http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_scale
When working with the language of music, songs are written in different KEYs. The key a song is written in tells you what group of notes are being used. Each Key has a corresponding scale that plays the sequence of notes in that key.
We will be learning about two different categories of Keys, Major and minor Keys.
Lets listen to some songs in Major vs minor keys.
minor classical example
Major classical Example
Is this song in a Major or minor Key?
here is a tricky one... major or minor?
Lets start with the Key of C Major. The group of notes are C, D, E, F, G, A, B, and back to C. In other words, the Key of C is all the white keys on the piano.
Other keys have Sharps or flats(black keys), example: the key of F Major is
F, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, and back to F.
If you listen to the Major scales they all sound like the same melody but they start on a different note. This is because the scale follows a specific formula which we are going to learn and practice today.
To learn this formula, we must first understand what Whole and Half steps are.
A Whole Step is the next interval. To take a whole step on a keyboard you must skip one key.
So, A whole step above C is D. A whole step above E is F#.
Now that we know The difference between whole an half step we can use the Major Scale formula.
1 represents a whole step and 1/2 represents a half step.
Major Scale Formula:
1 - 1 - 1/2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1/2
Lets practice!
Assignment:
1. Create a New Reason Document.
2. Create a Mixer 14:2
3. Create an NN19
4. From the NN19 Piano Folder, Load up the Bright Piano sound.
5. Set the Tempo to 80bpm and Turn the Click track on
6. Set the Loop Markers for a 4 bar loop with the L on 1 and R on 5.
7. Record the C Major scale CDEFGABC_CBAGFEDC
Follow the Click track so that there is one note for each Click.
8. Once you have your best recording, Quantize your recorded scale
Then go to the tool window and Apply the quantize.
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