Members of Borknagar, Trained Musicians?

Scourge of Amalek · August 11th, 2003, 02:41 PM

What members of Borknagar have taken lessons for their instruments, and can anyone in the band read music? Or is it just something done "by ear?" Just curious, as I think that you guys are all superb musicians (especially Tyr!).

MardyAss · August 11th, 2003, 03:03 PM

Tyr is a trained musician, it says so on their homepage.

Asgeir Mickelson · August 11th, 2003, 05:37 PM

Believe it or not, but I don't even know what a 4/4 beat is... I've had the idea for a couple of years now making a shirt where it says "4/4?".

- Asgeir

ms. anthrope · August 11th, 2003, 05:47 PM

FailingAcension · August 11th, 2003, 09:32 PM

Haha...maybe because you never use it, Asgier!

Does anyone get this clever joke?

Maelstrom · August 12th, 2003, 04:23 AM

Yes, very witty.

Surely there would have been a bit of musical theory talk in your work with Spastic Ink?

Ronnie.B · August 13th, 2003, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FailingAcension

Haha...maybe because you never use it, Asgier!

Does anyone get this clever joke?

I was just about to post that myself.

The Grand Design · August 30th, 2003, 09:07 PM

Musical theory is probably very helpful to have but I seem to get by well enough doing things by ear. I can't even read music, only tablature and I have been playing guitar for about 5 years now. And Asgeir, you don't need to know 4/4, you seem to extremely well without it! Haha.

Yetti · September 1st, 2003, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asgeir

Believe it or not, but I don't even know what a 4/4 beat is... I've had the idea for a couple of years now making a shirt where it says "4/4?".

- Asgeir

wow, ida never thunk it

The Grand Design · September 1st, 2003, 09:30 PM

Haha neither!

svältvinter · September 9th, 2003, 01:01 PM

There is no such thing as a 4/4 beat, since no one knows what it is.....

August 11th, 2003, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Scourge of Amalek Metal Ethnomusicologist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 49	Members of Borknagar, Trained Musicians? What members of Borknagar have taken lessons for their instruments, and can anyone in the band read music? Or is it just something done "by ear?" Just curious, as I think that you guys are all superb musicians (especially Tyr!).

August 11th, 2003, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
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August 11th, 2003, 05:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Asgeir Mickelson Alpha male Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: (close to) Oslo, Norway Posts: 794	Believe it or not, but I don't even know what a 4/4 beat is... I've had the idea for a couple of years now making a shirt where it says "4/4?". - Asgeir __________________ "I have nothing but the greatest respect for Christian fundamentalists, because it takes a lot of stamina and dedication to successfully block out all forms of logic and reason for so long." "The drummer is so calm and serene. He looks like Jesus."

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August 11th, 2003, 09:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
FailingAcension Spiffy, eh? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 4,672	Haha...maybe because you never use it, Asgier! Does anyone get this clever joke?

August 30th, 2003, 09:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
The Grand Design The Jester Race Submits Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 311	Musical theory is probably very helpful to have but I seem to get by well enough doing things by ear. I can't even read music, only tablature and I have been playing guitar for about 5 years now. And Asgeir, you don't need to know 4/4, you seem to extremely well without it! Haha.

September 1st, 2003, 09:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
The Grand Design The Jester Race Submits Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 311	Haha neither!

September 9th, 2003, 01:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
svältvinter Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Happyland Posts: 344	There is no such thing as a 4/4 beat, since no one knows what it is..... __________________ Full Med Hat Präst Blir Mat Han Läggs På Fat