Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Open Question: Which teacher should I choose?

I'm really stuck. I've taken a liking to 2 music theory teachers. I actually learned with one b4. She got me through all the music theory required in Canada w/ fairly good marks. My situation is I want to learn how to teach music theory in a short amount of time. I've already gone through 5 courses & I write pop & classical music. I just want to know how to TEACH those 5 courses. All I want is to know "why something is" and if I forgot, "how do I do it". I think I can learn what I need 3-5. I don't want to take too long because I want to work on a diploma in theory. The female teacher says I shouldn't give myself a time limit. Just see how much I can do. She also suggests against doing the diploma b/c it's a waste of time. She herself didn't get her PhD thesis approved (tho I understand) and that's why she says diplomas are a waste of time. But I want one b/c ppl will choose u when they know you have a diploma, rahter than you just "learned how to do it". You actually have to go through many exams & prove yourself! As a person who has taken a diploma, I think there's a huge difference between just "learning it" and actually trying for a diploma. The male teacher has a PhD and he says he can get me thru the 5 courses in 12 weeks. He's ok w/ me doing the diploma; he says it'll take 2 years. He also charges more but he lives closer. I talked to him much longer and he also believes in "lesson plans" and seems to teach difficult concepts to kids very well (using analogies). I didn't get to talk to the female but she's got tons more experience than he does and I know she must have developed some tricks along the way. What should I do? I know this is really long. Thanks for reading & commenting tho!! By the way, I post this here b/c I think music diplomas are way different than other academic diplomas.

Open Question: Which teacher should I choose?

I'm really stuck. I've taken a liking to 2 music theory teachers. I actually learned with one b4. She got me through all the music theory required in Canada w/ fairly good marks. My situation is I want to learn how to teach music theory in a short amount of time. I've already gone through 5 courses & I write pop & classical music. I just want to know how to TEACH those 5 courses. All I want is to know "why something is" and if I forgot, "how do I do it". I think I can learn what I need 3-5. I don't want to take too long because I want to work on a diploma in theory. The female teacher says I shouldn't give myself a time limit. Just see how much I can do. She also suggests against doing the diploma b/c it's a waste of time. She herself didn't get her PhD thesis approved (tho I understand) and that's why she says diplomas are a waste of time. But I want one b/c ppl will choose u when they know you have a diploma, rahter than you just "learned how to do it". You actually have to go through many exams & prove yourself! As a person who has taken a diploma, I think there's a huge difference between just "learning it" and actually trying for a diploma. The male teacher has a PhD and he says he can get me thru the 5 courses in 12 weeks. He's ok w/ me doing the diploma; he says it'll take 2 years. He also charges more but he lives closer. I talked to him much longer and he also believes in "lesson plans" and seems to teach difficult concepts to kids very well (using analogies). I didn't get to talk to the female but she's got tons more experience than he does and I know she must have developed some tricks along the way. What should I do? I know this is really long. Thanks for reading & commenting tho!! By the way, I post this here b/c I think music diplomas are way different than other academic diplomas.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Resolved Question: aspiring singer, advice anyone?

I'm a 16 year old girl and also an aspiring singer and I'm having a little trouble taking off, first off my parents don't believe in me, i would love to be working 100% on my music but i am a junior in high school and that's unrealistic, especially because my parents aren't behind me. Anyways, so i really don't want to go to college especially because most colleges don't offer that major i want to pursue which is contemporary voice, and also my mom wants me to minor in video production (again doesn't believe in me). I'd much rather go to a performing arts school, which there are some that extend to 19 years of age so i could get two years instead of just going my senior year of high school, and then try and make music and work in jobs that give me enough money to survive and also spend time in studios and create some demos. I feel that school will always be there and if needed I can always back and better my education. Also because of all these set backs like my parents and school i can't do anything and i feel restricted in my artistic presentation because as soon as i say i want to do a certain song my parents will tell me i can't because they don't like it or i have to focus on jazz songs for my college auditions (i study jazz, contemporary, classical and piano) I just started performing at this open mic night at a lounge and i do singing competitions with my singing school but non of that gets me anywhere, please help!!! i just want to make a living on my music it really is my passion i just feel stuck! :-( thanks in advanced ok i do take lessons and warm up like i should and i can't go to school for what i want cause very very few colleges have a contemporary voice major and if they do it's out of my families price rang, and i don't want to go to college... i want to go to a performing arts school for like another two years

Friday, February 6, 2009

Resolved Question: If you listen to Classical Music, who is your favorite composer?

