Monday, August 29, 2011

Music Theory Post 2...

Music Theory 1 Students,

After viewing the following interview with Eric Clapton on the blues musician Robert Johnson and his version of "Stones In My Passway" please respond to the following statement.







Based on what Eric Clapton says about the playing technique of Robert Johnson, how beneficial would it have been if Robert Johnson was able to write his music down? After studying theory for a little over a week discuss the importance of knowing the language of music and why it would be important to keep the music of artists like Robert Johnson preserved on paper? Please respond by 11:59 PM on Wednesday August 31.

Happy Blogging,
Mr. Ames

Thursday, August 18, 2011

The conquest of Middle C...





Please explain in detail the importance of the pitch "middle C" why is it important? How can you utilize it's properties to produce successful melodies? Please post by 11:59 PM on Monday August 22, 2011.