Current Year 13 thread Mark I (2014-2015)

Original post by rachelc142

So if I heard a straight melody I'd be able to harmonise virtually straight away, above & below :smile:

Dayum son, I wish I could see into other people's minds and experience what it's like :lol:

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Original post by Bude8

Dayum son, I wish I could see into other people's minds and experience what it's like :lol:

I can't explain it, I don't even think about it

Ok so my best example is (I just imagined the chorus line to "let it go" from frozen in my head) so trying to pick out a harmony my brain just whizzes up/down the scale super quick to find a corresponding note that compliments it. I'd normally have to hear a melody once and have about 15 seconds to find the harmony. I tend to find the higher one first, lower ones are harder for me!

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Original post by rachelc142

I can't explain it, I don't even think about it

Ok so my best example is (I just imagined the chorus line to "let it go" from frozen in my head) so trying to pick out a harmony my brain just whizzes up/down the scale super quick to find a corresponding note that compliments it. I'd normally have to hear a melody once and have about 15 seconds to find the harmony. I tend to find the higher one first, lower ones are harder for me!

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Still not 100% sure what exactly a harmony is, the definition on Google wasn't exactly specific (the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect.) so isn't that just whenever there isn't an isolated solo...? The music I mostly listen to is rock/metal and so the bass guitar would be considered the lower harmony, right...?

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Original post by rachelc142

I can't explain it, I don't even think about it

Ok so my best example is (I just imagined the chorus line to "let it go" from frozen in my head) so trying to pick out a harmony my brain just whizzes up/down the scale super quick to find a corresponding note that compliments it. I'd normally have to hear a melody once and have about 15 seconds to find the harmony. I tend to find the higher one first, lower ones are harder for me!

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^this! I've never been able to explain that to people! Except I'm kind of the opposite in that I find the lower ones first- possibly because I'm an alto so am used to singing below the melody?

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Original post by furryface12

^this! I've never been able to explain that to people! Except I'm kind of the opposite in that I find the lower ones first- possibly because I'm an alto so am used to singing below the melody?

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Yeah it's a weird explanation but I'm glad you know dem feels xD
Ahh yeah I was always a first soprano by preference although I could go quite low into the alto range - I bet you're right,it will be to do with that :smile:

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Original post by Bude8

Still not 100% sure what exactly a harmony is, the definition on Google wasn't exactly specific (the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect.) so isn't that just whenever there isn't an isolated solo...? The music I mostly listen to is rock/metal and so the bass guitar would be considered the lower harmony, right...?

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So consider the guitar, if it's standard tuning the bottom string is E right? But if you play the chord of E there are extra "harmonics" in there, as in its a more rounded, fuller sound because there are some notes in the chord that aren't a straight E.

So do the chord E on the guitar and strum each string individually. The bottom, third and top strings are the ones actually sounding an E of different octaves. The rest of the strings are filling in the harmonics

Does this make better sense? Am awful at the old explaining :tongue:

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Original post by rachelc142

Yeah it's a weird explanation but I'm glad you know dem feels xD
Ahh yeah I was always a first soprano by preference although I could go quite low into the alto range - I bet you're right,it will be to do with that :smile:

Yeah I'm similar, an alto but in school was always soprano 2 as I was the only one that could read the harmonies, and can vaguely get into proper soprano range if I need to!

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Original post by furryface12

Yeah I'm similar, an alto but in school was always soprano 2 as I was the only one that could read the harmonies, and can vaguely get into proper soprano range if I need to!

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Aye it's basically the exact opposite for me! We had an abundance of altos and hardly any first sopranos so I filled the spaces really :tongue:

I miss choir so much !

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Original post by rachelc142

Aye it's basically the exact opposite for me! We had an abundance of altos and hardly any first sopranos so I filled the spaces really :tongue:

I miss choir so much !

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Same! In another one now but it's nowhere near as good or interesting to go to, not least it's with adults rather than 14-18 year olds so I don't really fit in any more! Hoping that'll all change when I go to uni though, hopefully you'll find one too! :yep:

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Original post by furryface12

Same! In another one now but it's nowhere near as good or interesting to go to, not least it's with adults rather than 14-18 year olds so I don't really fit in any more! Hoping that'll all change when I go to uni though, hopefully you'll find one too! :yep:

Aww right

yeah, you'll definitely be able to find a good one at uni! Aw thanks :biggrin:

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L'Evil Fish

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Original post by furryface12

How fast do you normally get to sleep if you're saying that already?! :eek:

Or maybe it's just me that's weird cus I'm used to it taking hours :colondollar:

Same! Although people I've spoken to with it just seem to find it annoying in that respect because nothing ever sounds right, guess you would after a while :dontknow:

It's more I know the feeling I have when I won't be able to sleep!

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Original post by L'Evil Fish

It's more I know the feeling I have when I won't be able to sleep!

Oh ok that's fair enough then! Hope you do at some point :smile:

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username1214455

Can't sleep. Have to be up at 7. Guess it's an all nighter for me.

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Illiberal Liberal

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Original post by Obiejess

Can't sleep. Have to be up at 7. Guess it's an all nighter for me.

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Join the club :holmes:

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XxKingSniprxX

Is this true?

Do we find out whether we have been accepted or rejected by our firm/insurance university choice 1 week before results day?
Or do we just find out on results day itself? @track

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Original post by XxKingSniprxX

Is this true?

Do we find out whether we have been accepted or rejected by our firm/insurance university choice 1 week before results day?
Or do we just find out on results day itself? @track

Not true. Track just updates the morning we get results, normally at about 7:30ish I think.

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Original post by XxKingSniprxX

Is this true?

Do we find out whether we have been accepted or rejected by our firm/insurance university choice 1 week before results day?
Or do we just find out on results day itself? @track

I heard they get our results one week before we do but they aren't allowed to tell us what we got

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Red Fox

Original post by Bude8

I heard they get our results one week before we do but they aren't allowed to tell us what we got

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Yeah this is true I think. Isn't IB results day like a month before A-Level results day?

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Original post by Red Fox

Yeah this is true I think. Isn't IB results day like a month before A-Level results day?

I get my results first or second week of July I think

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Red Fox