Cheat Muse Act

I suppose as a student studying music that this is sort of an unfair pick for me to get. I'm really familiar with this whole scheme, there's a grand staff at the beginning fallowed by two clefs, the treble clef and the bass clef, then fallows the time signature fallowed by the key signature the time signature delineates the beat of the song and amount of notes per measure and the key signature corresponds to the pitch that the song is centered on. the various forms of notes are the eighth, quarter, half and whole note the refer to the amount of a 4/4 bar that they consume in time. Each of these notes is then placed on the staff in position of corresponding pitch. Now that I've had my boring talk.

I think music is a form of art and science. There is an exact science as to how to make "good" sounding music, and in that science lies the art from, for once a person understands the science it is used to create what is considered to be art. This I agree with but I feel that art can be many things. It's interesting though that in todays musical world, many bands don't know the first thing about the theory of music, and yet they can make music and in some cases good music. It makes me sad to say but I think in this age we're approaching a time when the ability to read traditional sheet music is becoming less important all the time, It's being lost to computers and most of all tabiture, which I will admit that I have used and still continue to use in order to play the guitar.

I sincerely hope that things can change and the majority of people can change to see the beauty and science that can be found in traditional sense. I still feel that the best music comes from those who know theory.

Desert Island Top Five

My first choice for the artist that I would take with me on my deserted island is the late great Mozart the album I would then choose is The Essential Mozart

Next I would have to choose the band Tool and I would have to burn my favorite Tool Songs onto a blank CD.

I would also have to have to take a compilation of Coheed and Cambria songs with me as well.

I'd have to take the Rolling Stones album Hot Rocks 1964-71

And finally I would take On Letting Go by Circa Survive.

This was probably the hardest thing I've ever done. I probably changed my mind about 15 times in the course of creating this list. I don't have a pocket five artists that I swear by, because I love so many different bands for different reasons. Some bands that I really love I still couldn't listen to everyday because their songs either make me feel melancholy or I would just get tired of listening to them. So what I decided on was to go with a variety of stuff.

I had to pick Mozart because his music is timeless to me, what I've heard anyway which is why I picked the album that I did. It has many songs that I don't think I've ever heard. At least then I would be able to listen to new material.

Then I went with a band that would help me maintain my mental sanity through symbolism and metaphor, I don't think any other band does that better than Tool, they used to be my favorite band until my musical great awakening.

Next I picked a band who's songs would make me happy and that's Coheed and Cambria to me. Their songs shred real hard, great vocals, funky bass, and good poetry. I've been listening to them for years and haven't gotten tired of them yet.

Stones... One of the greatest blues bands ever. The best part of it all is that most of their songs aren't sad but about hope, I'd need that on an Island.

Finally I picked Circa Survive, this was a hard choice to make because I was introduced to them just recently and I'm listening the hell out of them right now. Their music is very passionate, but also mathematical at the same time which is why I feel as though they would be a perfect closing point to my Desert Island top five.