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TOTA musicians (pg. 2)
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| DJ El Kay Dee |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
I played the piano for about 10 years, oboe for 8... I can still play both, pretty well, passed the instrumental exams and all, but I don't have much time for it these days.
Piano/"keyboard" may help a little if you're trying to compose or produce, but what really helps if you're trying to come up with something original (i.e. in my case, the classic "okay, what am I supposed to do next" moment) is theory study, and also good experience with various styles (Indie for psy, Asian for chillout, African for tribal or electro types, modern jazz especially for all types, and others). |
actually imo knowing the theory is good..however it restricts u to ur output cos u tend to stay within the boundries ... |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ El Kay Dee
actually imo knowing the theory is good..however it restricts u to ur output cos u tend to stay within the boundries ... |
Harmony only teaches you the rules, it's up to you to decide when and where to break them. Even the baroque composers didn't follow them strictly - it's like anything else in life, does a person just do what s/he's told, or go above and beyond? Besides which, the "rules" are different depending on what time period and geographic location the music is from.
Anyway, that's my 2c - I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a well-known producer out there who hasn't studied either classical or jazz harmony. |
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| LoCa |
| Piano/Keyboard... used to play it when i was little, started up again just recently. Luckily it seems i haven't lost everything i learnt back then :D so i'm doing pretty good (i think...:rolleyes: ) |
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| kate |
| Not a TOTA, but I've played violin for 18 years and played piano for 5 years as well. :) |
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| Mr.Cool |
i play guitar and drums
mostly guitar tho, people say i'm better than hendrix, i dunno tho.......i mean he was ok but i'd rather be compared to someone else :cool: |
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| DJ El Kay Dee |
| nah..u cant beat hendrix...sorry..hendrix = god |
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| Mr.Cool |
| come on man, you know its true, don't make me get nat after you :p |
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| DJ El Kay Dee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Cool
come on man, you know its true, don't make me get nat after you :p |
isnt nat dead?:conf: |
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| Mr.Cool |
| who knows man lol :stongue: |
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| ryanm |
| I played the Viola for 5 years and was actually dubbed "the master faker" by my music teacher during an exam |
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| tha_broad |
Sing: karaoke
Play: the radio and guys :whip: |
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