{"id":24090,"date":"2014-08-31T08:56:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T13:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=24090"},"modified":"2015-01-25T17:56:13","modified_gmt":"2015-01-25T22:56:13","slug":"bad-and-wrong-music-lessons-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shamusyoung.com\/twentysidedtale\/?p=24090","title":{"rendered":"Bad and Wrong Music Lessons, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Previously<\/a> I talked about the difference between major and minor scales. So far all the tracks I’ve shown you have been in A minor. I also mentioned that songs written in major scales are (roughly) happy \/ upbeat and songs written in minor scales are moody, sad, angry, anxious, or suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. <\/p>\n

I thought it would be fun to illustrate this, and at the same time share a little more of my badly misunderstood over-simplifications of music theory. As before, keep an eye out for the music majors. They will say things that are deeply confusing. If a music major tries to teach you anything using words like chromatic, octatonic, consonance, or “Shamus Young is a clueless hack who doesn’t know what he’s doing”, then slam your hands over your ears, close your eyes, and begin singing the Batman theme<\/a> at the top of your lungs. Actually, you should be doing that sort of thing anyway. It’s like yoga for the musical parts of your brain: It makes you look silly but it feels good. <\/p>\n

Here is a song I made in C major:<\/p>\n