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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_chord
Statistics: Posted by fractal — Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:08 pm
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Great musicians the lot of 'em!
If you Lamma guys don't play, then we don't get to enjoy the sounds, have the fun and wallow in the truly great ambiance when you do put on some stuff.
Hey JunkyFazzy, why don't you consider moving to DB?
Statistics: Posted by Boss — Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:38 pm
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Sure, there are some 3-chord guitarists, perhaps some other unnamed but highly visible string players who won't be winning any Grammys.. but they are having fun and providing entertainment for those who enjoy it (admittedly, not always me). I think in general people rally around and encourage music makers here, without being so judgemental. That seems more in line with the Lamma spirit to me.
One tends to forget, with the level of media saturation we live in, just how difficult it is to play an instrument at ANY level of skill. We're so used to hearing autotuned, multi-take, error-corrected recordings from people who are already the best of the best. Amateurs (almost) never have the time/resources to commit to getting and staying that good. Heck, even most pros can't get or stay as good as the best of the best..
Take a second to compare to footballers: the best guy on the HK football team is still an amazing athlete, yet he can't compete with the worst guy in Manchester United... and I'm guessing nobody on Lamma can compete with the best guy on the HK team. You can't really expect to see world cup style matches out on the multi-purpose court, and complain if you don't, right?
Anyway, if you are looking for a higher level art, it would be my pleasure to invite you to the next HKPO concert. I can get you a 10% discount on tickets if any are left. It's some lovely music by Rachmaninoff. PM me if you're interested. Or, enjoy the many great and varied artists coming through for the HK Arts Festival.
Best wishes and good luck finding some musicians you enjoy listening to! If you ever want to help me find a venue in Lamma to perform chamber music, I would be most grateful. It's extremely difficult to organize events where quality musicians can perfom -- and get paid -- which is probably why you don't see too much public high-level performance (shout-out to the bands who played at Lamma Fun Day, I enjoyed it)
Cheers,
Marc the Horn Player
Hong Kong Philharmonic
PS You ask: "in fact how many inversion G5 chord can make"... Well, it's not a Zen koan: If by G5 you mean a triad, there are 3 inversions... There are 4 for a G7 chord. You add an extra tone to the chord and thus have one extra inversion. There isn't anything to argue about, but if you have any questions about inversions or tensions I'd be happy to answer them (or consult my girlfriend, who has more rigorous jazz studies under her belt, and can play a mean jazz trumpet despite being a classical horn player... speaking of talented lamma residents!)
Statistics: Posted by fractal — Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:07 pm
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