you don't want to share... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-07-2013, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 1,335
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HotspurJr
It was also an accurate one.
That's all well...
It was also an accurate one. That's all well and good, but it's irrelevant to a discussion which is ABOUT somebody trying to understand scales and codify MORE theory around them. I am not an... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-07-2013, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 105
Views: 1,335
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HotspurJr
You can argue that all you like. Since we haven't...
You can argue that all you like. Since we haven't run out of possibilities yet, it seems like a rather foolish line to draw in the sand. When we actually do stop running out of possibilities, then... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-06-2013, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 1,335
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HotspurJr
Here's the thing: notation is a language for...
Here's the thing: notation is a language for writing music. It's a form of communication, and it only has value in terms of how well it communicates the required information. In other words, nobody... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-06-2013, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 1,335
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HotspurJr
Okay. So what's the resolution? Why are you...
Okay. So what's the resolution? Why are you starting this on D#? This strikes me as a goal which would not be interesting to anyone but you. Here's the problem. You don't understand what... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-06-2013, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 281
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HotspurJr
Ug. No. You need to understand a scale as a...
Ug. No. You need to understand a scale as a series of notes that each have a unique relationship to the tonic note. I think your failure to understand this is the cause of your problems. You see,... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-06-2013, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 1,335
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HotspurJr
Why do you need to name it at all? Why does it...
Why do you need to name it at all? Why does it require theory to give it a name? It sure seems to me that you're making it much more complicated that necessary by mixing flats and sharps and/or... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-06-2013, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 281
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HotspurJr
First of all, you want to know the positions of...
First of all, you want to know the positions of the major which correspond to the positions of the minor you're using, so you don't have to move around the neck to switch. Secondly, yes, the same... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-05-2013, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 281
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HotspurJr
Hows your major scale?
I agree that add major...
Hows your major scale? I agree that add major pentatonic before you add minor pentatonic. The stuff you hear which you're identfying as a mix of mixolydian and the blues is really probably a... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-05-2013, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 257
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HotspurJr
Everybody works differently.
I'll only add a...
Everybody works differently. I'll only add a few things: THe first is that, sometimes, when you write chords first, the things that make the chord progression "sound like a song" are an implied... |
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Forum: Bandleading
06-05-2013, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 14
Poll: Should I Quit My Band
Views: 487
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HotspurJr
Normally I say have a civil discussion about this...
Normally I say have a civil discussion about this stuff before you quit, and if you were only complaining about the first two issues, I'd say that's what you should do. Sit down and say, "hey, I have... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-03-2013, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 667
Posted By
HotspurJr
The more time you spend consciously developing...
The more time you spend consciously developing your ear, the better it will get. This is a crucial skill. I don't think draconian rules like "never look up a tab" are that useful, as I'm a fan of... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-03-2013, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 195
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HotspurJr
I'm worried that you have the question backwards...
I'm worried that you have the question backwards - C major and A minor at the keys that have the same notes. But in any event, it doesn't matter. To determine what key you're in, you need to be... |
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Forum: Musician Talk
06-01-2013, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 181
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HotspurJr
Honestly, non-diatonic chords usually come in a...
Honestly, non-diatonic chords usually come in a few distinct flavors so long as you're in a rock/pop/folk context. Before I list them, I do want to second that you have to learn to hear these, rather... |
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