Why do notes next to each other sound bad?
If your two notes are in whole number ratios, the difference frequency is part of the same chord and it sounds nice. If you play two notes which aren’t whole-number ratios, the beat frequency is dissonant and it sounds ugly.
Why do some notes sound great together and others sound so dissonant and unpleasant?
Some notes don’t correspond to any simple fractional interval, and those notes sound very dissonant. For example, playing C and F# together is extremely dissonant because there are no overlapping harmonics (the F# doesn’t quite even line up with 2/5 interval – for more on this see my answer to Why are there 12 notes?).
Why do some notes sound good together?
The most consonant pairs of sounds are two sounds that are perceived as having the same “pitch” . In other words, the G key below middle C on my piano is so consonant with the G string on my guitar that they are said to be the same note.
What is the relationship between Major/Minor Music and our emotions?
The relationship between major/minor music and our emotions may be about to get more complex. Cultural exposure will always vary, but there may be something deeper in music that triggers our overwhelming responses to major and minor sounds.
Is music in a major key more sad?
Most of the time, when all else is held constant, music in a major key is judged as happy while minor key music is heard as sad. I say most of the time because it’s not true across the board.
How do you remember the names of the notes in music?
Instead of an E, the bottom line is a G, and the letters proceed logically from there. Again, simple mnemonics can be used to remember the names of the notes. The lines on the bass cleft, from bottom to top are: G, B, D, F, A (Good Boys Don’t Fight Anyone), and the spaces are A,C,E,G (All Cows Eat Grass). This is a C clef.
Why is the tonic the strongest note in music?
The tonic (C) is the strongest note and draws more of our attention, so minor chords like this trigger more sensory dissonance, a kind of tension that stems from the clashing of closely spaced frequencies. The Mafa tribe people may also be reacting to sound and emotion associations that originate from the way that we speak.