Music teachers often suppose I can hear (or I should hear) that a minor scale sounds sad, a major scale should sound joyous.\nI state they are conditioned by their education : the scale in itself is not sad nor joyous.  To me , this discussion is as saying that blue is a sad colour and yellow a joyfull one.\nMaybe I'm wrong - they state so anyhow - but why ? \nIs a minor scale is perceived as sad because of being used (historically) for sad music, and the music community is so very used to this ?\nBut in all honesty, I don't hear the sadness in a minor chord ...
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I'm a music teacher, an i can tell you that you are in deed right, a minor chord only sounds sad because of musical association and tradition.  True, i can hear a 'sad' quality to a Minor chord, but i understand your point entirely.  \nI feel that we should get away from this association, a minor chord sounds minor because it has is constructed from a certain pattern of semitones, the same for major.\n\nHope you enjoy music!
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Unfortunately, people are prejudice against what they cannot understand. When people don't know how to help or understand something they make it a bad thing, so as to not feel bad themselves. It really is sad:( You are not stupid or crazy, you just think and feel differently. Some of the BEST artists in the world were and still are mentally ill. Van Gogh, Kurt Cobain, Justin Furstenfeld (Blue October) just to name a few:) Just keep you're chin up because you know you are great:)
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First, I am so sorry that that happened to you. Second, I can't even begin to imagine what you are going through.\n\nFinally, all I have to offer in the hope of...I don't know...consolation? That doesn't sound right...but I do have a nice memory to share that's related:\n\nI grew up in a small town. We had one music teacher for K-4th grade and she was awesome! She taught us to read music, play instruments, and put on the best plays/concerts. She played the piano effortlessly, as well as other instruments. She was gentle and never had a student behave poorly in her class. We LOVED her.\nShe was missing part or all of a few fingers on her hands. In Kindergarten I admit to staring at her hands all the time, especially when she played piano. "HOW did she do it?" But, over the years, I stopped even noticing (as did the other students). It became normal to us.\n\nShe still teaches music to this day at the same school and my own son has had her for music. He has yet to say a word about her missing fingers.\n\nI admire how she did what she loved no matter what. She must have had to work extra hard, but it didn't show. Total class, all the way.\n\nBottom line, she was accepted and loved.\n\n~True~
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Don't know about the reference...\n\nWhat I do know: music theory, and the theory of musical scales (particularly the mathematical description of scales) is a formal description of what sounds right (and wrong) to the human ear...
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do a normal scale, then a chromatic scale, then a natural harmonic scale over and over. i dont know how much that will help, because usually pitch problems cant be fixed.
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Everyone's scale of 1 to 10 is different. What may be a 10 to you may only be a 5 to me and vice versa!\nReally hard to say when everyone sees things in different ways.
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Apparently the guitar is an extension of the singer's ability to spread emotion to an audience.  It accentuates what the singer is doing, "makes the dreams cry"  The guitar sings from its "mouth".\n\nThe guitar, or the music, is also a hunter, seeking out its prey to bring back to its lair where it can feast upon them.  The music is created with the intent of making people sigh.  It is the goal of the the guitar.\n\nThe sad music is the bait that draws in the unsuspecting listener into the tune and captures them.  \n\nYou could say that they returning prey also feed the guitar, making it stronger, or sadder, and able to seek out more prey.\n\nCould also be that the guitar is a tool used by the player.  Or even an extension of the player, or the player's dreams.\n\nMaybe the sobbing (music) is akin to poison?  \n\nThe dreams it makes cry could also be those of the listener, not of the singer.  And the sob of the lost souls could be from those that were captured in the past.  Hmmm, I suppose this is closer to what the author intended, but can't say for sure.
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You are missing out on great training. It sounds as though you're too much of a "diva" to learn your craft. I'm a music teacher and a voice coach at the university level and I'm here to tell you, harmony is a big part of your craft. You can only lose your own style if you allow it to happen.
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Screamo in itself is bad music. But, I listen to doom metal and death metal with deep, gutteral growls frequently. It's just dependant on what you like. I'm very into dark, melancholy writing, and the vocals fit perfectly with the feel of the writing with doom metal. Death metal is blatant hatred and anger, typically, which fits perfect as well. It just depends on your state of mind and what you feel. Most people don't enjoy the music I do, and I'm not bothered by that in any manner.  When someone bothers me for what I listen to, I find it humorous. It doesn't bother me, and I really don't care. Either you like it or you don't, and if you don't, that's fine, but it's appreciated when you can show respect to someone else and what they like, regardless of if you like it as well.
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The previous answer is pretty good. But here's some more:\nI think you already know how to construct a natural/harmonic/melodic minor scale, right? I think your question was more directed to whether or not the given "letters" (they should be called pitches) were where you should start or where you should go three half steps down from.  In my opinion, by the way you asked the questions, you're supposed to construct the minor scale from the given pitch. \nAnd if you didn't already know, here's another way the previous answer left out.  This doesn't require thinking of relative majors, which can be tedious.  In a natural minor scale the half steps are between the second and third pitches,  and the fifth and sixth pitches.  Just go from there when constructing the harmonic and melodic scales.  (raising the seventh...blah blah blah, I think you already get that part)\nHave fun.
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"This one is in D-minor.  The saddest of all keys.  Causes people to weep instantly"\n"It's very pretty.  What's it called?"\n"Lick My Love Pump."
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Your right, western music is based off the twelve note chromatic scale; wheras eastern music uses a totally different a-tonal pattern; which gives it that 'ethereal' sound. I could write a lot more about it, but it's way early in the morning, and my brain isn't up to speed yet...\n\nHope this helps!
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If you are listening to a piece of music the major key will sond more cheerful and uplifting, the minor key will soung sadder, more mysteious and even sinister.
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Scales don't reflect the music type but what chord or chord progression you are playing over.  For example a G MAJ scale is played over a G MAJ chord.  If you were playing a 1-4-5 progression (G - C - D), you could play a G MAJ scale over that cause it's all in the key of G. You can read about modes etc here: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/1393/guitar/scales.html
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Please rephrase your question, I am not sure what you are asking. In music theory the beginning of a piece of music is called tonic.\n\nJust in case you didn't know you can add more to your question by clicking on the pencil icon and clicking the add details. I was going through your other questions and it seemed like this might help you get more answers.
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Music is soothing, fun, lyrics, rhythm, poetic.  In elementary school it is part of education (at least in the primary grades).  It teaches love for singing, playing an instrument, perhaps dance.  Encourages students in a good way.
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um this bob dillon just mentioned that color. \ni'm listing to it on my (blue) cd player\nmore blue can be found\njust look all around\npoetry aint that bad.\nit really helps when your sad\n(really blue)