a few questions on method _

[gigga_puppy]

1. there is a method of writing a notated mellody out of score or tab_
where middle c is represented as c'
therefore c' d' e' f' g' a' b' c'' d'' e'' f'' g'' a'' b'' c'''
one ocatve lowerthan midle c // c2 =C'
C1= C''

what is the name of this method???>? i belive it is german????

2. i was taught that the method for understanding diationic chordal harmony is to write out the concerned scale and starting form the root note miss out every other scalar degree...
R 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
a....c....e LOL
what is the name of this method????>?

3. what is a tetrachord????>?

[joninawhitecoat]

I hope this helps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrachord

[sfocata]

Originally Posted by gigga_puppy

what is the name of this method???>? i belive it is german????

Sorry, can't make head or tail of your description... are you just talking about raising notation by an octave, using "8va" signs?

2. i was taught that the method for understanding diationic chordal harmony is to write out the concerned scale and starting form the root note miss out every other scalar degree...
R 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
a....c....e LOL
what is the name of this method????>?

Diatonic harmony. That's basically what it is... it's not really a matter of "missing out every other scale degree", more that you're taking each scale degree in turn and counting "1-3-5" from each one. In C major, you'd get...

C E G = C major
D F A = D minor
E G B = E minor
F A C = F major
G B D = G major
A C E = A minor
B D F = B diminished

Those are the diatonic triads; counting "1-3-5-7" would give you the diatonic 7th chords.

[gigga_puppy]

yes im aware that the cords are all built up from a an interval of a third whether major or minor. thank you :A

// no ive seen in a few books now that c' = middle c
c'' = the octave above middle cect
C= c3 (3rd octave on the key board)
C' = theoctave below .... or something like that_

ive seen it in guitar and organ books_
but what is the name, use and history of this???>?

[frankus]

Originally Posted by gigga_puppy

forget it Im joining the army_

That's a bit extreme, I remember my reaction when I found I'd been thinking the 5th position of the pentatonic was the blues scale and I had been playing that for about 2 years... I went like this...

ahem [/cough] (clears throat)

D'oh!

Joining the army is a bit of an extreme alternative.

[frankus]

Also tetrachords: like CDEF and GABC if you sharpen the last note of the first tetrachord CDEF# and put it after the second tetrachord: GABC DEF#G you get the next scale around in a cycle of fifths...

That's fun, let's do it again:

GABC DEF#G -> GABC# DEF#G -> DEF#G ABC#D (G major -> D major )

again!

DEF#G ABC#D -> DEF#G# ABC#D -> ABC#D EFG#A ( D major -> A major )

again again!

ABC#D EFG#A -> ABC#D# EFG#A -> EFG#A BC#D#E ( A major -> E major )

fun times... you try now

[sfocata]

Originally Posted by gigga_puppy

// no ive seen in a few books now that c' = middle c
c'' = the octave above middle cect
C= c3 (3rd octave on the key board)
C' = theoctave below .... or something like that_

ive seen it in guitar and organ books_
but what is the name, use and history of this???>?

Aah, I see what you mean. Google is your friend, especially when it comes up with this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmholtz_pitch_notation

I never even knew that system had a name. I just thought it was "the way they distinguish registers in music theory books". Good old Helmholtz, eh?

[gigga_puppy]

thankx every 1_

[tensity1]

Here's a link to an article about practicing that utilizes tetrachords to learn scales:

http://www.guitarnoise.com/article.php?id=466