http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/ A site packed with quality music theory articles, lessons in guitar technique, helpful advice and guitar instruction from professional musicians. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:35 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/ http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17636&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:25:45 GMT Hey everyone! I was just wondering, I can play Characteristic Vamps from all Major Modes and some harmonic minor modes.. but I don't know, maybe you play different vamps. So, what vamps do you play for the following scales?

Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian

Harmonic Minor, Locrian Nat. 6, Ionian #5, Dorian #4, Mixolydian b9/b13 (or Phrygian #3), Lydian #2, Mixolydian #1

Melodic Minor, Phrygian nat. 6, Lydian #5, Lydian b7 (or Mixolydian #4), Mixolydian b13 (or Aeolian #3), Locrian nat. 2, Ionian #1


Thanks!! ]]> Music Theory nekha http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17636 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17635&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:12:25 GMT kkjdsapoduwq0p (http://www.beklo.com/kkjdsapoduwq0p/43052/Aunt.html)jiankewq34 (http://www.beklo.com/jiankewq34/134438/Qin+Li%2C+such+as.html)sakdjhwqpd (http://www.beklo.com/sakdjhwqpd/40698/Difficult+to+grasp+the++degree+.html)kkkkadsjjhksahd... kkjdsapoduwq0pjiankewq34sakdjhwqpdkkkkadsjjhksahdnaceklaces2086 ]]> Dajfe8w86 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17635 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17626&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:20:13 GMT hi guys

I have Frank Gambale's technique book one and two. in his two books he provides diagrams of scales all along the neck. when he introduces dorian scales he writes that the whole diagram of d dorian should be learnt by heart plus dorian should be learnt in other keys as well.

When you play C major in first position in a box shape and if you want to move to the key of F you just move whole C major pattern a perfect fourth up the neck and you are in the key of F.

My question is : what areas of your playing will be better if you learn by heart scales in many keys along the whole fretboard?

Don't get me wrong. I don't doubt mr. Gamale's method. He is excellent player and I strongly believe that his method is useful. I only would like to understand before I start to learn in what ways learning by heart scales all over the fretboard in different keys will be of benefit to me.
any comments will be highly appreciated

regards
rafal ]]> Improvisation rafapak http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17626 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17625&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:05:43 GMT Ive been playing classical/nylon guitar for a while, the songs on my myspace (www.myspace.com/dylanmathesonmusic (http://www.myspace.com/dylanmathesonmusic)) are my earlier compositions, and I have improved much more, but just as I use this websites practice for electric guitar, on shredding and... Ive been playing classical/nylon guitar for a while, the songs on my myspace (www.myspace.com/dylanmathesonmusic) are my earlier compositions, and I have improved much more, but just as I use this websites practice for electric guitar, on shredding and technique and what not, I think that they are all absolutely amazing, but I need something for nylon string guitars, I need to improve myself all around, I use all fingers except pinky on right hand, and obviously all 4 on left. I just need some intense practice, Im living at a youth shelter right now, and I have nothing to do everyday, and I dont really feel like learning other peoples songs (unless thats what you suggest) I just need something that will intensely improve my classical skills, or just nylon guitar skills. If you can suggest anything, that would be amazing!!!

Take care!
-No heart ]]> Guitar Technique No Heart http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17625 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17624&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:08:11 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfp3HNawxfU Any criticisms, comments, tips etc. would be very helpful. Also, This was the first time I had to edit two guitars in a way they both start at the same time so that the song sounds the way it should.. I had no clue how to. A lot of trial and error... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfp3HNawxfU

Any criticisms, comments, tips etc. would be very helpful.

Also, This was the first time I had to edit two guitars in a way they both start at the same time so that the song sounds the way it should.. I had no clue how to. A lot of trial and error and it's still not perfect. Can anyone tell me a more proper way to do this? ]]> twistedcon http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17624 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17623&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:07:48 GMT Hi guys,
maybe its because i can not sleep right now :) but its not the only time i asked myself this......

Is there something special about the sound of the crystal plant album by joe satriani. For me it sounds quite differnt from the others. The whole album has this dreamy "happy" sound (not ionian like e.g. sweet chile o mine) it has a different feeling wich i can't really explain.


Lets listen to some examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xjN_...eature=related
(Up in the sky the part from 1:12)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-FuK...eature=related
(the begining section)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QDWG6H0Ve8
(when the lead guitar begins -but the first "solo" sounds like pentatonic)

I think the most of you will know this album.
Can you explain theoreticaly whats happening there?

I think that the song titles also give this impression. "lights od heaven"
"up in the sky".....everything seems so far away....like joes melodies....when i close my eyes i have the feeling that i'm flying through clouds at night (okay now you'll all thik this guys crazy :) )

I hope you cab relate to my impressions and feelings about this songs.
at the and i have to say sorry for my bad english :) ]]> Music Theory TheDaco http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17623 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17622&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:16:16 GMT Hey everyone...I'm having trouble understanding minor scales In my class, we went over relative, harmonic, and melodic minors, but I'm having trouble identifying them and interpret them on the staves. Here's what I have in my notes:

Relative minor:- 6th note in major scale.
Relative major: Find 6th note in major scale then 3rd up from that.

Natural minor: Start on submediant on relative major.

Harmonic minor: Raise 7th note of natural minor but still use natural minor key signatures.

Melodic minor: Take natural minor, raise 6th & 7th note by a half-step for ascending; descending 6th & 7th note lowered by half-step.


