I can’t sleep today. Today I am sharing my one bedroom apartment with five grown adults, three dogs, two birds, and a guinea pig. A very cold ice storm slammed Kentucky very hard this week and a few members in my family are without power. It seems as though crews are trying very hard to restore things, but the saddest part about this storm…as well as the previous Ike storm we had is the loss of trees in our city. This has been a very hard year to be greenery. I personally think Owensboro should make a public effort this spring to replant as many trees as possible.
April 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Tonight Barack Obama lost Pennsylvania to Hillary Clinton by a 10 point spread. I find it interesting, however, that the majority of voters for Hillary are uneducated, and more conservative.
Would it then be fair to say that the uneducated are not doing their research, or that they don’t know how to do research? They are uneducated after all, and therefore more prone to persuasion.
I am an Obama supporter because I believe he is right in wanting to do something about lobbyists. I also believe that we need to unite republicans with us, while Hillary believes you have to battle them.
Overall…tough loss tonight.
April 23, 2008
Music Theory: Lesson 1 (The Staff & Clefs)
The Following is a staff used in music notation. Notice that it contains 5 lines and 4 spaces in which notes are drawn to create literature that a musicians interprets into pitch.
If you tilt an image of a piano’s keyboard sideways, you will notice that each white note on the keyboard represents a note on a line or space on the staff. The following image will demonstrate:
Next we have clefs:
There are several clefs to choose from, so which do we choose to use?
The answer lies in the sound, pitch, and timbre in which you wish to create. The following Clefs are in order from the highest pitch to lowest pitch.
Soprano Clef
Mezzo Soprano Clef
Alto Clef
Tenor Clef
Baritone Clef
Bass Clef
The most common clefs used today however are Treble and Bass clef. Occasionally you may see tenor or alto clef.
Although there are six clefs listed, there are three clef designs used today. They are:
Treble Clef:
The Treble Clef is also called the G Clef. This is because it curves to make a circle around the line where G note is placed. It also resembles a “G”.
Bass Clef:
This is also called the F Clef. This is because the dots are placed directly above and below the F note on the staff. It also resembles an “F” if the dots are connected to the main portion of the curve.
Movable Clef: (used for Tenor, Alto, Mezzo-soprano, Soprano, and Baritone Clefs)
The previous is called the Movable Clef because it can be placed on different places on the staff to decide a point for middle C. It resembles the letter B, or sometimes K. It can also look like the number 13.
This concludes the first lesson in the music theory series. Next post will contain:
* The Grand Staff
* Note Placement on the Staves
* Simple Note Duration.
Music Theory: Lesson 1
Created by
Richard Collins
Richard Studied at Murray State University under professors Ray Conklin, Lloyd Bone, and Todd Hill. He attended master classes with Steven Meade and specialized in low brass.
This series is based on information learned during his studies.
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www.musictheory.net
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