The Mellotron Group

Well, picture it not spread out. Then it sounds like a mess because  you've 
got your B next to your C and your F next to your G but an extra half  step 
away. Laaaaaaaaaa.
 
 
In a message dated 4/26/2013 12:37:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
tron400@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 
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_ 
(mailto: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_ 
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> (mailto:_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
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  ____________________________________
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> > 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@) >
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> > 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
> > 
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> > >
> > > I never know the chords  I play
> > > 
> > > 
> > > fritz
>  > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
>  > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark  <markpringnz@>
> > > To: newmellotrongroup <___newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
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> > > 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_ 
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> > > 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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