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petterdass · Post by **petterdass** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:01 am

Helu

Im a white key trance music composer superstar

Do i have to learn the black keys to become a pro composer for movies and commercials?
I think a lot of film scoring sounds like me being a white key trance music composer superstar.

Cheers

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:03 am

It helps

stefancrs · Post by **stefancrs** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:10 am

What does key trance sound like?

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:11 am

Is that a serious question?

I mean, using white keys only limits you to a handful of possible "tonal centers". Now, listen to movie compositions, they're full of modulations and what not.
There's your answer.

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:11 am

stefancrs wrote:What does key trance sound like?

Press the white keys on your keyboard and you'll probably know.

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:12 am

Arpeggiate the white keys and you'll definitely know

lex_strooder · Post by **lex_strooder** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:13 am

i will let you all in on a big secret: pro music composer for movies and commercials dont use the black keys at all, they use something called "transpose", using this magical function they can reach the sound of a black key by touching a white one ...

sshhhh

offensive-teenager · Post by **offensive-teenager** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:14 am

lol this question.

I have to admit that I have been (I am) in same situation. It will surely help also some basic music theory and harmony should be studied too!

And yes transpose is useful, you can basically do everything in c major or a natural minor? Althouugh it would be good to understand how those scales basically work. But you'll still need those pesky black keys for some stuff. You cannot completely avoid them!

But where to put those strange black keys (which dont seem to fit anywhere so well), well I am currently struggling with it although i have already got some basic understanding of it!

These are just my newbie thoughts!

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:16 am

The secret:

lavoll · Post by **lavoll** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:17 am

play blindfolded and you wont see the colors.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:18 am

alternately:

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:23 am

You want funk?

Use the greys.

stefancrs · Post by **stefancrs** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:25 am

Sascha Franck wrote:
stefancrs wrote:What does key trance sound like?
Press the white keys on your keyboard and you'll probably know.

nuffink wrote:Arpeggiate the white keys and you'll definitely know

Darnit. Being funny on the internet doesn't work. I was relating to a recent thread about jazz musicians.

stefancrs · Post by **stefancrs** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:26 am

nuffink: wtf is up with the caption on that picture? =D

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:29 am

stefancrs wrote:nuffink: wtf is up with the caption on that picture? =D

Sly's 'fro chalked up a few minor hits as a vibes player in the popular beat combo Marillion

essential to learn playing black keys for composing?