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88 keys? kinda sus if you ask me...

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[–] SSJ2Marx@hexbear.net 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

On the one hand, fascists play them. On the other hand, when fascists stop playing them... stalin-gun-1stalin-gun-2

[–] RedQuestionAsker2@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The black keys on a piano are called "accidentals" implying that they were a mistake.

They come in sharp (dangerous), double sharp (super predator), flat (lazy), and natural (noble savage).

Piano definitely fash confirmed.

[–] ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

also fascist dont die , as long as they keep playing ..

ground-pog

[–] AlicePraxis@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

and don't even get me started on the C major / A minor scale. only playing the white keys? yeah, I know what that's all about

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A neonazis favourite scale? A minor

uh oh

[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Playing guitar is great because you can talk about fingering A minor and nobody bats an eye.

[–] btfod@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

D Dorian, E Phrygian, F Lydian, G Mixolydian, and B Locrian: nothing to see here alphys-anxious

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Non of those words are in my tabs books. (They actually are, I just don't know what they mean.)

[–] btfod@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

serious music theory comment incoming (sorry)

Those funny names are the different modes of major, along with Ionian (aka major) and Aeolian (aka minor). Basically they boil down to: play all the same notes from a given major scale, in the same order, but with a different starting point. You may already know A minor as the relative minor of C major... they both include all the same notes but have very different emotional and musical feelings.

So play C major's notes and start at D instead and you get D Dorian = D E F G A B C

Play them starting at E and you get E Phrygian = E F G A B C D

and so on and so on

zizek-theory

This has wild effects on the "feel" of the music and learning about how they're used in songwriting opened up a whole new galaxy of musical thought for me. Dorian sounds "cool," Lydian sounds "spacey," Locrian "uncomfortable." Of course this only applies to western music concepts and will depend on the individual listener's context as well as the context of anything else going on in the composition. But I think it's fuckin cool and has given me a new appreciation for the magic of music. Took a long time for me to really get it but I do recommend!

[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for the info! I keep trying to learn via Youtube vids, but I have a mental brick wall 🧱 in my head on these matters. Hoping to get my electric keyboard fixed so I can learn some over the summer and properly branch out into stuff like medieval music and rock.

[–] btfod@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

You're welcome and best of luck on your journey. I think having some keys under your fingers will help for sure.

Speaking of YT videos, maybe you've seen them already but Signals Music Studio's videos helped me a ton.

[–] KimJongFun@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

But what if you're strictly playing fortissimo? Just absolutely wailing on the bastards

[–] wopazoo@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Are Chinese people fascist? 8 is a lucky number, and 88 is double lucky.

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

in the 90s there was a lot of concern that chinese-made pogs were actually secret nazi propaganda because some had the number 88 printed on them

[–] aidnic@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 years ago

CCP revisionist fascist confirmed?????? Deng Xiaoping did this 😡😡😡 /s

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The piccolo is the most fascist instrument. Every leftist knows this.

[–] Smeagolicious@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

goku-stare take that back

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To give pianos credit, the black keys being sharp indicate that they're acknowledging scholarly, clever, and knowledgeable people of color. As a black "genius", I got to support that kind of representation!

[–] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

The black keys are intelligent and will cut you

[–] sempersigh@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

is mayonnaise fascist >

[–] IMF_DOOM@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago
[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Modern pianos are Italian, therefore it is a fascist instrument

[–] Sleve_McDichael@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

I knew someone was gonna beat me to the punch here

[–] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly what ISN'T fascist?

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

joe mama gottem

:the thread

[–] thy_dunkonman@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

One of the reasons I kept my 61-key and bought a guitar instead of an 88

[–] BynarsAreOk@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Meanwhile the year is 2022 and western liberals are banning Rachmaninoff.

Me getting an 88 on an exam NOOOOO