I have several favorites. Bach, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart, Berloz, etc. My musical tastes drive other people crazy, because I like a lot of different genre of music--including rock. Whose compositions give you goose pimples or have you humming their music through the day? (Right now the fourth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique is stuck in my head. If you know the music you know that movement is populated by witches. Does this say anything about me?) I see a lot of composers mentioned that I overlooked and a few I will have to become acquainted with. My other musical tastes include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Horton (one of the all-time BEST country artists), the Animals and--of course--the Beatles. I also like the various efforts by Kris Kristoffersen and Texas' own Willie Nelson--good performing artists, but also prolific music writers. As I grow older I more appreciate that good music does not favor any one genre. You find it in church music, gospel, classical, rock, country and many other kinds of folk and other music. When I was a radio disk jockey--before I landed in the news department--I liked to really mix it up. Some listeners loved it, some hated it. Fortunately we weren't going for Nielsen ratings. Katie, one of the problems with Country is what we see and hear of it does have a "sameness" about it that even country fans don't always like. But there are many kinds of Country. I cited Johnny Horton, who was killed in an auto accident in 1960. I met him about a year before his death. His music was distinctive and had a lot of character. Bluegrass is different from most of today's Pop Country. Johnny Cash did some things that were absolutely brilliant musically. Today's Country artists are too heavy into multi voice tracking and synthesizing music for my tastes. A lot of Country is good down to earth music, but a lot of it is just another form of Pop. You have to take it song by song--not as an entire genre. Oh, and did I mention, you are one very cool kid. Thanks for your good input. (I like Bach and Tchaikovsky, too, of course, but also Mozart. And thanks for mentioning Grieg.) Sibelius, YES! And Vivaldi, too. So many good composers. So much good music. Liszt, Prokofiev, Brahms, Mahler, and more. Such good inputs. It may take me a while to pick a best answer. Let me note here that these Thumbs Downs didn't come from me. I don't know who's throwing them out, but I don't think any of them are deserved. Miss Smiley, Josh Groban's rendering of "You Raise Me Up" is awesome. It isn't quite what I was thinking about in this question, but the song has a lot of merit. I think of it as a gospel song, but I can see it as a pop rendering as well. Thanks for submitting it.

Open Question: If you listen to Classical Music, who is your favorite composer?

I have several favorites. Bach, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart, Berloz, etc. My musical tastes drive other people crazy, because I like a lot of different genre of music--including rock. Whose compositions give you goose pimples or have you humming their music through the day? (Right now the fourth movement of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique is stuck in my head. If you know the music you know that movement is populated by witches. Does this say anything about me?) I see a lot of composers mentioned that I overlooked and a few I will have to become acquainted with. My other musical tastes include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Horton (one of the all-time BEST country artists), the Animals and--of course--the Beatles. I also like the various efforts by Kris Kristoffersen and Texas' own Willie Nelson--good performing artists, but also prolific music writers. As I grow older I more appreciate that good music does not favor any one genre. You find it in church music, gospel, classical, rock, country and many other kinds of folk and other music. When I was a radio disk jockey--before I landed in the news department--I liked to really mix it up. Some listeners loved it, some hated it. Fortunately we weren't going for Nielsen ratings. Katie, one of the problems with Country is what we see and hear of it does have a "sameness" about it that even country fans don't always like. But there are many kinds of Country. I cited Johnny Horton, who was killed in an auto accident in 1960. I met him about a year before his death. His music was distinctive and had a lot of character. Bluegrass is different from most of today's Pop Country. Johnny Cash did some things that were absolutely brilliant musically. Today's Country artists are too heavy into multi voice tracking and synthesizing music for my tastes. A lot of Country is good down to earth music, but a lot of it is just another form of Pop. You have to take it song by song--not as an entire genre. Oh, and did I mention, you are one very cool kid. Thanks for your good input. (I like Bach and Tchaikovsky, too, of course, but also Mozart. And thanks for mentioning Grieg.) Sibelius, YES! And Vivaldi, too. So many good composers. So much good music. Liszt, Prokofiev, Brahms, Mahler, and more. Such good inputs. It may take me a while to pick a best answer. Let me note here that these Thumbs Downs didn't come from me. I don't know who's throwing them out, but I don't think any of them are deserved. Miss Smiley, Josh Groban's rendering of "You Raise Me Up" is awesome. It isn't quite what I was thinking about in this question, but the song has a lot of merit. I think of it as a gospel song, but I can see it as a pop rendering as well. Thanks for submitting it.

