ABECK Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hey gang, I am in need of a reconizable 5 note melody for a presentation I'm doing. Any good ideas for something that most people would recognize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 [video:youtube] "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The Close Encounters theme. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The Close Encounters theme. My exact thought when I read the thread title. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucktunes Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 How about the McDonald's jingle? ><> Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The Close Encounters theme. My exact thought when I read the thread title. dB +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 The Close Encounters theme. My exact thought when I read the thread title. dB +1 Funny, that was the one that popped into my head as well. I'm not sure it will resonate with the given audience, but I'll keep it in my back pocket as an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisenhower Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The Close Encounters theme. My exact thought when I read the thread title. dB +1 That was my thought also. On the other hand, if you're presenting to a group of teenagers, it might be a little "long in the tooth" for them to recognize. Others that leap to mind might include. Shave and a hair cut Jeopardy theme 2001 A Space Odyssesy (also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss) I still think the Close Encounters theme is a clear winner. Yamaha C7 Grand, My Hammonds: '57 B3, '54 C2, '42 BC, '40 D, '05 XK3 Pro System, Kawai MP9000, Fender Rhodes Mk I 73, Yamaha CP33, Motif ES6, Nord Electro 2, Minimoog Voyager & Model D, Korg MS10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB Dave Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 +1 on Close Encounters But I can name that tune in four notes. 1. Wedding March (aka Here Comes The Bride) 2. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non ce futuro Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 +1 on Beethoven's 5th. And it's only 4 notes Well, in fact, just two notes: G and Eb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Does it have to be exactly five notes? If they are rockers, how 'bout the intro to Separate Ways by Journey, Baba O'Reily by The Who, or that sample & hold intro thing to Karn Evil 9 by ELP? "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 First thing that came to my mind was to grab a 5 note snippet out of Gary Glitter's Rock 'n' Roll .... but I just got drafted to sit in with my kid's high school pep band. LOL "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Teenagers? Would any melodies they recognize have that many notes? Lady Gaga - Pocker Face - the part that goes "Oh, Woh-oh oh oh.) (5 notes) Lady Gaga - The Edge of Glory - the "To-night yea ba-by" (also 5 notes) This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Towne Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Hey Soul Sister. Endorsing Artist/Ambassador for MAG Organs and Motion Sound Amplifiers, Organ player for SRT - www.srtgroove.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Jump ....walking, no running away. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The five notes before you yell "Charge!" This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The five notes before you yell "Charge!" That's six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 The five notes before you yell "Charge!" That's six. Oops. I guess the rest of the crowd is correct. I am yelling too early. This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 Nice. also sprach Zarathustra might work best, but keep 'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yeah, Close Encounter would be the classic... some of the others mentioned here might not be so recognizable absent underlying chords or the right sound... Who exactly is the audience? Some people have assumed it's kids, but do we know that? Maybe not for kids, but another very recognizable 5-note melody that comes to mind is the first line or Somewhere from West Side Story... ("There's a place for us") Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave E Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Did anyone but me have the first three measures of "Giant Steps" go through their head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 How about the McDonald's jingle? That would be my pick for a modern audience. Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Five notes (even if some are pitch repetitions)? or Five pitches (which may be more than five notes because of pitch repetitions)? Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTeechur Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 If it is just 5 unique notes, with repetition: Amazing Grace (which is pentatonic) (sol - la - do -re -mi) or the "A" section of Ode to Joy (Beethoven's 9th) (do re mi fa sol) Muzikteechur is Lonnie, in Kittery, Maine. HS music teacher: Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, History of Rock, Musical Theatre, Piano, Guitar, Drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 If it is just 5 unique notes, with repetition: Amazing Grace (which is pentatonic) (sol - la - do -re -mi) or the "A" section of Ode to Joy (Beethoven's 9th) (do re mi fa sol) Sitting here at my desk, practicing my best solfege, I really had to work at getting "Amazing Grace" out of those pitches. I finally figured out what was going on. I always hear that song sung soulfully with so many grace notes and slurs that the straight pentatonic didn't sound fmiliar. Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 The Coke Commercial "It's The Re-al Thing" 5 notes "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Close Encounters was the first to jump into my head, quickly followed by Zarathustra. For Amazing Grace, I'd say G C E D E (but I usually goof without an instrument at hand). Evidently someone agrees with me, almost: http://www.musescoretips.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Amazing-Grace-small-shadow.png Oops. I guess the rest of the crowd is correct. I am yelling too early. Oh, so it's YOU who always charges in one beat too early! (How's that workin for ya?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Blue Danube. The melody is D DF#A A. The two following notes are not the melody. Later in the piece, the solo cello plays the five note melody, and the "grace notes" are not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Bill Withers' "Lean on Me": [video:youtube]omBaFpxkBOQ Most folks recognize it within the first 5 notes. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyClicker Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I think people will remember the: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZoUF_e7SWQ The part: E G E F# D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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