Project 4 Task 3

Music Theory

Scale Identification

https://www.musictheory.net/verify/#A4XS4ES91Q8Z53B0PHEVYPAQV29M0YV824NZ429RH0GEGWZ

Date when tested: Friday 5th January

This was my first time reading scales, and i was abit confused with it as i am not confident with theory wrk espeically one piano but I am going to contine practisisng and expanding my skills, in order to receive a better result next time.

Date when tested: Tuesday 20th Feburary

This was my second time doing this scale idnetification exercise and I am progressively improving, next time i will like to achieve a higher score

6th March

I have had quite a long break from doing theory and I believe it does show that I have not been doing it frequently because of other matters. Still, I think I did better than I thought I would of done. Its important that I do keep up with the piano theory, even though I am not confident with it, i belive that's my ultimate goal.

Rhythm and Meter

Odd Meter

During this week we have been looking at rhythm and meter which I have taken screenshots with all the lessons that I have looked at in order to teach myself what they mean. I found how the rhythm is how different lengths of sound are combined to produce patterns and metre is a regular pattern of beats indicated by a time signature. These two are highly important for most instruments. As a bassist, rhythm and time signatures are what lead in a song, keeping hold of tight rhythm is the foundation of our role in a band and group of musicians.

Contains both simple and compound beats e.g 5/8 which contains one simple and one compound beat.

Odd Meter with three total beats

7/8 time contains two simple beats and one compound beat.

8/8 time contains two simple beats and one compound beat. People get confused between 8/8 and 4/4 because both of them have 8 eighth notes

This is my first time doing the rhythm test and I believe I did a lot better than I thought I would have done. In the beginning, I was not too sure about what I was hearing and I thought some of the rhythms sounded similar and even looked similar, but I was able to hear the half notes and the staccato notes I knew would have a rest in between notes. Overall I gave it my best shot and I found myself good at defining rhythm this is helpful, as the bass player I need to keep in with the tempo and rhythm of the drums. So therefore having a better understanding will make my playing better.

Simple and Compound Meter

The term 'Simple' means that each of these eats can be broke into two notes.

For example 2/4 time is classified as 'Simple Duple'. The meaning, would be there are 2 beats in every bar and each bar can be divided into two (simple).

Duple refers to two beats per measure. 2/2 and 2/8 are considered simple duple.

Simple triple is classified through 3/4. Triple refers to the three beats per measure.

Simple states that each of these beats can be divided into two notes. Such as 3/2 and 3/8.

The 4/4 time sequence is classifed as a simple quadruple due to its four beats which can be divided into two notes.

Such as 4/2 and 4/8.

Note Identifiction

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Date when tested Friday 18th January

https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note

Date when tested Friday 2nd Febuary

Date when tested on: the 6th of March

I think that note identification is probabaly my best

Personal Progress Reflection

So far I am getting my head around the piano theory, I haven't practised or been taught piano before so it is new to me. I want to develop my skills even more with piano and try to be more confident wit the scales and note identification.
In my own practise I want to go over my major and minor scales on the piano and finding the intervals. Improving my skills on the piano will help me achieve my goal as a professional musician and my musical skills.
So far as I've done weekly exercises, I think note identification is probably my strongest one at the moment and I will continue to expand that and be better at more of the exercise in order in for my skills to grow. I defiantly think repetition is really key in the learning process and learning that it will take time to perfect but I am dedicated to be better at piano and I think I have learn't soemthing each week that I didnt think I would before starting.

Ear Training

Keyboard ear training

This was my first time testing myself with hearing notes on the piano. This was a challenge as I have never done this before let alone be comfortable hearing the piano and having a listen to where this note may be. I found it helpful with the reference notes as a glue to wear I think the sound fits, and originally I wanted to use my own piano and find out myself and take the time with it. The reference was in the key of C, this photo shows the set up of what the testing looks like and I found it helpful to push myself to have a go and I aim to keep the practise consistent.

Intervals

Writing Intervals

Friday 9th February

Within this session I will be going over intervals and how to write intervals. On bass have gone over finding intervals such as minor and major thirds, but I do not know how to write them and find them on the piano. Hopefully I will provide confidence growth in this section of my theory practise. These following photos show my progress from following the lessons and then testing myself afterwards, which be challenging but I am keen to keep trying and improve my skills.

I have quizzed myself on the intervals, and I repetively can not get a high score that I am happy with.

Keyboard Skills

Amongst these videos, I will be demonstrating 3 major scales, 2 minor scales, 2 harmonic scales, and 3 chord progressions on the piano. Performing scales and chord progressions on piano are not my strong points, but through help from friends and my search for more knowledge, I was able to become more confident. I think my confidence has grown throughout doing music theory exercises and I aim to carry on practicing so it becomes more known for me. All these different scales and chord progressions are used for different genres in music, what I find interesting is how old melodies and progressions date back to the 1950s and further back are still used in contemporary music. Therefore I can use these playing skills in my future music career.

Essential Piano Skills

Within this video, I go through a series of different scales and progressions on the piano. I found playing these exercises went well and it has allowed me to grow a bit more in confidence with my playing. I had some help with finding these scales as I am not a confident piano player, so it was really helpful. I played through 3 major scales, 2 minor scales, 2 harmonic scales, and then 4 common chord progressions.

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