Open Question: I want to be a composition major- but I haven't composed anything yet. What do I need to do?

tl;dr: Why do you have to have composed to apply for undergraduate composition? I haven't composed yet but I want to get in to competitive schools- what do I do? Full version: I'm 16 and have only recently admitted that the only thing I'll really be happy doing is composing. I mean, there are other things I enjoy, but I really connect to music in a powerful way. I know everyone says that, but I don't know...I seem to be more serious about it than my friends, and I'm connecting to more serious music than they are. (I only listen to music that falls under the rubric of 'classical'. Mostly from all over the Baroque but I like music from the ars nova to Arvo Part. It's not a snob thing, it's just what I like.) I'm an early-intermediate pianist. I haven't composed anything yet. In part it's because my theory is only rudimentary, and it's in part because the only places I can work will have people listening and critiquing...people without formal musical training, I might add. I'm working on building up a thick skin to work through it anyway, but I feel very vulnerable when I'm trying to create something artistic -I'm kinda repressed like that- so that slows me down. Also, I'd like to go to college around where I live, and I live in NYC. So far I've been looking Juilliard (who doesn't?) and the Manhattan School of Music. So all the schools I could go to are the schools that everyone wants to go to. I'm homeschooled, so I'd have an edge on the diversity front, but my lack of composition or notable musical endeavors makes me nervous. What should I do to give myself the best possible chances of getting in to a really good composition program? And, though this might sound like a stupid question, what can I do after I get my major? The ideal job for me would be something like a court musician, but that doesn't exist anymore. I don't want to compose for TV shows or anything; I want to compose real music that communicates something meaningful. (I have a whole philosophy I don't feel like getting in to.) I suppose I could try to teach for a while and attempt to save up enough money to support myself while I composed what I wanted to...but seriously, what could I do? alli, Apocalyptica is a metal band. They play on cellos. All my friends are metalheads. I know about metal. I don't like metal. If I wanted to play metal, I would join a band.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Open Question: Mozart and Freemasonry... Part 1?

Hi, I came across an article about Mozart and Freemasonry and I was just wondering what do you think and feel about this. "Freemasonry certainly played a big role in Mozart's work as a composer. Its humanistic ideals may well have added depth of thought and feeling to his compositions." 1 ) Does it reflect in all of his works( piano Sonatas, chamber music, symphonies ), or just only The Magic Flute and Requiem? When you listen, and compare/contrast between a Piano Sonata and The magic Flute, do you hear any similarities?I hear a very Mozartian spirit in ALL his Works, whether they are Fremasonic or not. What about you? Many Scholars suggest that 'The magic Flute' was a reaction against the repressive measures of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, who was a sworn opponent by it. Her son, Emperor Joseph II took a hard line againts freemasonry and reduce the number of Viennese Lodges. The Scholars believe that Mozart and his librettist Emanuel Schikaneder intended the opera as a kind of advertisement on behalf of Freemasonry. 2) How is The magic flute an advertisement for a Semi-Secret Society such as this?And was any effort made to ban this back in those days? And how do people figure out its indirect meaning if it was suppose to be a secret society? Figaro was suppose to be banned too, wasn't it? The Freemasons used music in their ceremonies, and adopted Rousseau's humanist views on the meaning of music. "The purpose of music in the {Masonic} ceremonies is to spread good thoughts and unity among the members" so that they may "united in the idea of innocence and joy," wrote L.F. Lenz in a contemporary edition of Masonic songs. Music should "inculcate feelings of humanity, wisdom and patience, virtue and honesty, loyalty to friends, and finally an understanding of freedom." These views suggest a musical style quite unlike the style of the Galant, which was dominant at the time. Galant style music was typically melodic with harmonic accompaniment, rather than polyphonic; and the melodic line was often richly ornamented with trills, runs and other virtuosic effects. The style promoted by the Masonic view was much less virtuosic and unornamented. Mozart's style of composition is often referred to as "humanist" and is in accord with this Masonic view of music. 3) When I hear the word " Galant" I often think of CPE Bach. How does Mozart come into the picture? 4) Some Scholars suggest that the character in the vengeful Queen of the Night is meant to be Empress Maria Theresa ! ( In the movie Amadeus -it is is Mother in Law!) while the noble High priest Sarastro is a potrait of Ignaz von Born, a leanred sceintist and Viennese Mason. How true is this?

Resolved Question: What do you think that she was doing?

