RE: [Harp-L] explain positions to beginner

["Harmonicology [Neil Ashby]" <harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert:

I also intended to add that many beginners are not yet understanding that Western music is composed around the various seven-note DIATONIC scales which are the sub-sets of the Chromatic scale; whatever notes used by the Composer that are NOT within the selected key are "accidentals" or "naturals". The seven-note diatonic scale for most keys includes sharps and flats, but those are not "accidentals"; any sharps and flats belonging to that key are NOT "accidentals".

Each mode represents just the notes FOR THAT MODE as selected from among the full Chromatic scale; there are seven modes because of the various sequences of seven notes that are be selected from among the twelve Chromatic notes.

Thus the artist loads his palette with some sub-set of colors depending on the type of planned artwork and the composer chooses his sub-set of sequenced notes by selecting from among the modes such as Major [Ionian], Minor [Aeolian], or Mixolydian.

/Neil (" http://thebuskingproject.com/busker/2025 ")

On â6â/â28â/â2014 at 5:25 PM, "Robert Hale" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Harmonicology [Neil Ashby] <
>harmonicology@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> An artist of painting chooses to load some set of colors for his 
>palette
>> based on the type of artwork desired; the palette would be full 
>of dark
>> colors for some artwork and light colors for other artwork; 
>similarly then
>> the Composer of music chooses his "modes" and "positions" based 
>on the
>> desired tone for the final composition.
>
>
>Thanks Neil, that sounds good.
>Robert