So I know very, very little theory. But I like to play, and I'm able to tell what sounds right. Here are two simple little pieces I came up with, but I don't know how to fit them in with bigger arrangements, I don't know what key they're in, or even if they're "real" music, etc... Looking at all the notes of the first one we see:

E - G - F# - D then E - G - F# - C then E - G - F# - B

The only thing I know about determining keys is to look at the first note used. So by that logic, this is in the key of E? I'm assuming if I wanted to do more, I'd have to find something that these notes would pertain to, namely a scale (or a mode, which I know jack**** about). Does anyone know of a computer program that takes a collection of notes as input and outputs a corresponding scale? If not, I'll make one over the summer cuz I won't have anything better to do.


mp3->http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~lw241999/misc/song2.mp3

I guess what I'm looking for here, is someone to give me a few pointers on things to look into. If anyone has some free time, I'd appreciate it if they'd let me know where to go with these two little pieces of music. I've got tons more that I come with up, but I'll spare you all the rest :).