Things that are tagged music nerd

What's that called?

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Porter Mason

comic strip | panel 1 - COREY BROWN: Hey, you sounded great up there. What was that called? |comic strip | panel 2 - RONI: Well, my guitar solo used a scale called the Hungarian Minor (or Harmonic Minor #4). It has a large number of half steps and a slightly ambiguous tonal center. |comic strip | panel 3 - COREY BROWN: I just sort of meant, “What’s the name of the song?” RONI: Oh. |comic strip | panel 4 - RONI: I have no idea. |

Hit more weird notes

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Porter Mason

comic strip | panel 1 - RONI: You mean like… this? JOHN: YES! Yeah. That. |comic strip | panel 2 - RONI: OK, so when you say you want me to “hit more weird notes” in my solos, you actually want me to use chromatics to create melodic tension. JOHN: I guess. |comic strip | panel 3 - RONI: (sigh) This would be so much easier if you guys had a strong music theory background. JOHN: Yeah… |comic strip | panel 4 - JOHN: Or, I mean, if you DIDN’T. |

Add more emotion

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Porter Mason

comic strip | panel 1 - RONI: If that’s what you want me to play, then say that! JOHN: I DID say that! |comic strip | panel 2 - RONI: No, you said, “add more emotion”! Who knows what that means! JOHN: People! PEOPLE know what that means! |comic strip | panel 3 - RONI: Isn’t it much easier to remember that I play the root and fifth note as an arpeggio? |comic strip | panel 4 - JOHN: Yeah, if you’re a MIDI sequencer, Roni! DAN: Wait, now I’m not even sure I was playing the same song as you… |