The Mellotron Group

Yeah, well, my wife won't let me use those conditions anymore.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@...> wrote:
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> You CAN see them (chords) – they look like constellations…(under certain conditions)
> 
> From: "lsf5275@...<mailto:lsf5275@...>" <lsf5275@...<mailto:lsf5275@...>>
> Reply-To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>>
> Date: Friday, April 26, 2013 9:49 AM
> To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Dying Day.
> 
> 
> 
> 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@...<mailto:tron400@...> writes:
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> 
> 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%40yahoogroups.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:
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> >
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> >
> > 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:
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> > Chord construction...it sounds good for a non-musician like me...could you
> > please ellaborate?
> > tks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________
> > To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:_newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>_
> > (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.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%40yahoogroups.com>_
> > (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>) " <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:_newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>_
> > (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>) >
> > Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:56 AM
> > To: "_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:_newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>_
> > (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>) " <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:_newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>_
> > (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>) >
> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Dying Day.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > 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:
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> >
> >
> > What are these "chords" you speak of?
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> > --- In _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:_newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>_
> > (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>) , fdoddy@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I never know the chords I play
> > >
> > >
> > > fritz
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> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark <markpringnz@>
> > > To: newmellotrongroup <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:_newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>_
> > (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>) >
> > > Sent: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 3:21 pm
> > > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Dying Day.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > 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:
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> > > Very sweet. The opening chord and sound reminds me of In the wake of
> > Poseidon...what are they?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:_newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>_
> > (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.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
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > Mark
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> >
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