Music and Song Writing etc

circle of fifths
scales - building blocks of melody
major scale = 2212221
minor scale = 2122122
chromatic scale = 111111111111
whole tone scale = 222222
blues scale = 321132

chords - building blocks of harmony
major chord - 4 3
minor chord - 3 4
diminished chord - 3 3
augmented chord - 4 4

rhythm and rhyme are humanity's first / early memory aids (story telling before writing)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUehHv_U1fs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0K_xcSqhxQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5yxIzs5Wug

Water is interesting. I watched a couple of commercials all the way through simply because they involved water / swimming etc.

d minor = the saddest key? - seems to be a harmonic match for a particular kind of sadness