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This is great. Can anyone recommend a "DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)" for Windows? Preferably with at least a free trial version. Thanks.
I teach Music Theory (and piano) for a living-- this is an excellent introduction to the most practical concepts. I was somewhat disappointed that the OP showed us a C Major scale without really explaining what a "major scale" is-- a collection of whole and half steps-- especially since they used a keyboard as an example, which is laid out in exactly the right pattern for teaching the major scale. (Notice that the bl…
For instance:
http://www.maqamworld.com/maqamat/rast.html
http://www.maqamworld.com/maqamat/bayati.html
http://www.maqamworld.com/maqamat/sikah.html
For those interested, each scale is accompanies by several audio samples to hear what it sounds like.
I teach Music Theory (and piano) for a living-- this is an excellent introduction to the most practical concepts. I was somewhat disappointed that the OP showed us a C Major scale without really explaining what a "major scale" is-- a collection of whole and half steps-- especially since they used a keyboard as an example, which is laid out in exactly the right pattern for teaching the major scale. (Notice that the bl…
That said, a lot of work went into the tutorial, and it is certainly well done.
This is great. Can anyone recommend a "DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)" for Windows? Preferably with at least a free trial version. Thanks.
A friend of mine here in Tokyo owns a small music company and recently launched a series of games to help with music training. They are flash-based, but I have been quite impressed with them and have enjoyed them quite a bit! He is using a freemium model, and you can try out the games on his website without even registering. (Free registration gives you progress tracking, and subscription gives you access to all leve…
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/168
what's great is that it's a serious physics lecture, but designed for kids, and there's plenty of funky experiments within the one hour.
I teach Music Theory (and piano) for a living-- this is an excellent introduction to the most practical concepts. I was somewhat disappointed that the OP showed us a C Major scale without really explaining what a "major scale" is-- a collection of whole and half steps-- especially since they used a keyboard as an example, which is laid out in exactly the right pattern for teaching the major scale. (Notice that the bl…
Something to note: whole and half steps are not the only available type of steps, you can also move quarter steps. It's not common in Western music (if present at all) but very common in Middle Eastern music. Maqam world ( http://maqamworld.com ) provides a decent index of many Middle Eastern scales, some of them utilizing quarter tones. For instance: http://www.maqamworld.com/maqamat/rast.html http://www.maqamworld.…
Steve Vai created a scale called the Xavian scale wich is dividing the octave by 10.
He used in on Deep Down Into The Pain
http://www.guitarflame.com/2008/xavian-scale-steve-vais-own-...
A friend of mine here in Tokyo owns a small music company and recently launched a series of games to help with music training. They are flash-based, but I have been quite impressed with them and have enjoyed them quite a bit! He is using a freemium model, and you can try out the games on his website without even registering. (Free registration gives you progress tracking, and subscription gives you access to all leve…
1. Send him this presentation: http://fury.com/2010/02/jesse-shells-mindblowing-talk-on-the...
2. Tell him to do it for the iphone and ipad where people can also practice on the ipad.
3. Set up achievement levels
Khan Academy for music education.
on a similar note (and because there's some great links being posted here), this video by walter lewin covers the physics of sound and how it relates to music, it could be good secondary material for someone learning about music theory: http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/168 what's great is that it's a serious physics lecture, but designed for kids, and there's plenty of funky experiments within the one hour.