I attend a music school. The girl in question and I have perfect pitch. Ever since I attended the school, people have always compared us. However, everyone always talked about how I'm such "a great pianist". I never did anything to fuel these conversations, I simply practice and perform at concerts. Once, I had to perform at a concert before she played her instrument, and she rolled her eyes before taking the stage. The girl, usually and quite often, treated me cold the whole time. One semester, we were both taking a composition course and the girl asked me to play the piano part to one of her pieces. I was surprised, but I thought that she had simply decided to be friendly. I agreed to play. She gave me the score and it contained lots of sixteenth notes and grace notes that do not lie under the fingers well (she was not a pianist). I asked her about the tempo of the piece and she said that it was very slow and that I didn't have to worry. Because we were using many of the same instrumentalists, she also requested that we hold our practice at the same time and take turns working on each of our pieces. I agreed to this also. During the rehearsal, she started out conducting at a breakneck speed. I noticed that all of the other instrumentalists had whole notes and I was the only one with faster notes. I could barely keep up, and I'm usually a competent pianist. Every time that I would make a mistake, she would look at me with an evil look and then look at her friends with a smirk. She then began to conduct even faster, almost to the point where it fell apart. She would call out every note that I missed (as if she had perfect pitch and I didn't - we BOTH do.) Her presence and her attitude made me so nervous that I missed even more notes because she stood extremely close to me and look over my shoulder as I practiced and announced my mistakes before taking her score away. In addition, she used up all of the rehearsal time, which she said that we would share, so that none of the instrumentalists had time to practice my piece. Afterward, she sneaked and told the teacher of the class that I did not do well in rehearsal and that she couldn't use me as a pianist. On top of that, she boldly stood in the practice room and called out every note that I missed and then asked for her piece back. As a competent musician, I have never been through such an ordeal. What do you think that she was trying to prove by purposefully making me appear to be incompetent?

Open Question: What do you think that she was doing?

I attend a music school. The girl in question and I have perfect pitch. Ever since I attended the school, people have always compared us. However, everyone always talked about how I'm such "a great pianist". I never did anything to fuel these conversations, I simply practice and perform at concerts. Once, I had to perform at a concert before she played her instrument, and she rolled her eyes before taking the stage. The girl, usually and quite often, treated me cold the whole time. One semester, we were both taking a composition course and the girl asked me to play the piano part to one of her pieces. I was surprised, but I thought that she had simply decided to be friendly. I agreed to play. She gave me the score and it contained lots of sixteenth notes and grace notes that do not lie under the fingers well (she was not a pianist). I asked her about the tempo of the piece and she said that it was very slow and that I didn't have to worry. Because we were using many of the same instrumentalists, she also requested that we hold our practice at the same time and take turns working on each of our pieces. I agreed to this also. During the rehearsal, she started out conducting at a breakneck speed. I noticed that all of the other instrumentalists had whole notes and I was the only one with faster notes. I could barely keep up, and I'm usually a competent pianist. Every time that I would make a mistake, she would look at me with an evil look and then look at her friends with a smirk. She then began to conduct even faster, almost to the point where it fell apart. She would call out every note that I missed (as if she had perfect pitch and I didn't - we BOTH do.) Her presence and her attitude made me so nervous that I missed even more notes because she stood extremely close to me and look over my shoulder as I practiced and announced my mistakes before taking her score away. In addition, she used up all of the rehearsal time, which she said that we would share, so that none of the instrumentalists had time to practice my piece. Afterward, she sneaked and told the teacher of the class that I did not do well in rehearsal and that she couldn't use me as a pianist. On top of that, she boldly stood in the practice room and called out every note that I missed and then asked for her piece back. As a competent musician, I have never been through such an ordeal. What do you think that she was trying to prove by purposefully making me appear to be incompetent?

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Open Question: aspiring singer, advice anyone?

I'm a 16 year old girl and also an aspiring singer and I'm having a little trouble taking off, first off my parents don't believe in me, i would love to be working 100% on my music but i am a junior in high school and that's unrealistic, especially because my parents aren't behind me. Anyways, so i really don't want to go to college especially because most colleges don't offer that major i want to pursue which is contemporary voice, and also my mom wants me to minor in video production (again doesn't believe in me). I'd much rather go to a performing arts school, which there are some that extend to 19 years of age so i could get two years instead of just going my senior year of high school, and then try and make music and work in jobs that give me enough money to survive and also spend time in studios and create some demos. I feel that school will always be there and if needed I can always back and better my education. Also because of all these set backs like my parents and school i can't do anything and i feel restricted in my artistic presentation because as soon as i say i want to do a certain song my parents will tell me i can't because they don't like it or i have to focus on jazz songs for my college auditions (i study jazz, contemporary, classical and piano) I just started performing at this open mic night at a lounge and i do singing competitions with my singing school but non of that gets me anywhere, please help!!! i just want to make a living on my music it really is my passion i just feel stuck! :-( thanks in advanced ok i do take lessons and warm up like i should and i can't go to school for what i want cause very very few colleges have a contemporary voice major and if they do it's out of my families price rang, and i don't want to go to college... i want to go to a performing arts school for like another two years

Resolved Question: harry potter syndrome...help?

