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		<title>Can anybody who&#8217;s used &#8220;music theory in practice&#8221; by eric taylor tell me which grade book I should get?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[thedood52 asked: I was searching around for great music theory books, and I found this series of books by Eric Taylor called &#8220;music theory in practice&#8221; but I don&#8217;t know which book to get, because they&#8217;re organized into grades, probably meant for the use of a music theory student studying for exams, and since I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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<div><em><strong>thedood52</strong> asked: </em><br/><br/><br/>I was searching around for great music theory books, and I found this series of books by Eric Taylor called &#8220;music theory in practice&#8221; but I don&#8217;t know which book to get, because they&#8217;re organized into grades, probably meant for the use of a music theory student studying for exams, and since I&#8217;m not a student and can&#8217;t afford a class I don&#8217;t know which one I should get. Here&#8217;s what I know:<br />
I have a basic understanding of the diatonic modes and how they are used both in jazz and other music<br />
I can read the neutral clef (for drums), the treble clef, bass clef, and the grand staff<br />
I understand how major triads, minor triads, augmented, diminished, sixths, major sevenths, sevenths, minor sevenths, dominant sevenths, ninths, add9s, add11s, suspended2s, and suspended4 chords are all created from scales.<br />
I have used the following time signatures before:<br />
14/16<br />
7/8<br />
9/8<br />
8/8<br />
4/4<br />
2/4<br />
3/4<br />
6/4<br />
5/4<br />
7/4<br />
6/8<br />
13/16<br />
12/16<br />
9/3<br />
10/3<br />
6/3<br />
9/6<br />
12/6<br />
And I&#8217;ve experimented with using 5 and 7 as the bottom number, I&#8217;m not sure if that&#8217;s an original idea or not but if you have a way to count it its actually pretty easy. I can&#8217;t actually remember all of the time signatures I&#8217;ve used but those I&#8217;ve listed are off the top of my head and probably the ones I use most frequently.<br />
I know all about keys (both major and minor), but suck at figuring out key signatures, if that makes sense<br />
I know the pentatonic scales and blues scale<br />
I&#8217;ve read about very exotic scales but don&#8217;t use them very well<br />
I&#8217;m not a great sight reader on any instrument except for the drums, but I do know how I am supposed to read the other clefs.<br />
I play guitar, bass, drums, and although I&#8217;m very inexperienced at piano I&#8217;ve tried it. I also sing but I have a horrible voice.<br />
Okay so with that information of what I know so far, can you suggest which book I should start with? Sorry about the large wall of text.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.speedymusicreading.com'>how to sight read music</a></div>
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		<title>Research To Consider Previous To Deciding, &#8220;Should I Buy A Pedalboard&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are even thinking, "should I buy a pedalboard?", then the system you have now must not be working. Pedalboards eliminate the hassle of searching for pedals, wires, sound disorders, and power sources. Having these things all in one place, all on one board can make playing in shows much more efficient. The search for the right one can be simple. Just knowing what to look for is the first step in the right direction.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are even thinking, &#8220;should I buy a pedalboard?&#8221;, then the system you have now must not be working. Pedalboards eliminate the hassle of searching for pedals, wires, sound disorders, and power sources. Having these things all in one place, all on one board can make playing in shows much more efficient. The search for the right one can be simple. Just knowing what to look for is the first step in the right direction.</p>
<p>When buying a pedalboard there a few options that need to be taken into consideration. These are size of the board, price range, company name, and personal need.</p>
<p>Do the necessary research and this investment will be well worth it. Meet your personal needs. Look into different companies and retailers.</p>
<p>A consumer needs to decide what size board they need. At a minimum, most guitarists want and need availability to distortion, volume, and a power supply all in one. Most pedal boards on the market start off this simple and can get much more complex. It is about need and results. Consider the size and weight. Keep in mind this pedal board will need to travel to different shows.</p>
<p>Price is often an issue when buying a pedalboard. Try not to look only for name brands. The more well known the company, the higher the price will be. Music is not about name brands. It is about moving an audience with the sounds of the band. Go try the pedal boards out. See if it is comfortable to use and produces the right sounds and distortion. Name brands will not get you auditions, amazing sound will.</p>
