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when you play by ear, complex meter goes something like
this:
"wait...listen...hear how it does that?...okay now you
try..."
:) dp
(PS:I know,...I'm an idiot...)
--- Kristena Hernandez <> wrote:
>
> I concur with this one. There's not only reading the
> notes, but the
> meter. When I took music appreciation I could figure out
> if something
> was duple (2/4 or 4/4 timing) or triple (3/4 timing), but
> what I couldn't
> figure out what the counts between (simple or complex, I
> think)! I have
> never heard of that before. For example, simple duple
> means there is and
> even amount of subdivisions between beats, but complex
> duple wou
ld mean
> there was an uneven amount of subdivisions. Weird. And
> I had to figure
> this out with classical music! Maybe someone else here
> knows more about
> this. It was probably the hardest part of the class. I
> think a trained
> ear could tell easily, though.
>
>
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 21:43:17 -0800 "Marty Tippens"
> <> writes:
> >
> > You are so right there about the importance of kids
> learning music
> > at a young age, dp,
> >
> > I think we can all agree to that! It's so good for
> their self
> > esteem. I have prejudice for percussion first, get the
> timing and
> > then the notes. Of course many parents put their kids
> through the
> > piano route which is percussion and melody at once.
> Don't no one
> > worry, I have no intention on arguing my opinion on
> this one any
> > further! Start the youngin's on any instrument.
> > -Marty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: DP
> > To:
> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] Re: SurfGuitar101 Member
> Compilation
> > CD?
> >
> >
> > Kristena:
> >
> > ...I believe that kids should play music early on
> because it's
> > beneficial to their overall development. I don't
> think it
> > matters what they begin with: drums, guitar, bass,
> > keyboard, flute, recorder, xylophone...but, I do have
> a
> > prejudice towards the string instruments.
> >
> > so, I guess you can caount me in to the "by ear"
> column...
> >
> > regards,
> > dp
> >
> > --- Kristena Hernandez <> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Surf music is so perfect for ear
> > > > training.
> > > > -Marty
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm curious, I don't read music and always played
> by ear.
> > > How many
> > > others here strictly play by ear?
> > >
> > > When I was young, we bought a piano. I started
> playing
> > > and replicating
> > > things I heard. I know what notes all the keys
> are, but
> > > I don't read
> > > them. When I was a little older, my mom tried to
> get
> > > lessons for me, but
> > > I fought it. Looking back, I wish I wouldn't have,
> but I
> > > was just a kid.
> > > According to my logic at 11 years old, "Why should
> I
> > > learn to play
> > > 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' by reading notes
> when I
> > > could already work
> > > through classical pieces by ear?
> > >
> > > The same goes for the guitar. I fought that too.
> I
> > > could play bass as a
> > > teenager, but my hands always cramped up on me when
> I
> > > tried to play
> > > guitar. Regarding my kids, I had spoken to a
> member of
> > > the Hollywood
> > > String Quartet. He highly recommended starting
> kids on
> > > stringed
> > > instruments early for that reason--so their hand
> would be
> > > flexible. I
> > > know violin is much different than guitar, but does
> > > anyone here have any
> > > thoughts on this? Did anyone here start as an
> adult, or
> > > were you young
> > > when you started playing? I would bet that some of
> our
> > > favorite
> > > guitarists here started before adulthood.
> > >
> > > -Kristena
> > >
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