i've a feeling that my new story is horridly similar to harry potter ...here are the synopsis read and tell me what do u think? i'm writing a series called ravens'head.It's about 12 yrs old victor greene,a carefree young chap who spends half of his day working as a butcher boy to pay for the rent of the house,since his father is mysteriously away all the time.But one day he finds his mother poisoned (a suicidal note was beside her).And when he mentioned his father the authorities told him that elliot greene had officialy died in a car acciedent 2 years ago.Now,after being thrown on the streets of london,unable to pay the rent of the hovel.victor is summoned by a mysterious man driving a carriage to ravens'head orphanage....in a secret street in cornwell the huge orphange stands,inside the ophanage vicotr finds out that everything is done through magical equations that are written on magnifying lenses.Victor learns magic math along with the other orphans,and at night he sleeps on the classical music played by an orchestra of centaurs and bugled out through huge speaker all over the place.But one day victor finds out from noah(a werebear working in the orphanage's cafe)the deadly secrets that brought victor into the orphanage ,also he tells him of godnofer the owner of the orphanage who's entranced by a magical equation in one of the secret rooms in the orphanage for 30 years.But noah tells victor of godnofer's biggest plan,that will make of all ravens'head orphans his followers.But first of all he has to wake up from his trance and the only one that would be able to do so is victor himself,he'll have to wake up his enemy....but victor won't go alone ,sylvia victor's new love interest an friend follows him everywhere to make sure that he's ok....along the 4 books series victor uncovers secrets of his father,mother,and origin...And above all he finds that his father is alive and he's on the dark side along with godnofer.....the secret of his mother's poisoning ,and the deadly magical equations all will be unraveled .....

Open Question: Do you know any good music...?

... that I don't know already? It can be from any time period, any genre. Links to Youtube or some other site would be most appreciated. BA will definitely go to the person with the best music and most links. I'm mostly into progressive rock, jazz, and classical but anything you think is good is fine. But please, no obvious shit that everyone has heard, don't give me the whole fucking alternative rock list you answer every question with, I want some stuff that has some depth. No obscure emo bands either, they suck even more than the mainstream ones. lubethe... I know all those except The Flock and Dreams, links for those would be cool, if not I'll check them out at some point. Anything else you would want to recommend is cool too. Hey Shred, yeah I think I remember hearing Jesse Cook from an earlier post of yours. He's a great guitarist but not really my type of music. Closer to Madness is pretty sweet though. Lily I don't think all music that people term "alternative rock" has no depth, it's just that people have that stock list they always regurgitate... which has pretty good stuff but also includes stuff like MCR and Fall Out Boy and shit, as though they are on the same level as the best of grunge and whatnot. I like Soundgarden, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, Tool etc. but I don't really think of these bands as alternative rock anyway. Hey Darth, I like some metal, I'm not really into power metal though, and the power metal I do like is more prog metal anyway (Symphony X, Kamelot) but any bands you want to throw down would be cool. My favorite metal bands are Dream Theater, Tool, Metallica, Death, Cynic, Opeth, Isis, Black Sabbath, if that gives you any idea. Hey Libby I have various Henry Cow songs but no full albums, I really should get them in their entirety because they are really good. I've heard a little bit of Ange but none of those other French symphonic bands, I'll have to scrounge through them sometime. I hope that's not the end of the prog section though! :P But it probably is. We'll just have to wait for the explosion of great new prog bands that will inevitably come in 2012 I guess. :P Hans, that piece was pretty good. It had some pretty intense moments and I like the spacey ending with that xylophone looking instrument. Thanks everyone else for your answers too btw.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Resolved Question: is this badly similar to harry potter?

i've a feeling that my new story is horridly similar to harry potter ...here are the synopsis read and tell me what do u think? i'm writing a series called ravens'head.It's about 12 yrs old victor greene,a carefree young chap who spends half of his day working as a butcher boy to pay for the rent of the house,since his father is mysteriously away all the time.But one day he finds his mother poisoned (a suicidal note was beside her).And when he mentioned his father the authorities told him that elliot greene had officialy died in a car acciedent 2 years ago.Now,after being thrown on the streets of london,unable to pay the rent of the hovel.victor is summoned by a mysterious man driving a carriage to ravens'head orphanage....in a secret street in cornwell the huge orphange stands,inside the ophanage vicotr finds out that everything is done through magical equations that are written on magnifying lenses.Victor learns magic math along with the other orphans,and at night he sleeps on the classical music played by an orchestra of centaurs and bugled out through huge speaker all over the place.But one day victor finds out from noah(a werebear working in the orphanage's cafe)the deadly secrets that brought victor into the orphanage ,also he tells him of godnofer the owner of the orphanage who's entranced by a magical equation in one of the secret rooms in the orphanage for 30 years.But noah tells victor of godnofer's biggest plan,that will make of all ravens'head orphans his followers.But first of all he has to wake up from his trance and the only one that would be able to do so is victor himself,he'll have to wake up his enemy....but victor won't go alone ,sylvia victor's new love interest an friend follows him everywhere to make sure that he's ok....along the 4 books series victor uncovers secrets of his father,mother,and origin...And above all he finds that his father is alive and he's on the dark side along with godnofer.....the secret of his mother's poisoning ,and the deadly magical equations all will be unraveled .....

