What are the most annoying/clichéd musical elements?
This answer will explain in excruciating detail why you should never go shopping after Hallowe’en in the UK.Here there is an accepted canon of Christmas pop songs, mostly dating from the 1970′s and 1980’s. This compilation is a pretty accurate precis:Now That’s What I Call ChristmasEvery shop either plays this compilation or a slightly expanded version of it. Every single shop. FOR TWO WHOLE MONTHS. By the end you’ll be praying that this is the Last Christmas you’ll be Wishing It Was Christmas Every Day, whether you are in a Fairy Tale in New York, Rocking Around A Christmas Tree or Driving Home for Christmas. Do We Know It’s Christmas? I should coco.It’s bad enough as a shopper. So pity the poor sods who work in retail who hear the same songs six or seven times every day in a loop. Some people claim these songs put them in a Christmassy mood. They are obviously completely hatstand and Are Not To Be Trusted.‘The Now Show’ is a popular satirical radio show on Radio 4. This Christmas Jake Yapp, one of their resident comedians, created a monster called 'Generic Christmas Sentiments' - a distillation of the Christmas canon into three minutes of musical seasonal hell.https://audioboom.com/posts/6555...You’ll now know what a Plagal Cadence is and why you should be worrying about that instead of Tritones.
What are some new trends in classical music?
Well… There’s this for example…And that…EDIT: I have to add Steve Reich, even if at the end of his own career.EDIT #2: Here is the answer to the Question asked by Larry Harris… about the “Latest Trends”.These video postings are two examples similar trends, expressed differently. Different in instrumentation, sounds, texture, and percussion and punctuation.The first video post (Esprit Du Temps), is purely acoustic (analog). It is scored for Church Organ, Piano, Strings, and Choir and so uses traditional classical instruments. It loosely follows the established “Cantata” form (although there is no choir singing in this posted example). The whole piece was originally scored on a piano and notated in FINALE (scoring software). The recording is from a live performance, its public premiere in New York City.The Second piece or video post (401 East in M Gamelan Major) is scored for Balinese gamelan Angklung, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass, Flute, and Electronics (Synths, Filter effects, Sound manipulations). The whole piece was originally scored using synths, piano, guitar, real Balinese Angklung samples ALL manipulated in various MIDI software – the list is long - scored in FINALE (scoring software) and mixed with a DAW (SONY ACID pro.) The final recording was made in studio.So while these pieces appear to be very different in many ways, they do reflect the following musical trends:1. Rhythmic Polyphony (mixed time signatures)2. Rhythmic Counterpoint (mixed speed)3. Modular Melodic Themes (Repetition of small units of notes that change very slowly)4. Fusion and Re-use of traditional “Popular genre”a. - In “Esprit Du Temps”, use of popular Jewish melodies fused with blues-like variationsb. – In “M-Gamelan Major”, the use of the Balinese Gamelan Form and structure of composition and rhythmic melodies fused with Electronics and Western instruments.
Is the startup scene becoming too cliché?
Start-ups have always been around. That is just a title for a new business.Because of movies and mainstream tv, the start-up sector has been greatly romanticized. What the tv cannot show you is the real struggle and length of time it takes to build anything worth while.Beware of experts that want to help you build your company, but have never built anything. Beware of people who want to teach you how to make money online who are not making money online. Start-ups are not cliche. Building businesses take patience and knowledge… the idea isn't what matters — execution is.
What cliches should I avoid when writing about werewolves?
That they are sexy beautiful model types in human form. I like my Werewolves like the Lycans from Underworld. Very dirty, grimy, more sinister than anything else. Like lumberjacks. Even the smallest of them is a large football defensive lineman type guy. One of the things that was always mentioned was on a full moon even when it isn't night time it is still in the sky so are your 'wolves' going to start changing at the full moon point or only at night? I also thought that Lycans and werewolves should have a distinction. Lycans are born where werewolves might be bitten. They might be smaller when they change, or only half change. They have to prove themselves to the pack. In breeding.
What's the best computer program to use for writing music?
I've been wanting to start writing industrial rock music. I listen to Nine Inch Nails a lot, and want to start creating some nice instrumentals. I have so many beats in my head, but a lack of knowledge of how to get my beats onto a real song. The only tool I have is the computer. Is there any tips you can give me about how I should go about writing industrial music? I would also like to know of a good program that can help me do so.
Why are white people becoming increasingly irksome and irritating to look at and be around?
I mean, growing up in a mostly white area and looking at mostly white television and listening to mostly white music...its becoming all so cliche and predictable..I can actually predict their behavior patterns...and they always seem to take joy and vibrancy away from a city ...take new york for example, at one time new york was full of fresh ideas and liberation..now its full of very dull rich white anglosaxons who try to show off they annoying offspring on the subways...and it feels repressed and dull....why do white people always thrive in a repressive predictable emotionless atmosphere...? and seriously there manner of dressing with there winter toques and tight pastel colored pants and there guitar music and sound is so cliche and irksome..they actually feel like a cliche race that served its purpose and now needs to kind of go away and do what the do best: organizational desk jobs...not entertainment industry jobs..any thoughts? I know I am not the only one that thinks this way...I know white people that are irritated by white people
Should I be a musician or a lawyer? My passion is music but I think the law would give me more of a stable and consistent pay check.
I agree with the sentiment behind a lot of these answers—it’s perfectly possible, and probably a responsible life decision, to work toward a steady day job and pursue your passion for music on the side.HOWEVER. As a recent law graduate myself, I would not recommend law school. Not even almost. Why? Because the legal field is already wildly oversaturated by people (like me) who went to law school because they had liberal arts degrees they didn’t know how to use, and law school seemed like a reasonable next step. I went to a top-tier law school (think Top 30), graduated near the top of my class, was on Law Review, published four articles, had a federal clerkship, etc.—all the things that supposedly make a person an attractive candidate for a law job. And yet, here I am, a year after the end of my clerkship, working a non-legal job that pays $55,000 and that I could have gotten without my law degree. Why? First: because the legal market sucks for ALL new graduates, and as technology gets better at replacing humans, the legal market is unlikely to get any better. Second: because I wasn’t particularly enthusiastic about being a lawyer, and the people who interviewed me could see through my faked enthusiasm. I know plenty of people in my graduating class who are in similar positions, not for lack of effort. I actually count myself lucky—I went to an in-state public school on a large scholarship and had parents who were able and willing to help me pay back my loans. Most (or at least many) people who go to law school come out with whopping debt that follows them for decades. Even people who do end up with law jobs are often less than thrilled with their decision—lawyers have a much higher than average rate of depression, substance abuse, suicide, etc., because of the high demands and general thanklessness of the job. (About 50% of my two-day intro-to-being-a-lawyer continuing education course was devoted to telling us about strategies and resources for dealing with stress and depression.)In short, unless you’re sure in your heart you want to be a lawyer, I would seriously rethink the decision to take the law school track.7 reasons you shouldn’t go to law school (unless you really, really want to be a lawyer)I don’t mean to be depressing. There are plenty of careers out there with better prospects and that don’t require as much education and debt. Personally, if I could have a do-over, I would go into a technology field.