The Mellotron Group

I meant lots of unpressed notes between pressed notes. For instance, G-C-F-B. I'm not near a keyboard, so I don't know how that really sounds, but I don't think it would sound dissonant.

Bernie 

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> How much of an interval? Do you press one note and then wait for a period  
> to press another, or do mean that you press a note and then another but with 
>  several unpressed ones in between?
>  
> It's so great to learn about music.
>  
>  
>  
> In a message dated 4/26/2013 9:19:01 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> tron400@... writes:
> 
>  
>  
>  
> I've noticed that chords with wide intervals sound good, no matter what  
> notes you use. Of course, "good" is purely subjective...but I have noticed  
> that.
> 
> Bernie
> 
> --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  lsf5275@ wrote:
> >
> > did you guys know that if you put your  fingers on the keys and kinda do, 
> > like, every other key and sometimes  a black one here and there you get a 
> > better sound than when you push  down a bunch that are right next to each 
> other 
> > all at once?
> >  
> > 
> > In a message dated 4/25/2013 9:53:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time, 
> > markpringnz@ writes:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Simple chord theory isn't difficult, and for popular music  at least you 
> > don't need to know much, you could probably harmonize  most popular music 
> with 
> > 2 or 3 chords, 4 if you want to sound  sophisticated! There are loads of 
> > tutorials available on the net.  
> > 
> > My limited knowledge came from "The Pocket book of piano  chords for 
> > dummies" which covers nearly every chord you could think  of and "Music 
> > Composition for Dummies." 
> > 
> > Once you  get used to the various chord shapes on the keyboard you can 
> >  improvise without thinking about what chords you are actually playing. 
> I'm a  
> > bit like Fritz I often don't know what chord I am playing but  probably 
> for 
> > different reasons! However it does help to know what key  you are in but 
> even 
> > that is not essential.
> > 
> > 
> >  There are rules but they are made to be broken. J S Bach did absolutely  
> > astonishing things with harmony which should sound dreadful, and  
> admittedly do 
> > when I play them, but in the hands of a good player  they sound wonderful.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 3:42 AM, R l <_bluesrock77@_  
> > (mailto:bluesrock77@) > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > Chord construction...it sounds good for a  non-musician like me...could 
> you 
> > please ellaborate?
> >  tks
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  ____________________________________
> > To: __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  
> > From: _tomdcour@_ (mailto:tomdcour@) 
> > Date: Thu, 25 Apr  2013 14:04:29 +0000
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Dying  Day.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > My daughters piano teacher  recently gave me a "refresher" course on 
> chord 
> > construction- very  interesting really, think I wrote like 15 songs right 
> > after!!
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: Tony Moffett <_atm655@_  (mailto:atm655@) >
> > Reply-To: "__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  " <__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  >
> > Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:56 AM
> > To: "__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  " <__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  >
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Dying Day.
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Bernie I think it's holding down  more than one key at a time.
> > Some arbitrary names were assigned to  them by folks in the "way back 
> > times".
> > It's my guess, I could  be wrong.
> > 
> > 
> > Tony
> > 
> > 
> > On Apr 25,  2013, at 6:43 AM, "tron400" <_tron400@_ 
> > (mailto:tron400@)  > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > What are these "chords" you  speak of?
> > 
> > Bernie
> > 
> > --- In __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  , fdoddy@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I never know the chords I  play
> > > 
> > > 
> > > fritz
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> >  > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark  <markpringnz@>
> > > To: newmellotrongroup <__newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  >
> > > Sent: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 3:21 pm
> > > Subject: Re:  [newmellotrongroup] The Dying Day.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Thanks.  This is a bit embarrassing, I am not certain of the chords as 
> it 
> > was  a live improvisation. I think it started in e minor and it's mainly 
> a 
> >  mixture of descending 5ths and 4ths, it wanders around in F for a bit 
> then  
> > ends in C. The sound is a mixture of the Mark II violins from Redtron  
> and 
> > the tremolo strings preset from the Synth 1 VST. I recorded it  using 
> Reaper 
> > and added some extra reverb in Audacity.
> > >  
> > > 
> > > Mark
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > > On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 12:09 AM, R l  <bluesrock77@> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> >  > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Very sweet. The opening chord  and sound reminds me of In the wake of 
> > Poseidon...what are  they?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > To:  __newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) _  
> > (mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
> (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) )  
> > > From: marabus@
> > > Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:57:01  -0400
> > > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Dying Day.
> >  > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Nice mellow  piece
> > > 
> > > Pete
> > > 
> > > On 4/24/13  4:56 AM, Mark wrote: 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > For Anzac Day  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuloWbKMapo
> >  > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  Mark
> > >
> >
>