Lately, I’ve been thinking about weird combinations … taking two things I like and then putting them together. Color and Music are the best example. Because when they get paired up, magic happens. But there are other good combos, too. Like peanut butter and jelly … sopapilla and cheesecake … and “The Wizard of Oz”
It’s pop quiz, y’all. Think fast—can you name this famous face? (And, no, this is not a picture of some medieval scholar.) If you need a little help, I’ll give you three hints: 1) He is one of the greatest lead guitarists of all time b) This British musician was a founding member of a
A while back, I remember seeing this bumper sticker for the first time. It was when I was a kid, and the message totally made me roll my eyes: The bumper sticker was on the back of some hippie-mobile and I imagined the owner was some outdoorsy granola with a little goatee and a lot
I’ll be the first to admit it—IKEA is an excellent store. The Swedish furniture giant may have its critics, but I’m definitely a fan. Why? Because it’s unlike any other shopping experience around. Walk into any of the company’s locations and you know you’re in for an adventure. Sure, IKEA has tons of cheap crap.
Have you ever noticed that showers are like time machines? It’s strange … whenever you step into one, the world suddenly slows down. Is it magic, or just weird science? If you don’t believe me, then try this little experiment: Step 1 – Begin playing a catchy album on your stereo. It’s important that the music
The way music works is amazing. Little patterns like scales and chords form bigger patterns called chord progressions. And then chord progressions turn into even bigger patterns called songs. By recycling the same basic notes and patterns, we can create some pretty awesome stuff. In fact, it’s all so simple that it makes my want
Pop quiz, y’all. What was the first thing that was ever recorded in audio? Since we’re all music fans here, then it’s good to know a little history. Was the first line: a) “Oh, Romeo. Oh, Romeo. Where for art thou, Romeo?” b) “Mary Had a Little Lamb … whose fleece was white as snow.”
By now, you may have noticed that I’m not making this up. The truth is that Color Music is real … which means both color and music follow the exact same patterns. Once you see this connection, you can simply follow these patterns wherever they go. So what started with a basic color wheel is now
This, my friends, is where things really get good. And that’s because all 12 keys in music are exactly the same. So once you’ve learned the interval patterns for one key (like we did in the key of C), you already know how they work in all the others. You see, any note can be the
So all the colors follow the exact same patterns as the scale degrees in music … which is cool. You can see how the different notes are spaced out at whole-step and half-step intervals. And nothing is really complex at all. But you might still be wondering, “Wait a minute … why do we use both letters and numbers