New Moon, Tuesday, September 3 in Virgo
Virgo Themes: Earth element, grounding, adaptable, detailed, organized, analytical, being in service
Take time to honor your body and your mindfulness practices
432 vs 440 HZ
HZ is the number of sound waves or number of vibrations that the “string of the piano” is vibrating at, 440 sound waves per second
440 HZ = Equal-tempered music system is tuned to the standard A=440 HZ
Tune A4 to 440 HZ and then you have to tune all the other notes relative to A4 to 440 HZ
So the next A up (octave is double the frequency) A5 = 880 HZ & A3 = 220 HZ
432HZ = different standard of tuning not used as much in contemporary music
Tune A3
8 HZ lower and can be argued to be more aligned with nature, more mathematically elegant and aligned with natural phenomena possibly
Solfeggio Frequency = the concept that different frequencies have different healing properties
Intervals
Semitone = binaural beat
Whole Tone
Minor 3rd or Major 3rd - sets the tone for the transmission
Perfect 4th = uplifting
Tritone = diminished cord/jazz
Perfect 5th = resolution, clarity, harmony
Minor 6th or Major 6th = the 6th is the relative minor of any major scale
Minor 7th or Major 7th = the dominant 7 is the naturally occurring harmonic
Octave
Triads
Triads/intervals are a combination of 1 - 3 - 5 (3 notes) which make up chords. They are the building blocks that make up the music that we sing and listen to
1 = Root
3 = 3rd
5 = Perfect 5th
MINOR Chord - If you want to turn a major 3rd into a minor 3rd, Flat the 3rd (which means play the black note to the left)
MINOR = 1 - 3b - 5
C Eb G
Major Scale Formula
Root - whole - whole - half - whole - whole - whole - half
C Major Scale
C - 1
D - 2
E - 3
F - 4
G - 5
A - 6
B - 7
C - 8 (octave)
Major = 1,3,5
Minor = 1,♭3rd, 5th. Flat the 3rd
The 4 Elements of Music
Melody - is the essence of a song itself - identifiable line of notes or combination of notes that form a phrase
Harmony - a combination of 2 or more notes - Pachamama by Beautiful Chorus is a great example. CHORDS and INTERVALS are examples of harmony.
Chords and Intervals are examples of harmony.
Use harmony to lift, expand, go in hard, to navigate the shadows! Sad, dissonance, trepidation, etc.
Bass- lowest register of a song, bottom end, foundation.
Rhythm - the heartbeat of a song, time of the grid that the song sits on
Landslide - 4x4 timing (4 beats & 4 measures in a phrase).
Hallelujah - 3x4 also known as a waltz (3 beats & 4 measures in a phrase).
Scales
Chromatic Scale
The chromatic scale includes all 12 notes in Western music, arranged in order from lowest to highest (or highest to lowest), with each note separated by a half step (also called a semitone).
In ascending order, these notes are typically named: C, C#/Db, D, D#/Eb, E, F, F#/Gb, G, G#/Ab, A, A#/Bb, B
Pentatonic Scale
The most obvious is the black keys
Sound Meditation Curve
Grounding:
Burn incense/sage/palo santo
Drum - ground
Gong - sonic sweep
Elevate:
Starts gradually, lift-off and out of physical space and bodies
Vocal toning
Crystal bowls
Shruti box
Gong
Sustain:
Ocean Drum, Water Sounds, Rainsticks
Slow, sensual, ethereal
Chimes
Re-Ground:
Bring people back into their bodies
Koshi Chimes
Sing a song to get people to come back
Silence
Add Dissonance between Elevate and Sustain after people have already dropped in
Initiation Invitation
Find 2 or 3 examples of Sound Baths and Meditations and consider the curve that they follow, what’s similar to the structure above, what’s different, when you listen, how do you feel during the transitions, can you sense and feel them?
Aquarian Sound Shower - a 30 min Sound recording of mine
Recording