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Batstone
Chatterbox
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 Posted - 08/10/2005 : 10:41:44 PM
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hey, in about 8 months i am planning to audition for music school. i play guitar and wil use this as my insturment. (classical). Okay i know a basics of theory, such as the modes and penatonic scales and triads nad stuff.. but reading musical notation instead of tabs is very very hard for me.. i have no idea really how to do it. I used ot paly brass instruments so i CAN read notation, but sightreading on guitar is very hard for me. So this is a link to the test (well a sample test)
http://www.mun.ca/music/pros/theory/index.htm
is there anyway in 8 months i can learn all that theory and notation to get into music school? i could get a teacher (professional) to teach me mabye once or twice a week... i would practie about 2 hours a day or more. Is it really possible for me ot make it? thanks, and byeeeeeeeeeee
ps. could someone give me an example of a song that would be considered a royal conservatory level 6 piece? thanks ,
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Zachmozach
Fluffy-Esque
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Posted - 08/11/2005 : 8:51:25 PM
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The test should be no problem for that amount of time to learn what you need to learn. It's pretty basic stuff. That was the basis for a lot of information for my first term of theory. There are plenty of theory books available that go over all that stuff in detail.
If you are looking to read, and get better at it, this old Jazz guitarist told me that to be a good reader all it takes is thirty minutes a day at a slow tempo on the meternome (or at least slow for the piece) and don't worry about fixing mistakes. Just get enough guitar music or anything really and practice reading it slowly. A favorite is just find a copy of the melody of Moto Perpetuo and practice reading it in different positions pretty slowly. Just make sure you have enough music for actual reading so you don't start learning the pieces. If you practice reading and just stop with the tabs till the time of the test I see no reason why this can't be passed.
Besides depending on what school you're trying to get into I'd bet that they don't expect you to score perfectly on everything. |
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Fleabass76
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 08/12/2005 : 04:12:05 AM
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| You can learn anything in music if you work at it. You already have the notes on the guitar under your fingers, now you just have to translate your fingerboard into notes on the staff and vise versa. Do yourself a favor and find a fingering for a major scale. Start with something like C or G. Western harmony, which is what you will be studying, is almost completely based off major scales. If you can get the major scale down and it's arpeggiation (1-3-5-(7)), it will be fairly simple to modify it into things like minor scales, diminished triads, etc. I hope this makes some sense, feel free to email me if you have any questions, as I don't have time to stop by the board too often anymore. FunkyMunk@gmail.com |
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Music School.... HELP
