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Whats your current hyperfocus? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This week mine was homemade soda. Fermented sodas, citric acid + bicarbonate sodas, different juices and flavors like lime + lemon + cherry and pomegranate or mango peach or cola (homemade knock off)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

that part sounds good

Then you have to ask why does it sound good?
Because it makes you feel a certain way.

Which way does it make you feel?
Happy/Sad/Powerful/Powerless etc

Why does it make you feel that way?

And so on and so forth. Try finding a few examples and compare what they all do similarly to achieve that same effect between them.

It's so rewarding to track things down on your own, and then you can complete the knowledge by watching videos on the topic.

Does that make sense? I never know if I articulated my thoughts in a way other people can actually understand

Also, check out DaveWaves' Explained in 2 minutes series

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why does it make you feel that way?

This is the one thing for which I want a concrete answer, and I feel like without the tools I'm currently gaining from these videos I can't really come to a satisfactory conclusion. Sometimes I'm able to find similarities between songs, like the same chord progression, or key signature, etc. but never the complete answer. I've come to the conclusion that I'll have to transcribe my favorite things and grind out the answers myself (I can also just search for the sheet music for some things, but I think I'd be doing my future self a disservice).

I agree though that it's one of the most fulfilling things to come to the conclusion on my own. I just need the right tools first! I'm no Beethoven after all 😁

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll definitely check it out!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The difference between a major and minor chord can do so much, add in tritones and you've already got quite the toolset to create very specific emotions.

You've got the weight of a sound to work with, a good example would be the soundtrack of Interstellar. Contrasting a meaningless and powerless humanity in form of simple melodies on a piano with the absolute might and unfathomable size of space, brought to life with a massive organ.

Soooo much good music. On another note, check out The Good, the Bad and the Ugly played by the Danish National Orchestra, their channel is called DR Koncerthuset. If that one part doesn't make you feel things, I don't know what will