<p>Just as in any other investment, research is an important component in finding the right pedalboard. Looking online and browsing through magazines can help. This is a good way to find out about the integrity of retailers and companies. It is imperative to talk to the clients of these companies before a purchase. They will be able to clue you in on technical issues that came up for them while using the board. Companies and retailers will not give this inside information.</p>
<p>Eliminating stress is key to being a successful musician. The right pedalboard can help to achieve less stressful situations and better auditions. There are many things to think about before buying one. The choice is an individual one. This product offers easier transportation, organized pedal systems, and a cleaner look. All of these factors lead to less stress and a better performance. A musician who makes fewer mistakes is a more desirable one.</p>
<p>The answer to the looming question, &#8220;should I buy a pedalboard?&#8221; leads to more questions. The answers are available. Keep an open mind and the answers will be available. The more calm you remain, the more successful you can be as a buyer and a musician.</p>
<p>Buying a <a target='_blank' href="http://www.guitaraudio.com/guitar-accessories/pedals-and-effects/pedalboards">guitar effects pedalboard</a> will help to better your musical career. Find out more information about the <a target='_blank' href="http://www.guitaraudio.com/pedaltrain-pt-2-guitar-effects-pedal-board-with-soft-case">Pedaltrain PT2</a> by checking a review site.</p>
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		<title>Deliverance Evangelistic Church 50th Anniversary Reunion Mass Choir</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[opayne1 asked: Compliments of inSightOut TV www.insightouttv.com Original choir members, Romona Wall McQueen, Kathy Ray Williams Riles and Carolyn Bolger Payne from the old Deliverance Evangelistic Church on 17th Street, Philadelphia sing solos in a heart-felt gospel medley directed by Barry McFadden. Romona Wall MCQueen &#8211; joined Deliverance Evangelistic Church in 1965 Carolyn Bolger Payne [...]]]></description>
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<p><br/>Compliments of inSightOut TV www.insightouttv.com Original choir members, Romona Wall McQueen, Kathy Ray Williams Riles and Carolyn Bolger Payne from the old Deliverance Evangelistic Church on 17th Street, Philadelphia sing solos in a heart-felt gospel medley directed by Barry McFadden. Romona Wall MCQueen &#8211; joined Deliverance Evangelistic Church in 1965 Carolyn Bolger Payne &#8211; joined Deliverance Evangelistic Church in 1967 Kathy Ray Williams Riles &#8211; joined Deliverance Evangelistic Church in 1967 An excerpt from Kathy Ray Williams Riles&#8217; story about her early years: (see insightouttv.com for the full story) At the age of fourteen I became a member of Deliverance Evangelistic Young Adult Choir. This respected group, well known throughout the tri-state area, was frequently invited to sing for special occasions. It was a well-run disciplined organization, where a member learned how to sight read music and how to present herself in public. The rules were strict; members could not wear makeup, jewelry, short skirts or pants. They couldn&#8217;t dance or go to worldly parties. Weekly activities were mandatory. Wednesday night prayer, Friday night service, Saturday during the day was door to door street witnessing, Youth Rally was held on Saturday night, and on Sunday it was all day church. Our lives were centered around each other; we did everything as a group even dating. The training was strict but invaluable. So it was with great pride that I was able to join this exciting singing <b>&#8230;</b><br/><br/><a href='http://www.speedymusicreading.com'>How to Sight Read Music</a></div>
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		<title>Pieroni Method Book 3 &#8211; Alec</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[dekath7 asked: Book 3 Studio in C Major by Alec V.Learning to Sight Read Music]]></description>
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<p><br/>Book 3 Studio in C Major by Alec V.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.speedymusicreading.com'>Learning to Sight Read Music</a></div>
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		<title>Dubturbo Tunes Constructing Pieces Phenom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lizbeth Mclilly</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of the time music software is overpriced because of features that you're never going to need. Most of them are developed for full recording studios, so they contain things that you can't supply at home anyway, which really end up being just useless features. Why pay more when <a href="http://dubturbobeat.org">DUBturbo</a> is so much less?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of the time music software is overpriced because of features that you&#8217;re never going to need. Most of them are developed for full recording studios, so they contain things that you can&#8217;t supply at home anyway, which really end up being just useless features. Why pay more when <a target='_blank' href="http://dubturbobeat.org">DUBturbo</a> is so much less?</p>
