What does it mean to be 'out of key' in music?

Can you explain what a key is? What does "in the key of E major" or "in the key of A minor" mean? I don't want to hear a pedantic answer that assumes I already know what a key is. Go ahead and explain it as if I were an alien, I wont...

For example: Chopin's Waltz in A Minor Does this mean that this piece of music is played solely on the A minor scale - and no other notes are used? I.e. it only uses these ...show more

Like Key of E. What is that?

Like brandy is a lower- key janet jackson

So, here's the deal. I'm just finishing an orchestra class at school. The mission of our music school states that it "seeks truth in great music." So our conductor has asked us to right a paper on how we personally have discovered truth in...

I mean any music ... every one has his own taste of music... music to ones ears may be noise to the others... whateva your taste you answer this question.. music can be anything...It can also be the " music of nature"... The beats of the sky...

Well I've seen the words "pop music" thrown out a lot, usually used in a derogatory way. Maybe it's just because I don't know anyone that would say "Yeah I listen to pop". In my experience, people usually say rap, rock, metal etc...

Music is such an important part of my life. Without it i wouldn't be able to express myself. It means so much to me and i wouldn't know what to do if i ever lost the ability to play my music! So, what does music mean to you?

I am doing a project in tech class on music influence, what is your favorite type of music? What bands do you listen to? How often do you listen to music? What does music mean to ...show more