Jessica, I spoke to my music theory teacher and he said that Do-flat might be called De(pronounced "day"), because in our theory book, solfege symbols that have the 'o' in them use the 'e' when they are flatted. I also checked some websites from music programs at other colleges, they also said that when you lower a note a minor 2nd, you call the new solfege 'e'. This works for allby Mollie - Music Theory Questions and Answers
Jessica, Ti# is not the same note as Ti. Enharmonic basically means the same. Look at a piano keyboard. A-flat is enharmonic to G-sharp. They're the same note. I'm not exactly sure what your teacher is looking for--I know that in some countries, Europe, Asia, etc., our Ti is their Si. I learned solfege by intervals. Ti# would actually be Do, because it's a P8 (perfect octave) from youby Mollie - Music Theory Questions and Answers
Step #1: Slow down and CLAP THE RHYTHYM before you pick up your instrument. Write in the beats as well. It makes a world of difference. THEN you can pick up your instrument and try it. Good Luck! Mollieby Mollie - Music Theory Questions and Answers
I am looking for information on George Gershwin's music, spcifically his compositional techniques. I am doing an analysis on "The Man I Love" and would like to find some websites or other information on Gershwin's music. Our choir director said something about Gershwin's chord progressions "matching" the words in the song. I'm not quite sure what he meant and he doesn't havby Mollie - Music Theory Questions and Answers