Resolved Question: adagios....they pull at your heart....u think?

ahhhhhh!!! its very clear... what do u feel when u listen to adagios....overwhelming emotion?? Try not to romanticize music...u must be kidding.... listen naturally...for me its completely natural to feel music...dont u?? wow... haha..u are right about it being a tempo indication....but it also conveys a mood....tell me if u know of any adagios that sound happy and peppy.....like vivance conveys not only tempo but also a mood...Vivace is Italian for "quick and lively"... In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for time, movement) is the speed or pace of a given piece. It is an extremely crucial element of composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.(wikipedia)....unlike BPM.... Generally, composers (or music publishers) will name movements of compositions after their tempo (and/or mood) marking. For instance the second movement of Samuel Barber's first String Quartet is an "Adagio". (wiki) Beethovens nineth, third movement...has more of a feeling of grace than happiness or ecstacy....anyway...it is pointless to argue about interpretations and emotions as they are extremely subjective...one may cry while one may smile....so lets just drop it...its like splitting hair... and u telling people how to listen to music is just absurd.... minor key--sad....nonsense...hahah.... 3000 cds...good for u.... infact...no one piece of music continues to remain with the same mood...every section of the piece changes the mood...every chord and chord progression conveys a different mood...and i bet that the mood u experience while u listen to the piece is not the same as the composer intended and felt at the time...in fact...each time u listen to a piece...the way u listen to it changes....you never experience it the same way.... dont pretend like u know me and the way i listen to music... hahaha...source....doesnt matter...go answer another question...anyway..thanks for your time...enjoy your cds...i'm gonna go watch titanic....hahah ok...come on...lets stop being childish...lets agree to disagree...and end this on a good NOTE....a 'G'... allright?? none of this really matters right.... hahah....lets go our own ways...ok....good luck.... bye... i apologize for being a di - k ....

Resolved Question: is this idea badly similar to harry potter?

i've a feeling that my new story is horridly similar to harry potter ...here are the synopsis read and tell me what do u think? i'm writing a series called ravens'head.It's about 12 yrs old victor greene,a carefree young chap who spends half of his day working as a butcher boy to pay for the rent of the house,since his father is mysteriously away all the time.But one day he finds his mother poisoned (a suicidal note was beside her).And when he mentioned his father the authorities told him that elliot greene had officialy died in a car acciedent 2 years ago.Now,after being thrown on the streets of london,unable to pay the rent of the hovel.victor is summoned by a mysterious man driving a carriage to ravens'head orphanage....in a secret street in cornwell the huge orphange stands,inside the ophanage vicotr finds out that everything is done through magical equations that are written on magnifying lenses.Victor learns magic math along with the other orphans,and at night he sleeps on the classical music played by an orchestra of centaurs and bugled out through huge speaker all over the place.But one day victor finds out from noah(a werebear working in the orphanage's cafe)the deadly secrets that brought victor into the orphanage ,also he tells him of godnofer the owner of the orphanage who's entranced by a magical equation in one of the secret rooms in the orphanage for 30 years.But noah tells victor of godnofer's biggest plan,that will make of all ravens'head orphans his followers.But first of all he has to wake up from his trance and the only one that would be able to do so is victor himself,he'll have to wake up his enemy....but victor won't go alone ,sylvia victor's new love interest an friend follows him everywhere to make sure that he's ok....along the 4 books series victor uncovers secrets of his father,mother,and origin...And above all he finds that his father is alive and he's on the dark side along with godnofer.....the secret of his mother's poisoning ,and the deadly magical equations all will be unraveled .....

Monday, February 2, 2009

Open Question: adagios....they pull at your heart....u think?

