my kids are pretty sensitive to what they hear. when they were a little younger i would play chords and watch their reactions. what can i say– i am a musician/mad scientist/dad that experiments on his kids.
playing fifths wouldn’t bother them at all- but when i would add a third note into the mix it would change the whole atmosphere. Playing E and B together (a fifth for you non-musicians) was safe- but when i added a G it became the spookiest chord of all— the dreaded E minor!! they would hold their ears and scream “stop daddy!” hudson would either run out of the room or start crying at the sound of an E minor.
it is amazing what a simple half step move can do. moving the G to a G# made everything better. everyone was happy and playing again! they were singing and dancing to the sweet sounds of an E major- but one slight move downward would mean we were in the spook house again… “daddy stop now!!” the E minor was back. one little move affected everything.
one little move changed everything.
September 5, 2010 at 2:01 am |
Good thought my friend. I feel you on this. The decisions I make right now will affect everything. I’m staying in the major scale. Love ya!
September 5, 2010 at 9:02 pm |
love you too danny….