Howdy y'all. It's been a while ( Read more... )

Yay! School's finally over for me!! Wheeeee!!!!! Four entire days of not having to be somewhere until Chatham starts next Monday!! And then six weeks of Chatham. But still.

The tie goes back on Tuesday.

1. The school year is down to 10 calendar days/8 weekdays/4 days where kids are actually gonna show up! Yay!
2. fiannaharpar's all day presentation today went super-duper well, despite her having a sore throat! Double-yay ( Read more... )

I'd still like to know how it got passed that this year's spring break got shortened from three days (Thu, Fri, and Mon) to just two this year (Fri and Mon). I'm feeling a twinge gypped.

Wow, good thing I scrolled down my own journal! I would've missed this question from baronalejandro:
How come Middle-eastern music sounds different from western-style music, even when it's played on western insturments?It's all about the scales, bro. I posted about the pattern for the major scale. Very western. Middle eastern music (and similarly Indian and ( Read more... )

From warrewyk: So, if you play a C on a clarinet, it's really a B-flat on a piano? Please explain pitch, so my brain will stop twitching. (This question comes to you from a former trombone player, which is not a transposing instrument.)Ok, for the cessation of brain twitching, because transposing instruments can be, er, a mental pain at the least ( Read more... )

Follow up from drquuxum: Follow-up question: Whenabouts/whereabouts did those notations become standard (or at least commonplace)?Blame Guido d'Arezzo [~991-1033CE]for the staff notation and unifying music written on a 5-line staff, not some on a 4-line staff or a 3-line staff depending on region ( Read more... )

From mister_robinson: 1. What is the relationship between chords and the melody?The melody is the horizontal line of notes that one can sing, hum, or play on a melodic instrument. Think "Happy Birthday", "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," "Head Like A Hole," and the like ( Read more... )

From alfiechat: So, how much do you charge to teach piano?

My standard rate is $15 per half hour, $30 per hour.

From greenpear: Why do they talk about the clarinet playing in the key of B-flat instead of A-sharp?It has to do with the distance from concert pitch, as opposed to the tone itself. Yes, B-flat and A-sharp are indeed the same little black key on the ( Read more... )