ahhhhhh!!! its very clear... what do u feel when u listen to adagios....overwhelming emotion?? Try not to romanticize music...u must be kidding.... listen naturally...for me its completely natural to feel music...dont u?? wow... haha..u are right about it being a tempo indication....but it also conveys a mood....tell me if u know of any adagios that sound happy and peppy.....like vivance conveys not only tempo but also a mood...Vivace is Italian for "quick and lively"... In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for time, movement) is the speed or pace of a given piece. It is an extremely crucial element of composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.(wikipedia)....unlike BPM.... Generally, composers (or music publishers) will name movements of compositions after their tempo (and/or mood) marking. For instance the second movement of Samuel Barber's first String Quartet is an "Adagio". (wiki) Beethovens nineth, third movement...has more of a feeling of grace than happiness or ecstacy....anyway...it is pointless to argue about interpretations and emotions as they are extremely subjective...one may cry while one may smile....so lets just drop it...its like splitting hair... and u telling people how to listen to music is just absurd.... minor key--sad....nonsense...hahah.... 3000 cds...good for u.... infact...no one piece of music continues to remain with the same mood...every section of the piece changes the mood...every chord and chord progression conveys a different mood...and i bet that the mood u experience while u listen to the piece is not the same as the composer intended and felt at the time...in fact...each time u listen to a piece...the way u listen to it changes....you never experience it the same way.... dont pretend like u know me and the way i listen to music... hahaha...source....doesnt matter...go answer another question...anyway..thanks for your time...enjoy your cds...i'm gonna go watch titanic....hahah ok...come on...lets stop being childish...lets agree to disagree...and end this on a good NOTE....a 'G'... allright?? none of this really matters right.... hahah....lets go our own ways...ok....good luck.... bye... i apologize for being a di - k ....

Open Question: harry potter syndrome...help?

i've a feeling that my new story is horridly similar to harry potter ...here are the synopsis read and tell me what do u think? i'm writing a series called ravens'head.It's about 12 yrs old victor greene,a carefree young chap who spends half of his day working as a butcher boy to pay for the rent of the house,since his father is mysteriously away all the time.But one day he finds his mother poisoned (a suicidal note was beside her).And when he mentioned his father the authorities told him that elliot greene had officialy died in a car acciedent 2 years ago.Now,after being thrown on the streets of london,unable to pay the rent of the hovel.victor is summoned by a mysterious man driving a carriage to ravens'head orphanage....in a secret street in cornwell the huge orphange stands,inside the ophanage vicotr finds out that everything is done through magical equations that are written on magnifying lenses.Victor learns magic math along with the other orphans,and at night he sleeps on the classical music played by an orchestra of centaurs and bugled out through huge speaker all over the place.But one day victor finds out from noah(a werebear working in the orphanage's cafe)the deadly secrets that brought victor into the orphanage ,also he tells him of godnofer the owner of the orphanage who's entranced by a magical equation in one of the secret rooms in the orphanage for 30 years.But noah tells victor of godnofer's biggest plan,that will make of all ravens'head orphans his followers.But first of all he has to wake up from his trance and the only one that would be able to do so is victor himself,he'll have to wake up his enemy....but victor won't go alone ,sylvia victor's new love interest an friend follows him everywhere to make sure that he's ok....along the 4 books series victor uncovers secrets of his father,mother,and origin...And above all he finds that his father is alive and he's on the dark side along with godnofer.....the secret of his mother's poisoning ,and the deadly magical equations all will be unraveled .....

Resolved Question: do you think this series is similar to harry potter?

i've a feeling that my new story is horridly similar to harry potter ...here are the synopsis read and tell me what do u think? i'm writing a series called ravens'head.It's about 12 yrs old victor greene,a carefree young chap who spends half of his day working as a butcher boy to pay for the rent of the house,since his father is mysteriously away all the time.But one day he finds his mother poisoned (a suicidal note was beside her).And when he mentioned his father the authorities told him that elliot greene had officialy died in a car acciedent 2 years ago.Now,after being thrown on the streets of london,unable to pay the rent of the hovel.victor is summoned by a mysterious man driving a carriage to ravens'head orphanage....in a secret street in cornwell the huge orphange stands,inside the ophanage vicotr finds out that everything is done through magical equations that are written on magnifying lenses.Victor learns magic math along with the other orphans,and at night he sleeps on the classical music played by an orchestra of centaurs and bugled out through huge speaker all over the place.But one day victor finds out from noah(a werebear working in the orphanage's cafe)the deadly secrets that brought victor into the orphanage ,also he tells him of godnofer the owner of the orphanage who's entranced by a magical equation in one of the secret rooms in the orphanage for 30 years.But noah tells victor of godnofer's biggest plan,that will make of all ravens'head orphans his followers.But first of all he has to wake up from his trance and the only one that would be able to do so is victor himself,he'll have to wake up his enemy....but victor won't go alone ,sylvia victor's new love interest an friend follows him everywhere to make sure that he's ok....along the 4 books series victor uncovers secrets of his father,mother,and origin...And above all he finds that his father is alive and he's on the dark side along with godnofer.....the secret of his mother's poisoning ,and the deadly magical equations all will be unraveled .....

