Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: They Just Don`t Understand Me!
Post-Bop and Avant-Garde Jazz Saxophonist Keith Gamble: They Just Don`t Understand Me!: They Just Don`t Understand Me! Words from a deep musician? Or maybe words from an unskilled musician trying to justify why know one sup...
They Just Don`t Understand Me!
They Just Don`t Understand Me! Words from a deep musician? Or maybe words from an unskilled musician trying to justify why know one supports him/her.
There is logic to music, no matter how angular (or at least it should be). There are rules, laws, and principles that govern music making. Music is a series of tension and releases, with consonance and dissonance married together in a song or composition to make that music enjoyable and exciting. The genre of music will determine the level and extent of consonant and dissonant sounds to be used. Popular music, for example, will use a majority of consonant sounds; music having a nice, safe, pleasant, and happy quality of sound.
Popular music as a general rule produce sounds pleasing to the ear and sensibilities of the general public. Dance music, and other popular forms of music is composed or written in major keys, and step-wise intervals as not to offend the listening sensibilities of general audiences. Is there something wrong with that? No, not at all. What I am describing meets the entertainment needs and values of a general audience tapping their feet, and on the dance floor.
Music as art serves a different purpose. That purpose may be to connect with a select audience, spiritual awareness, or any number of reasons music serves as art. For example, the music of John Coltrane produces an emotional impact and reaction to those listening. To create in the art of music you must know the rules and laws of music so you can break them, and know why you choose to do so. Just as popular genres use consonant sounds to achieve there goals, jazz and creative artist use dissonant sound qualities to create disturbing, harsh, unpleasant, or even ugly sounds to achieve artistic goals and vision. This combination of consonant and dissonant sounds come together to produce music that is interesting and exciting. As an artist you choose to break the rules because You Understand!
There is logic to music, no matter how angular (or at least it should be). There are rules, laws, and principles that govern music making. Music is a series of tension and releases, with consonance and dissonance married together in a song or composition to make that music enjoyable and exciting. The genre of music will determine the level and extent of consonant and dissonant sounds to be used. Popular music, for example, will use a majority of consonant sounds; music having a nice, safe, pleasant, and happy quality of sound.
Popular music as a general rule produce sounds pleasing to the ear and sensibilities of the general public. Dance music, and other popular forms of music is composed or written in major keys, and step-wise intervals as not to offend the listening sensibilities of general audiences. Is there something wrong with that? No, not at all. What I am describing meets the entertainment needs and values of a general audience tapping their feet, and on the dance floor.
Music as art serves a different purpose. That purpose may be to connect with a select audience, spiritual awareness, or any number of reasons music serves as art. For example, the music of John Coltrane produces an emotional impact and reaction to those listening. To create in the art of music you must know the rules and laws of music so you can break them, and know why you choose to do so. Just as popular genres use consonant sounds to achieve there goals, jazz and creative artist use dissonant sound qualities to create disturbing, harsh, unpleasant, or even ugly sounds to achieve artistic goals and vision. This combination of consonant and dissonant sounds come together to produce music that is interesting and exciting. As an artist you choose to break the rules because You Understand!
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