<p>Most of the time you run into two problems with music software. It&#8217;s either going to be really demanding for you to learn how to use. Or it&#8217;s going to be really demanding and require a really high end PC.</p>
<p>But then it&#8217;s going to do you one further as well. In addition to all these good features, you&#8217;re also going to find that it can literally generate music as well. That means you&#8217;ll be able to create music out of nothing, even if you can&#8217;t play any instruments yourself.</p>
<p>But another huge advantage that few give credit for with this software, is that it enables you to to record on literally any type of computer. No matter how much power you have or don&#8217;t have, you can record with this software.</p>
<p>One of the advantages of this program over other types, is the music generation system. This is one of the easiest ways to generate music without having to record, and totally from scratch.</p>
<p>However, not everybody can play an instrument. They take a ton of expertise to nail down, and they also take a ton of practice. That means putting in the hours, or else you&#8217;re never going to reap the rewards with your playing.</p>
<p>But DUBturbo can split the difference for you, as this software is basically built to teach you how to make music, without being able to play an instrument. Through it&#8217;s unique interface you can make custom beats and also add in custom sound clips.</p>
<p>That means you can develop a fully featured song from point A to point B, without ever having to strum a guitar or do anything else yourself. That&#8217;s the biggest bonus, and what sets this software apart from most.</p>
<p>Browse significantly more of this author&#8217;s ideas with regards to <a target='_blank' href="http://dubturbobeat.org">dubturbobeat.org</a>.</p>
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		<title>Anyone know any songs pretty easy to learn on the piano?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[xamyrulzx asked: Ive already pretty much learned &#8220;Smother Me&#8221; by The Used, pretty simple, I dont have much patince, but an easy melody i can pick up quickly on i like more rock and alternative, but im willing to learn pop songs too im looking more for sheet music to help me with my sight [...]]]></description>
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<div><em><strong>xamyrulzx</strong> asked: </em><br/><br/><br/>Ive already pretty much learned &#8220;Smother Me&#8221; by The Used, pretty simple,<br />
I dont have much patince, but an easy melody i can pick up quickly on<br />
i like more rock and alternative, but im willing to learn pop songs too <img src='http://howtosightreadmusic.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
im looking more for sheet music to help me with my sight reading, since im not taking lessons any more (have taken lessons for a little over a year, about 2 or 3 years ago)<br />
if you can get me a link to a printable version of the sheet music id love it alot!<br/><br/><a href='http://www.speedymusicreading.com'>Learn How to Read Music</a></div>
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		<title>Music Major In College?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[weee asked: I played guiatr for about 2 years. i really got somewhere on it. I play scales and everything and learning theory on it. so i was liek whoa i love this im gonna go leanr more in school. I sign up and boom its gay as hell. i have to take 18 credit [...]]]></description>
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<div><em><strong>weee</strong> asked: </em><br/><br/><br/>I played guiatr for about 2 years. i really got somewhere on it. I play scales and everything and learning theory on it. so i was liek whoa i love this im gonna go leanr more in school.<br />
I sign up and boom its gay as hell. i have to take 18 credit hours a semester and have like 9 classes 2 are normal and the rest are music.To Take Music Theroy 1 u have to take keybord harmony with it. and sight singing. Ok wtf? i wanted to major in guitar now i have to leanr piano? and voice? WTF? Ok i leanr some piano and i go to tackle this. start taking lessons at school and stuff.sign up for guitar and boom theres no such thing as electric guitar in college its all classical.now im stuck trying to learn how to read msuic on guitar. [[ITS USESS}} theres no point to it the same not is in like 5 other places on the guitar.Same pitch everything. Ok now i get a call from the music head at school. I cant be a music major unless im in a the band and go to a meeting at the school also.WTF theres<br />