I have some scribbles of Parallel major, but I don't really recall what it was about. I guess I need to take better notes in class.

My problem is putting this information in the staff. I have to write ascending and descending natural minor scales for one of my assignments. The first one is B natural minor. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

****EDIT****Looked up some information online. Question: In order to find a natural minor scale, all you have to do is fine the 6th of that major scale and insert the sharps or flats of that major scale. For example; If I'm asked to notate the F# natural minor scale (A Major) it would look like: F# G# A B C# D E F# ]]> Getting Started MusicallyLost http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17622 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17621&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:42:57 GMT Hey guys, Today I was practicing soloing


First I was going over Am C Dm, So I used A minor

Then it went to F and E, and I moved up to B minor (for some reason) and played, and it sounded pretty good, What's the theory behind this? If any? ]]> Music Theory Mikeman9412@gma http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17621 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17620&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:56:21 GMT Hey guys, I was wondering what gives a song that "Medieval" sound, My Grandma is a professional harpsichord player and I love to hear her play these songs that have that Medieval sound to them, I want to attempt to come up with something for guitar, Where should I start? What's the theory behind that kind of music? ]]> Music Theory Mikeman9412@gma http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17620 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17619&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:23:18 GMT hi guys Do you know which modes of harmonic minor and melodic minor are the most frequently used in jazz? I need to know which I should learn first. Do you think that when guys like mclaughlin improvise, they play their own lines they probably create on the basis on scale fingerings they... hi guys

Do you know which modes of harmonic minor and melodic minor are the most frequently used in jazz? I need to know which I should learn first.

Do you think that when guys like mclaughlin improvise, they play their own lines they probably create on the basis on scale fingerings they know. Well, they probably don't think: well, here is root for dorian so I am going to play this shape here...- while playing there's no time for it so probably everything they play in relation to patterns and fingerings is learnt by heart earlier. What do you think? ]]> Improvisation rafapak http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17619 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17618&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:03:04 GMT I just would like to thank all of the people here who have helped me a ton with music, piano and software questions.

Y'all have helped a ton!!!


~Mark ]]> Marlinark http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17618 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17617&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:46:37 GMT I can see many valuable properties that could come from a piano with a great deal of effect. Just wondering, which ones are cool? What effects should we use or look for? I can see many valuable properties that could come from a piano with a great deal of effect.

Just wondering, which ones are cool?

What effects should we use or look for? ]]> Marlinark http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17617 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17615&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:15:57 GMT Recently, within the past year, I've noticed that my left breast muscle has become a bit larger than my right, and I am right handed. It's not glaringly obvious, though it is certainly noticeable. And though I cannot pin point when this strange development happened, I know I wasn't always like this. I think it may have been happening since I've been playing guitar (the past three years [or I may be way off entirely, and it may be a condition of some sort, although I hope not] I went to my doctor about it, and he didn't seem too concerned about it, as he didn't even want to have me take off my shirt.

To be clear, it's not a lump or anything, but my left breast muscle (the whole thing) is considerably larger than the right.

So I am curious if any right handed guitar players have experienced this before? ]]> iBreathe Cafe AGreatPair http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17615 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17614&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:15:30 GMT So, for as long as I could remember, I've been able to identify, in isolation, any type of pitch and give the key of it. It can extend from such things as a piano, guitar, to random noises (sirens, doorbells, etc.). Every quiz that I take on the internet comes up as 100%, etc. If you need to know the key of a song, I can tell you (at least as far as my general chord knowledge goes, but even then, I can give you a root). I'm self-taught in piano and didn't take my first theory class until I was a freshman in college (a couple of years ago). It was a great class and very informative and I got a nice lesson in relative pitch, although I pretty much already knew it, despite not being taught, since I already knew the individual pitches. Though it was at this class that I discovered something very interesting...

Despite how I've always felt I've had perfect pitch throughout the years, whenever it came to melodic dictation, it wasn't as much of a breeze as I expected. Granted, I still finished before everyone else, but the notes didn't pop out to me like they would in isolation and sometimes I could just be flat out lost, but pretty much only due to the speed. If the teacher slowed it down, I could nail it, but I did have my problems. On the other hand, when I listen to actual music, for the most part, trying to figure out the pitch of, say, the melody that is being sung or even a solo... I'm usually lost.

And it's precisely that why I post all this. After not really paying much attention to theory and the like since that class, I'm now sort of into it again. Mostly because my goal is this: I want to be able to hear a song and right after hearing it, go to the piano and play it, melody/riff and all perfectly, or at least close to it. I know this sounds a bit unrealistic, but if I have perfect pitch, shouldn't I have the ability to do this? Or does my inability mean that I don't have it? Or is acquiring such a goal as mine more of a non-perfect pitch issue?

I suppose I would be really interested to know why 1. I have trouble identifying notes when NOT in isolation and 2. what could be done to remedy this.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks! ]]> Matthew M. http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17614 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17613&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:06:34 GMT Well I'm in a bit of a pickle you see, I want to start recording songs and ideas that I play. The only problem is I know just about nothing when it comes to microphones. My problem is I need a microphone that will record well, for a price range of max $200.

So far I found this one, but I'm not sure if it's good for what I'll be recording (typically metal, or very assertive distortion)

So for the musicians here that record, can you give me any advice or links to microphones that would be a good investment?

Also I'm not sure if I put this in the right place, please move it wherever it seems fit. Thanks. ]]> iBreathe Cafe V72 http://www.ibreathemusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17613