So, how is it that certain notes have sharps and flats and others donโt? When Iโm trying to explain the basic idea of music theory I always get stumped on this.
Why is it that there are no sharps in E & B, and that there are no flats in F & C?
How did the chromatic scale come about? Why is it the way it is?
My pinky keeps going up when I play a chromatic scale. I think I need to improve on something but don't know how to.
I donโt plan on going to college for music, but I was looking at my local universityโs music BA and the first proficiency requirement for an audition says โMajor scales up to four sharps and flats and chromatic scale two octaves from memoryโ. I assume the major scale part is talking about being fluent in the key signatures and knowing what key has X amount of accidentals, but what the hell does the chromatic scale part mean? Is it literally just saying you need to know how to climb chromatically or am I dumb and completely missing the point?
So, I am currently working on โRhapsody for Euphoniumโ as my Solo & Ensemble piece for school, along with that: the all-state band audition has you play a chromatic F major scale up and down two octaves, along with a random chromatic thrown in the actual etude.
Thereโs this part in the piece where I have to do a chromatic scale twice: C on the staff to a G flat above, then repeat it but start and end a half step up. All of this, being 16th notes at 120 bpm.
My problem isnโt the speed itself since there are many times I just play only 16th notes, but I think it could be Im having a problem trying to move my fingers fast enough or lock the note in so it sounds good. Any tips?
I hope you find this interesting, it is not a widely known scale.
Can anyone recommend or link me to a chromatic scale worksheet/score with fingerings? I'd like to learn at least to octaves. At this point in my development it may be an exercise in self-abuse, but also maybe a good way to push myself. I'm learning using 1-2-4 fingerings and Rabbath style positioning.
For me downwards is quite easier.
I put together a little animated video explaining the origins of the 12-tone chromatic scale in pretty basic terms. Had a friend do the voice over and spent most of my time trying to create cool transitions. I thought it might be a good resource for anyone unfamiliar with the topic, obviously the level of detail with this topic can change drastically depending on your knowledge.
I need help I don't know how to play the chromatic scale I'm a newer player btw so I'm super confused I play Tenor Saxaphone so please someone help
I recently got a book titled "Concept and Design in Music" by Robert Sherman. The book defines the dodecaphonic system as "a system incorporating all twelve pitches within the octave". Now I may not be as well versed in theory as others, but that just sounds like a fancy name for the chromatic scale. Is there actually a difference?
Hello,
I've been playing diatonic C harp on and off for some years, and I also got my Ab Harmonic Minor that I love. Lately, I've been thinking in learning more scales to be able to read sheet music with my diatonic C.
I have read about some people accomplishing that with overblows and (over)bends, and I was thinking whether I should invest more time on this task or just switch to a chromatic. What I'm trying to avoid is having 12 harmonicas to be honest, as I love to carry mine with me, and I don't wanna go around with a bag full of harps :)
Any suggestions? All perspectives are welcome
EDIT: Also, would you recommend a chromatic 40 or 64?
EDIT2: Finally I'm gonna keep working on my diatonics and find which keys I play the most. Thanks a lot everyone!
I'm just about starting my journey into music theory as a bass player, but am having trouble internalizing intervals and visualizing notes in my head.
As a mathematical parallel, if somebody asked me what 3 + 5 is, I immediately know that the answer is 8.
But if you ask me what note is a major sixth up from Eb, I would have to visualize a fretboard in my head, think of which fret corresponds to an Eb (eg. 6th fret on the A string), imagine I'm playing the major scale pattern from that fret, identify the sixth degree on the pattern (eg. 5th fret on the G string), and then think of which note that is: C.
Obviously doing all that is super inefficient so I'd like to identify intervals much quicker instead. But is that even a useful skill? Is it worth putting in the time to internalize how "far away" all notes are from each other? Or would it be more useful to get familiar with each scale, one by one and just memorize the notes?
Let me know what you guys think!
I was wondering what a chord containing all of the notes of the 12 tone equal temperament system would be called, is there such chord and if so, what is it called?
Thanks.
Are they both one in the same? Or are there any differences. Couldn't find a good answer online.
And which one should a beginner such as myself focus on?
Letโs consider the chromatic scale. If you start from the root note (letโs say C) and go up by n semitones, with n integer from 0 to 11, allowing cycling back to stay in the same octave, eventually you get back to the root. But for some n you visit all 12 notes, and for some other n you donโt. The ones for which you do are 1,5,7 and 11, which are all numbers relatively prime with 12, i.e. the greatest common divisor between any of those numbers and 12 is 1. :)
Is it part of some kind of parent mode I'm unaware of?
