Dick Quickwood Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 mel·o·dy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ml-d) n. pl. mel·o·dies 1. A pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds. 2. Musical quality: the melody of verse. 3. Music. 1. A rhythmically organized sequence of single tones so related to one another as to make up a particular phrase or idea. 2. Structure with respect to the arrangement of single notes in succession. 3. The leading part or the air in a composition with accompaniment. 4. A poem suitable for setting to music or singing. can anyone verbally explain how notes can convey an idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defyoner Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 melodic speed metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 maybe not 'verbally' but i could probably ad lib it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 The ideas conveyed through notes are actually musical theories. Deep, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 different melodys express different emotions or energy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 but how, melodies are not shouting that they are happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkab Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 i assume this is for a school assignment? if so...... CHEATING IS BAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 not at all, some people think on their own, try it some day you fucking sardine feces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkab Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 it was a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8onus Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 i'm a put it like this: i have found that -tone and scale always set a mood(happy/ sad) -tempo suggests the intensity of the story being told. -pitch changes mark signifigant events in a story you have to remember, the composer of the music is the one trying to tell a story here, wether or not you understand the message is unimportant, you job is to simply hear it, not nessecarily understand it.<-tell that to your teacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
master bates Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 When refering to music, phrases signify the end of a musical idea and are ususally marked but a cadence. An idea with music usually signifies some kind of motive, a musical technique that the composer may be using to express something about the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
test pattern Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 master bates is on point. often, when they refer to a musical idea or phrase, they don't mean it in the context it is usually understood to be in. it's just a cluster of a basis of notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallafarce Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Originally posted by dkab@Apr 13 2005, 04:10 AM it was a joke Quoted post dude he called you sardine feces and you're just gonna take that :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraday Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 i'm not a musician.. but doesn't the "feeling" of music have everything to do with the key that it is played in? i might be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Your root note/key is your thesis. Notes are the letters needed to make up the words required to effectively convey your proposed idea. Notes when joined form chords, which are in effect your words. The progression of your chords sets your theme the same way one would sequence words to give an idea a consistant feel. Meter serves as the conjunction for these words and allows them to be conveyed... conjunctions are necessary to effectively convey ideas as meter is the primary component of sound to form music. Meter (tempo,bpm) is the amount of sentences allowed in each paragraph (measure), and the paragraphs are formatted cohesively to form a unit of text (song/grand melody). A series of texts (songs) arranged to be read (played) in a certain order is a master index (symphony/album). That probably only makes sense to me. Edit: yeah, there's some flaws to the logic of this but I'm fucking lazy right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatlaces Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 minor chords = dark, scary, evil, moody major chords = happy, uplifting, fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Listen to a Mozart string quartet, then listen to a Bartok string quartet, and see if you can hear a difference between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 blaazed Posted April 14, 2005 Share Posted April 14, 2005 You dudes is chumps, talkin 'bout you live like thugs You be home watchin Midnight Love No bitch, you and your hand makin midnight love It's over dog, you need to just give life up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Originally posted by 2BLAZZED@Apr 14 2005, 12:12 AM You dudes is chumps, talkin 'bout you live like thugs You be home watchin Midnight Love No bitch, you and your hand makin midnight love It's over dog, you need to just give life up Quoted post Best reply in this thread. :king: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sneak Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Originally posted by 8onus@Apr 13 2005, 02:11 PM you have to remember, the composer of the music is the one trying to tell a story here, wether or not you understand the message is unimportant, you job is to simply hear it, not nessecarily understand it.<-tell that to your teacher Quoted post what about the idea that the audience draws their own meanings from the piece. what the author is trying to say is irrelevant. everyone who listens to the tune will get different feelings / ideas / emotions from it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermdog Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Ask Mr. Wizard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLode Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 Listen to power metal sans vocals and you will think you are fucking on horses gallantly riding through hills triumphantly. No really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbian bum Posted April 15, 2005 Share Posted April 15, 2005 I heard this documentary on the radio once where this guy was going around with an electronic tuner deducing what chords electrical devices put out (like refridgerators and microwaves and fans) He felt that if your refridgerator was putting out a Cmin it could affect your mental health. Apparently the catholic church made a list of all the chords and their associated emotional releavence. I need to find that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest westy Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 The idea gotten from the feeling notes convey is subjective. Because notes are variations in tones that can be sequenced much like events in life....highs and lows. Rhythm. IE: If the feeling/idea were to be one of a dire situation the tempo may be quicker; like the heartbeat of a person experiencing a stressfull situation. maybe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted April 16, 2005 Author Share Posted April 16, 2005 yeah i guess it can only be explained to a certain extent. sometimes things seem more interesting than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
test pattern Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 another thing is that it's all so fucking subjective. i mean, the blues are based around dominant seventh chords. dominant sevenths are supposed to sound sad. they don't sound fucking sad to me. especially a C7. that sounds fucking FUN to me. more fun than most chords. all the theory in the world won't be able to explain why an A minor sounds sad. to others, though, it might not sound sad. especially in a jazzy context surrounded by major sevenths. an A minor is often refreshing in a jazzy bit in C major. musical theory is almost entirely context to me. which is why i don't trust it entirely. i fucking love to study it, though. we need a musical theory superthread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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