1. No guitars in the band,2. the only piano thing they have is stuff for people who have been playing piano there whole life.3.wtf<br />
now i have to learn all this stuff just to major in one instrument? and forced into stuff when well i havent played piano my whole life or read music on guitar. i just want to compose not go thru all this shit. i feel like killing myself..<br />
i mean come on. what if i played violin for 50 years? that wouldnt magicaly make me learn paino.<br />
and again. TO BE IN TEH BAND YOU NEED TO PLAY IDK VIOLIN and all that stuff liek you been playing it for oever 12 years&#8230;<br />
and i have to take all this at the same time. i cant take one of the other i have to take them side by side with my toher classes. about 18-22 credit hours and work and pratcie..<br />
im still in teh AA stage i havnt even gone to the 4 year yet. im into harmonic and melodic death metal.like stratavious and children of bodom and stuff liek that.<br />
i was interrested in composing for video games.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.speedymusicreading.com'>How to Read Music for Beginners</a></div>
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		<title>Why Are Kids Competing To Have The Best Cool t-Shirts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Fowler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a long-time veteran of going to rock shows to see live bands play. I'm one of those types who don't even need to know much about the band to go see them play, because I just love rock and roll that much. I have turned my love of rock into a career by writing magazine reviews of local shows. Since I've been going to shows for a long time, I know all of the ins and outs...and what is "in" right now, are cool t-shirts.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a long-time veteran of going to rock shows to see live bands play. I&#8217;m one of those types who don&#8217;t even need to know much about the band to go see them play, because I just love rock and roll that much. I have turned my love of rock into a career by writing magazine reviews of local shows. Since I&#8217;ve been going to shows for a long time, I know all of the ins and outs&#8230;and what is &#8220;in&#8221; right now, are cool t-shirts.</p>
<p>One of the major taboos of going to a rock show is wearing a band shirt of the band you&#8217;re going to see. Nothing shouts &#8220;lame&#8221; like being a complete fan boy. It&#8217;s a contradictory statement, because almost everyone there is a fan of the band. You want to be cooler than the typical fan boy, but you can&#8217;t show up naked. That&#8217;s where the cool t-shirts come into play.</p>
<p>The way these kids are competing against one another is disheartening and pretty ridiculous. I&#8217;ve never seen young people quite so engaged in finding the best cool t-shirts to outdo one another. Offensive shirts, funny shirts, artful shirts: all of them make an appearance as these kids jockey for position.</p>
<p>Of course, I was just as guilty at that age of using clothes to fit in at these shows. I would sometimes go to two or three rock shows a week, and I would dress according to whatever music I was going to see. Leather at the metal shows, hemp at the jam band shows, and boots at the punk shows. If there had been somewhere demanding cool t-shirts to fit in, I would have been there too.</p>
<p>I grew up and matured, of course. I learned that it&#8217;s the depth of your character that is important, and not the clothes you wear. I wonder if these kids will grow up to realize that the cool t-shirts they cultivated so fervently don&#8217;t mean quite as much as they thought. I also wonder if they will judge the generation that comes after them as severely as I&#8217;ve judged them. I surely hope not.</p>
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		<title>Do you have to be an excellent musician (e.g. virtuoso pianist) in order to be a composer?</title>
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<div><em><strong>Ben</strong> asked: </em><br/><br/><br/>I am in my 3rd year at uni. I am doing composition, and I am doing well. Yet I am not exactly the best pianist on earth (I can read music, but I am a slow sight reader), and it takes me ages to get a piece right, unfortunately sometimes I lack motivation to learn a piece, so I just improvise. However, my lecturer says I am developing as a composer, and even he admits that he&#8217;s not the best viola player. My friend, who also composes, plays a few instruments, but admits she doesn&#8217;t play any of them really well. So, do you have to be a virtuoso musician in order to compose?<br/><br/><a href='http://www.speedymusicreading.com'>How to Sight Read Music</a></div>
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		<title>Pick Up Measures</title>
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