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September 20

determining viewers

How is the number of viewers who watch a tv show (eg a premier) determined? 24.114.107.213 (talk) 02:33, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

A good bet would be Nielsen ratings. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:08, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Different Audience measurement services may use different methodologies or procedures to determine viewership. Based on the IP's location, Numeris is the primary audience measurement service in Canada (although it does partnerships with Nielsen Media Research so they most likely use the same formulas as the Nielsen ratings). Zzyzx11 (talk) 02:46, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Loud parts of a melody

In general, when we hear a melody, parts that best go with the subdominant chord (the F chord if in the key of C major) often sound loudest. Any reason?? Georgia guy (talk) 13:13, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

Really? Examples please? Double sharp (talk) 15:18, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

This is generally true of a melody that can be accompanied with the I, IV, and V7 chords of a major key. The part accompanied with the IV chord usually sounds louder than the other parts, even if not intended to be louder. Georgia guy (talk) 17:37, 20 September 2015 (UTC)

I'm not convinced of your premise. Please give an example.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 07:55, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Arrange a song with just the notes of the C major scale within an octave (that is, if played in the key of C, it can be played using only the white keys in the C-C interval.) Often, positions in such a song accompanied with the F chord will use the notes A and high C. Do you know of any melody in a major key where the part accompanied by the subdominant chord doesn't sound loud?? Georgia guy (talk) 15:04, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

(From K. 545.) No dynamic difference marked. But you mention that it will use the high notes A and high C: if that's the case, maybe your question is just "why do high notes sound louder to me"? Double sharp (talk) 15:13, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

That's not in the usual music form. In general, this is true of a standard piece in 32-bar for where the second half of the third quarter is accompanied by the subdominant form. Also, the melody you're showing is too high in pitch for this to be valid; this is generally true of songs sung by vocalists rather than instrument players, rather than songs played by musical instruments. Georgia guy (talk) 15:18, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

Ah, so now with these hints about form and instrumentation we know what kind of music you're talking about – and so I'll stop talking, because I don't know so much about those genres. I simply responded to "a melody that can be accompanied with the I, IV, and V7 chords of a major key" and "with just the notes of the C major scale within an octave" (although I agree the low B in the Mozart example is cheating somewhat). Double sharp (talk) 15:24, 21 September 2015 (UTC)