Advanced Challenge I : Distinguish Tonality by Restriction

Woooooooooow, I guessed that I haven't updated my blog for a long time.

Do you miss me???? (Winking my eyes) hahaha forget all this.  I'm just flirtatious. :P (Three Eight in Chinese)

First of all, I'm going to say that I shall have updated my blog so often, 

but there are two factors that delayed my work.

1. My laziness, the most terrible killer to a diligent worker hahaha. (excuse)

2. The Midterm approaches stealthily around us... with terrible literature attacks (No way to keep on-line)

So, I'm going to show you the most detailed and vivid article with my very restricted knowledge. ;)

OK! Now come back to the main point....

Last time, we just knew more information about tonality and concept between Whole Sound & Half Sound.

If this is still vague to you, please review my last article.

Chords are not very strange, and unfamiliar with you now, right?

I just take the answer as "right!" on my own.  haha

This time, I'm going to introduce an advanced concept for you to distinguish tonality in the music sheet.

Don't be afraid!!

I won't show you so many sprouts(new-grown plant, which often used to describe music notes) on the sheet. 

Teaching music concept is not easy both for the teachers and for the audience.

Sometimes the concept is too vague to catch up with.

So, I try to show examples to help you understand....

Therefore, we now must have to understand how the music notes placed on a music sheet.

For beginners, we always try to find out "C (Do)" as the first and basic note.

The reason is that "C(Do)" is the easiest and most representative sound to find out.

So... here we go with an example...

As you can see, I begin with "the middle C(Do)" on the left side.

Then, I climb up one by one... so the notes continued by D(Re) E(Mi) F(Fa) G(So) A(La) B(Si)...

But, you must wonder why it has C(Do) again after B(Si)?

Because, based on the music concept, we can only have 8 sounds in an octave.

So, From "The middle C" to "A Higher C", there shall be an Octave

(introduced in my first music instruction article)

Going on with these concept, you won't be afraid of seeing notes on the music sheet now.

this is very simple, not hard at all.

Now we are able to distinguish the sounds by music notes placed on the sheet.

How about including some flats and sharp to the notes?? 

You must have been seeing many sheets that have placed many flats and sharps in the very beginning of the sheet.

So, Let's see an example...

I guess this horrible picture frightens you.

Don't feel panic! Don't be afraid!!

We now just focus on the left side!!!!!

Like this....

The picture is large enough to see now.  Very clean, right? haha

Then, We can see flats besides the "Treble Clef Notation"

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●Little Tips:

Treble Clef Notation is...

Bass Clef Notation is...

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Back again, We can see flats besides the "Treble Clef Notation"

Like the picture tells...

Those Flats in the red circle is trying to tell the performer that...

When you play a song, you must follow this rule...

That you must transmit to flats if you encounter those particular sounds in the red circle...

Here... the example tells you that

you must have bB & bE rather than B & E when you play a song.

Follow this rule, you may never have wrong playing of notes with flats and sharps...

That's in the same case to have sharp sounds when you are playing a song.

So, we will never afraid of forgetting playing the Flats & Sharps while a song has the restriction like the red circle tells you.

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Wanna take a break now?

But, the most horrible moment is just going to start.....

According to the basic music concept, (hey.. not basic at all..)

You can distinguish the tonality by the restriction part as the last picture with red circle.

But, how????????

Here are levels of tonality that you may need to know...

And one important thing that should be mentioned beforehand..

A song can only have at most 7 Flats(b)/Sharps(#) restriction

And there's also a very good tip for you to recite for the restriction in order...

※7 Flats(b) restriction in order:

Si, Mi, La, Re, So, Do, Fa

 ※7 Sharps(#) restriction in order:

Fa, Do, So, Re, La, Mi, Si

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◎Restriction with Flats(b)

With 1 Flat (b), it is F Major.

With 2 Flats (bb), it is bB Major.

With 3 Flats (bbb), it is bE Major.

With 4 Flats (bbbb), it is bA Major.

With 5 Flats (bbbbb), it is bD Major.

With 6 Flats (bbbbbb), it is bG Major.

With 7 Flats (bbbbbbb), it is bC Major.

※How do I know?

Ans:

Count the second note in the last two notes from your right side to left side.

So, follow Si, Mi, La, Re, So, Do, Fa

If I have 5 flats restriction now, we just count in Si, Mi, La, Re, So,

And how to find the one you need?

Next, Get the last two notes  Re, So,

Don't forget!! You just need the second one counted from the right to the left.

So we get  Re(D) here as the tonality for a song with 5 restriction.

Because it's with Flats restriction, we shall call it... bD Major.

HEY! HO! we can get the tonality by Flats restriction now!!!!!! Sounds great??? :D

As for sharps......

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◎Restriction with Sharps(#)

With 1 Sharp (#), it is G Major.

With 2 Sharps (##), it is D Major.

With 3 Sharps (###), it is A Major.

With 4 Sharps (####), it is E  Major.

With 5 Sharps (#####), it is B Major.

With 6 Sharps (######), it is #F Major.

With 7 Sharps (#######), it is #C Major.

※How do I know?

Ans:

Count the last note from the Sharp Restriction.

Then we higher the last note a whole sound.

Vague???

Now, for example...

When we think of Sharp Restriction...

We shall have Fa, Do, So, Re, La, Mi, Si

And, if I have 6 Sharps restirction now... (Fa, Do, So, Re, La, Mi,)

how can I count the note as the particular sound for tonality???

The last one!!!!

Mi is your choice.

Don't forget!!!  You need to higher a whole sound for that Mi!!!

Finally, you should get F(Fa) as the basic sound for tonality.

Still, the F(Fa) is in the Sharp Restriction, so we give it a sharp as #F Major!!  

Until now, we can find particular sound to distinguish Tonalities by ourselves!!!

Doesn't this learning sound exciting?!!!

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OK!!!

Now we can start we the previous frightening, spooky, creepy, scary sheet to find the tonality!!!

Follow the steps...

1. find how many restriction we have on the sheet?     2 Flats restriction!!

2. recite the tip for flats restriction( Si, Mi, La, Re, So, Do, Fa)

3. Two Flats restriction, so we just need ( Si, Mi). Actually, that really fits the restriction given on the sheet even you just watch the 5 lines and find the restriction by yourself without experience.

4. Because there is Flats restriction, we have to count from your right side to your left side. And we just need the second one from the last two from right side.

5. Finally, we shall get Si as your particular sound for tonality!!

6. Don't forget!! Give "B(Si)" a flat, so that should be called  bB Major.

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Isn't this practice fun to you???

Then, try some harder one by yourself!! I will respond to you if you give me answer in the comments XDD

◎Exercise:

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Find tonalities among these exercises as soon as possible if you're adept for these complicated concepts!!

Enjoy and have fun!!! :))))