some of the most amazing harmonies iv ever heard

Considering that it's based around Bach's piece, I say you have to be a musical prodigy to write like that.SempiternalFett

He is. Man this guy is one hell of a guitarist!!!

[QUOTE="SempiternalFett"]Considering that it's based around Bach's piece, I say you have to be a musical prodigy to write like that.Thechaninator

He is. Man this guy is one hell of a guitarist!!!

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[QUOTE="SempiternalFett"]Considering that it's based around Bach's piece, I say you have to be a musical prodigy to write like that.SempiternalFett

He is. Man this guy is one hell of a guitarist!!!

Alrighty then.

Anyways, lemme add in another great song into the topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0zy0lqpOyc

i know amazing music when i hear it, and i know anyone with brains will like this, although its only about 1 min long this guy is amazing, he plays about 5 overlapping harmonies that sound amazing together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c213ew-yl_o ( skip to exactly 2 mins and 20 seconds, anyhing before that is boreing,) man how does one go about writing something like this.serjitup

By learning rudimentary harmony. That's a simple harmonic sequence. :)

If you're interested, you can learn how to write sequences, too. It's not an advanced subject, though it is obviously beyond elementary rudiments.

Considering that it's based around Bach's piece, I say you have to be a musical prodigy to write like that.SempiternalFett

Not anymore. All of my rudimentary harmony students could write that progression in their sleep... because they've studied Bach's progression and understand the concept of sequences. Bach didn't invent this sequence, either. He just used it effectively. What is truly astounding is not the harmony, but his counterpoint (and this is hardly an example of his finest use of counterpoint).

[QUOTE="serjitup"]i know amazing music when i hear it, and i know anyone with brains will like this, although its only about 1 min long this guy is amazing, he plays about 5 overlapping harmonies that sound amazing together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c213ew-yl_o ( skip to exactly 2 mins and 20 seconds, anyhing before that is boreing,) man how does one go about writing something like this.pianist

By learning rudimentary harmony. That's a simple harmonic sequence. :)

If you're interested, you can learn how to write sequences, too. It's not an advanced subject, though it is obviously beyond elementary rudiments.

I am curious, how much stuff and what kind of techniques do you teach to someone learning to use a drumkit?

I plan on getting into drumming now instead of guitar (after fiddling around on rock band I found that drumming seems to suit me better than guitar playing an I find it funner than trying to pick up guitar) and I am just wondering how much in depth stuff there is to drumming. I gotta wait a while till I move out and have enough money to buy a drumkit and pay for lessons, so I just wanna know what I can expect.

I am curious, how much stuff and what kind of techniques do you teach to someone learning to use a drumkit?

I plan on getting into drumming now instead of guitar (after fiddling around on rock band I found that drumming seems to suit me better than guitar playing an I find it funner than trying to pick up guitar) and I am just wondering how much in depth stuff there is to drumming. I gotta wait a while till I move out and have enough money to buy a drumkit and pay for lessons, so I just wanna know what I can expect.

Thechaninator

Theory-wise? That depends entirely on what the student wants to learn. To be honest, drummers usually don't look for harmony lessons, unless they need them for RCM examination credit or something. I haven't taught any drummers harmony myself. But you'd definitely benefit from studying elementary rudiments. No musician should be without that. And if you're interested in harmony, it certainly won't hurt you to learn about it!

You'll need to understand rhythmic notation and time signatures. Beyond that, there isn't a whole lot of musical theory that is VITAL to what you do. But you'll be a better musician if you take the time to learn about the melodic and harmonic aspects of music as well, especially if you ever plan on branching out to mallet percussion instruments.

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I am curious, how much stuff and what kind of techniques do you teach to someone learning to use a drumkit?

I plan on getting into drumming now instead of guitar (after fiddling around on rock band I found that drumming seems to suit me better than guitar playing an I find it funner than trying to pick up guitar) and I am just wondering how much in depth stuff there is to drumming. I gotta wait a while till I move out and have enough money to buy a drumkit and pay for lessons, so I just wanna know what I can expect.

pianist

Theory-wise? That depends entirely on what the student wants to learn. To be honest, drummers usually don't look for harmony lessons, unless they need them for RCM examination credit or something. I haven't taught any drummers harmony myself. But you'd definitely benefit from studying elementary rudiments. No musician should be without that. And if you're interested in harmony, it certainly won't hurt you to learn about it!

You'll need to understand rhythmic notation and time signatures. Beyond that, there isn't a whole lot of musical theory that is VITAL to what you do. But you'll be a better musician if you take the time to learn about the melodic and harmonic aspects of music as well, especially if you ever plan on branching out to mallet percussion instruments.

Well it isn't like I am going to college for music, so credits and that sort of thing mean nothing to me.

Thankfully I was in band and marching band from 5th-10th grade so I know basics of time signatures and thanks to marching band I am quite good at keping beat.

I figured there wasn't very much theory when it came to a drum-kit. After all it seems to me like a good portion of being on a drumkit is improvisation because of drum-fills. I already know from playing Rock Band that I pretty much never do a drum-fill the same way. It is actually kind of why I am gravitating toward drums now, because it seems more free and I just kind of let loose whatever I Feel will sound best when the drum-fills come.

my personal favorite song from bach next to little fugue. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyOf_L4cNHc . if any of you guys are interested in piano you'll realize this guy is amazing.

Personally, I think this version of the same piece is far more impressive. Not the best sound quality, but it's pretty impressive.