Mnemonics for Music (1 Viewer)

[ujuphleg]

Don't know what an mnemonic is? Its a phrase which assists in remembering key theories or formulae etc. etc. Music has many of these, for remembering orders of notes and keys etc.

Here is a list of some of the most common ones:

For the Order of Sharps:
Fat Cat Got Dumped At Elizabeth Bay OR
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle OR
Fat Chicks Get Diahorrea After Eating Burritos OR
Father Christmas Gets Drunk Afte Every Beer

For the Order of Flats
Big Elepants After Dark Go Crab Fishing OR
Battle Ends and Down Goes Charles Father

For the Notes: (everyone knows these)

Treble lines: Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit/Fudge/Football
Treble spaces: FACE

Bass lines: Good Boys Deserve Fruit Always
Bass spaces: All Cows Eat Grass

and the best one i have learnt for MODES: (for the Music 2ers)

I - Ionian
Don't - Dorian
Play - Phrygian
Like - Lydian
Mozart - Mixolydian
And - Aoelian
Lizst - Lochrian


Hope these help!!

 

[mbevz]

heh we had a good one for the modes in our music 1 class...

I Dont Particularly Like Marty's Anal Lubricant...

 

[chepas]

Also "Father Christ Gave Dough At Easter Breakfast", doth sayeth my olde pianoforte instructress.

and.. ROFLMAO!!! At the modal ones, both of them!!!

There's a little song from the movie "The Aristocats" that is really cute.

Every truly cultured music student knows
You must know your scales and your arpeggios.
Sing the music, ringing through your chest and not your nose
When you do your scales and your arpeggios.

^^ maybe a bit of vocal technique reminder?!?

 

[olay]

oh my GBDFA was "gum boots do feel awful!"

 

[Crikket]

heh we had a good one for the modes in our music 1 class...

I Dont Particularly Like Marty's Anal Lubricant...

LOLOLOLOL!
thats a good one!
we have one for duration:
Big Dubious Men Screw TAPPSS Often
which stands for
Beats, Duration, Meter, Syncopation, Tempo, Accent, Pulse, Polyrhythm, Swing, Silence, Ostinato
but i don't think anyone can beat the anal lube

 

[twisted_sista00]

Father Christmas Got Down And Everyone Boogied
my old clarinet teacher taught me that one

 

[mbevz]

hahaha im just glad my friends dont mention it anymore

hahaha

 

[ujuphleg]

i don't think anyone can beat the anal lube

i dunno, the Fat Chicks Get Diahorrea After Eating Burritos one might be able to contest that. a rather homophobic one for GBDFA -- Gay Boys Die From Aids. (but i don't like that one... its not nice )


Violin Open Strings -- GDAE

Giraffe Droppings Are Enormous

 

[chepas]

HAHAHAHAHAAH. All this filth reminds me of a quote from someone whose name escapes me at the moment:

Bla to a Cello player: "Madame, you have this wonderful instrument between your legs, and all you can do is scratch it!".

 

[ujuphleg]

Courtesy of demosthenes

I
Dig
Playing
Like
Monk
And
Lester

 

[Jazz Man Tim]

wow i like that one!
very Jazzy one that is. tops!

 

[demosthenes]

hah i thought u would like that Tim

 

[Phanatical]

HAHAHAHAHAAH. All this filth reminds me of a quote from someone whose name escapes me at the moment:

Bla to a Cello player: "Madame, you have this wonderful instrument between your legs, and all you can do is scratch it!".

That would be Sir Thomas Beecham, if I recall correctly.

 

[ujuphleg]

*bump*......

 

[vas y molo]

hahah these are good!