4/23 Blog 4: “Flaming” Finish!

    I have definitely made the least progress this week. I spent most of my time learning “Flaming Home” and barely managed to learn it with Chordify. It was tough switching between that many chords for two minutes, so I am relieved that I played it without making a mistake. By playing this, I learned a lot about different chords and what tends to work. Here it is:

    Something else I learned this week is to not do practice the same thing over and over again or I will get burned out. I did that with this song and it set me back. I, instead, should have taken a break and learned something else for more time. 

    I did learn a little about the more mathematical side of music, however. I saw this video on my YouTube recommended and I had to watch it. Each note is a semi-tone apart, which is 2^1/12 of an octave. Consonant intervals are notes that when played together sound like they "agree." This usually occurs when the frequency ratio between the semi-tones and octave are simple. For example, an A and E note played together results in around a 2 : 3 ratio because the notes are 7 semitones apart (2^1/2 ≈ 1.5, 1 : 1.5 = 2 : 3). 

    This is probably due to the similar periods of the resulting waves. There are many shapes and frequencies of waves that result in different sounds. It puts into perspective what I actually am doing when pressing a key on the keyboard and a musical sound comes out. I have wondered why some notes sound more appealing than others when played together, and now I know why!

    Next week, I will be trying to read and play sheet music, something I have been putting off. I guess it is finally time.

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