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Open Question: is this badly similar to harry potter?

i've a feeling that my new story is horridly similar to harry potter ...here are the synopsis read and tell me what do u think? i'm writing a series called ravens'head.It's about 12 yrs old victor greene,a carefree young chap who spends half of his day working as a butcher boy to pay for the rent of the house,since his father is mysteriously away all the time.But one day he finds his mother poisoned (a suicidal note was beside her).And when he mentioned his father the authorities told him that elliot greene had officialy died in a car acciedent 2 years ago.Now,after being thrown on the streets of london,unable to pay the rent of the hovel.victor is summoned by a mysterious man driving a carriage to ravens'head orphanage....in a secret street in cornwell the huge orphange stands,inside the ophanage vicotr finds out that everything is done through magical equations that are written on magnifying lenses.Victor learns magic math along with the other orphans,and at night he sleeps on the classical music played by an orchestra of centaurs and bugled out through huge speaker all over the place.But one day victor finds out from noah(a werebear working in the orphanage's cafe)the deadly secrets that brought victor into the orphanage ,also he tells him of godnofer the owner of the orphanage who's entranced by a magical equation in one of the secret rooms in the orphanage for 30 years.But noah tells victor of godnofer's biggest plan,that will make of all ravens'head orphans his followers.But first of all he has to wake up from his trance and the only one that would be able to do so is victor himself,he'll have to wake up his enemy....but victor won't go alone ,sylvia victor's new love interest an friend follows him everywhere to make sure that he's ok....along the 4 books series victor uncovers secrets of his father,mother,and origin...And above all he finds that his father is alive and he's on the dark side along with godnofer.....the secret of his mother's poisoning ,and the deadly magical equations all will be unraveled .....

Open Question: is this idea badly similar to harry potter?

i've a feeling that my new story is horridly similar to harry potter ...here are the synopsis read and tell me what do u think? i'm writing a series called ravens'head.It's about 12 yrs old victor greene,a carefree young chap who spends half of his day working as a butcher boy to pay for the rent of the house,since his father is mysteriously away all the time.But one day he finds his mother poisoned (a suicidal note was beside her).And when he mentioned his father the authorities told him that elliot greene had officialy died in a car acciedent 2 years ago.Now,after being thrown on the streets of london,unable to pay the rent of the hovel.victor is summoned by a mysterious man driving a carriage to ravens'head orphanage....in a secret street in cornwell the huge orphange stands,inside the ophanage vicotr finds out that everything is done through magical equations that are written on magnifying lenses.Victor learns magic math along with the other orphans,and at night he sleeps on the classical music played by an orchestra of centaurs and bugled out through huge speaker all over the place.But one day victor finds out from noah(a werebear working in the orphanage's cafe)the deadly secrets that brought victor into the orphanage ,also he tells him of godnofer the owner of the orphanage who's entranced by a magical equation in one of the secret rooms in the orphanage for 30 years.But noah tells victor of godnofer's biggest plan,that will make of all ravens'head orphans his followers.But first of all he has to wake up from his trance and the only one that would be able to do so is victor himself,he'll have to wake up his enemy....but victor won't go alone ,sylvia victor's new love interest an friend follows him everywhere to make sure that he's ok....along the 4 books series victor uncovers secrets of his father,mother,and origin...And above all he finds that his father is alive and he's on the dark side along with godnofer.....the secret of his mother's poisoning ,and the deadly magical equations all will be unraveled .....

Open Question: do you think this series is similar to harry potter?

i've a feeling that my new story is horridly similar to harry potter ...here are the synopsis read and tell me what do u think? i'm writing a series called ravens'head.It's about 12 yrs old victor greene,a carefree young chap who spends half of his day working as a butcher boy to pay for the rent of the house,since his father is mysteriously away all the time.But one day he finds his mother poisoned (a suicidal note was beside her).And when he mentioned his father the authorities told him that elliot greene had officialy died in a car acciedent 2 years ago.Now,after being thrown on the streets of london,unable to pay the rent of the hovel.victor is summoned by a mysterious man driving a carriage to ravens'head orphanage....in a secret street in cornwell the huge orphange stands,inside the ophanage vicotr finds out that everything is done through magical equations that are written on magnifying lenses.Victor learns magic math along with the other orphans,and at night he sleeps on the classical music played by an orchestra of centaurs and bugled out through huge speaker all over the place.But one day victor finds out from noah(a werebear working in the orphanage's cafe)the deadly secrets that brought victor into the orphanage ,also he tells him of godnofer the owner of the orphanage who's entranced by a magical equation in one of the secret rooms in the orphanage for 30 years.But noah tells victor of godnofer's biggest plan,that will make of all ravens'head orphans his followers.But first of all he has to wake up from his trance and the only one that would be able to do so is victor himself,he'll have to wake up his enemy....but victor won't go alone ,sylvia victor's new love interest an friend follows him everywhere to make sure that he's ok....along the 4 books series victor uncovers secrets of his father,mother,and origin...And above all he finds that his father is alive and he's on the dark side along with godnofer.....the secret of his mother's poisoning ,and the deadly magical equations all will be unraveled .....