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am I on the right track with this?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Cold Composer Oct 5, 2012. 11 Replies 0 Likes
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- What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
- Other
- What is your favorite genre or style of music?
- Classical
- Is music your main income source?
- No - Not at all.
- Where do you live?
- Donora, PA, USA
- About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
- I really don't know what to say about myself, quite actually. I am known in some circles as KB3OYZ...
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Bob Porter replied to SEDstar's discussion am I on the right track with this?"Try this;
Pick 4 chords. Maybe C,Am,F,G,C. Write them out in whole notes in four parts on staff paper. Or notation software. Change the top line to half notes and form sort of a melody. Do the same with the bass, using passing tones. Passing…"
Bob Porter replied to SEDstar's discussion am I on the right track with this?"By rhythmic development I mean that you can have rhythmic motifs just as you can have melodic motifs.
If your goal is to write a tonal piece that takes us on a satisfactory journey through the circle of fifths, I'm not sure you have…"
Bob Porter replied to SEDstar's discussion am I on the right track with this?"Maybe a score and/or an mp3 would help us. As you know, there are all types of development techniques. Rhythmic, melodic, texture, and such."
Tyler Hughes left a comment for SEDstar"Im a little confused by what you are asking exactly. You might need to be a little more specific"
Lennart Östman replied to SEDstar's discussion Hi Aaron... in the group Rock composers"How about this then - the scale is only the route you take between the important notes. If you don't get the important notes right, it doesn't matter how fast you travel to get to them!"
Lennart Östman replied to SEDstar's discussion Hi Aaron... in the group Rock composers"I like that music. Very cool classical scales actually : ) But I think you can loose the drums. The guitar is strong enough to stand for itself."
David Jacques replied to SEDstar's discussion John Stump's.... feath waltz !!"I actually rather like it...
I think it could be orchestrated and tamed down a bit and make a relatively entertaining piece. Perhaps even break it into smaller parts and have a piano ensemble play it. It'd be tough, but probably…"
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Doug Lauber replied to SEDstar's discussion dual tonal?"I listen to Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms every week. It's mind-expanding."
Jeni Hamilton left a comment for SEDstar"Hello! Thank you for making me feel like I'm not the only total amateur music writer here! You've given me confidence to join in =)"
Lasse Elkjaer replied to SEDstar's discussion Hi Aaron... in the group Rock composers"Cm - Ab - Fm - G chord progression and shred away in C minor scale (harmonic minor) instant yngwie stuff ;-)"
Les Harper replied to SEDstar's discussion Hi Aaron... in the group Rock composers"ummmm. . . .What scales are notclassical? Pentatonic? Blues? Some jazz scales, I suppose."
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This is a group for composers that compose rock music. it doesent matter if you have a set structure to your songs or if you "through compose."
Doug Lauber left a comment for SEDstar"Yeah- 6v10. If you go back and choose the best sections and create a coherent whole out of those part, you'll have something delicious, especially with your great use of counterpoint. Thanks!- Solstice worked out well and I hope to do more of…"
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