What Makes a Great Melody? - Music Composition
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Date: 2022-03-28
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Mistral
Very interesting video and lesson.
I love that you mix both giving tips with examples AND analysing a well known music peice.
Please keep this formula for more of the same type of content! I love it!
As for melody, I just finished a new track and watching this video afterward, I notice the things I got instinctively correct and the ones I could improve. I usually go on with a melody I have in my head and figure out the harmony afterward but keeping in mind a structure is a tip I will apply from now on, as well as all the other ones in this video.
Very helpful. Keep it up Gareth!
Thanks
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Very interesting video and lesson.
I love that you mix both giving tips with examples AND analysing a well known music peice.
Please keep this formula for more of the same type of content! I love it!
As for melody, I just finished a new track and watching this video afterward, I notice the things I got instinctively correct and the ones I could improve. I usually go on with a melody I have in my head and figure out the harmony afterward but keeping in mind a structure is a tip I will apply from now on, as well as all the other ones in this video.
Very helpful. Keep it up Gareth!
Thanks
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Charlotte
Thank you so much for this. I am just scratching the surface of the realities and craft of composing. I want to incoporate Irish Traditional music tunes. I am entering my third year of music at the Cork School of Music in Ireland. I just finished reading the biography of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. In it the author describes a bit about his process of composing. He mentions -sketching- out a piece. It is fascinating to find out how all the great music I have heard comes about. I may join your Maestro group or do a course on counter-point before long. Thanks, again.
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Thank you so much for this. I am just scratching the surface of the realities and craft of composing. I want to incoporate Irish Traditional music tunes. I am entering my third year of music at the Cork School of Music in Ireland. I just finished reading the biography of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. In it the author describes a bit about his process of composing. He mentions -sketching- out a piece. It is fascinating to find out how all the great music I have heard comes about. I may join your Maestro group or do a course on counter-point before long. Thanks, again.
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Evan
Thanks, sir, for a straightforward and effective summary on something that is far from obvious to someone not formally trained. You provide a method to work to, which is better than hit and miss every time. The best part, listening to other great music, this gives a direct way to say why that music has life and purpose and meaning. I can see right away how useful this is in the differences between making instrumental and vocal melodies. The melody better be within a singer's range. Thank you, I always look forward to your talks. Best of health to you and yours.
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Thanks, sir, for a straightforward and effective summary on something that is far from obvious to someone not formally trained. You provide a method to work to, which is better than hit and miss every time. The best part, listening to other great music, this gives a direct way to say why that music has life and purpose and meaning. I can see right away how useful this is in the differences between making instrumental and vocal melodies. The melody better be within a singer's range. Thank you, I always look forward to your talks. Best of health to you and yours.
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John
Hi, Gareth. You may remember me, a few months ago I posted personal concerns about my lack of practice and commitment, I'm 18 years old (male), and I hope you'll be pleased to hear that I've increased my paltry average of 30% of days to 75% as of May, I'm happy to finally be more likely to practice than I am not to. haha. Still aiming for higher though.
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Hi, Gareth. You may remember me, a few months ago I posted personal concerns about my lack of practice and commitment, I'm 18 years old (male), and I hope you'll be pleased to hear that I've increased my paltry average of 30% of days to 75% as of May, I'm happy to finally be more likely to practice than I am not to. haha. Still aiming for higher though.
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Max
Helpful as always - thank you! When you said, at the beginning, that you'd use a famous piece at the end, I was hoping you might use the slow movement from Beethoven's 5th piano concerto - just the opening orchestral section. What a beautiful melody that is... I'm glad you went for Beethoven anyway! :)
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Helpful as always - thank you! When you said, at the beginning, that you'd use a famous piece at the end, I was hoping you might use the slow movement from Beethoven's 5th piano concerto - just the opening orchestral section. What a beautiful melody that is... I'm glad you went for Beethoven anyway! :)
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Lani
Your lectures are always interesting and packed with useful information and observations. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or listener, in this case), but do really beautiful songs share any traits in common...and if so, what are they?
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Your lectures are always interesting and packed with useful information and observations. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or listener, in this case), but do really beautiful songs share any traits in common...and if so, what are they?
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Proghead88
Very good advice! The planning stages are the least intuitive at first but it helps so much to think of the big picture more and more. As someone with ADHD and a million thoughts/possibilities, this helps to stay focused.
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Very good advice! The planning stages are the least intuitive at first but it helps so much to think of the big picture more and more. As someone with ADHD and a million thoughts/possibilities, this helps to stay focused.
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sean
Absolutely phenomenal.. not only do you go through your points for 20 minutes without messing up a word, you also not skip a beat when playing a piece from sight reading. You-re such a masterful teacher. Thank you. :)
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Absolutely phenomenal.. not only do you go through your points for 20 minutes without messing up a word, you also not skip a beat when playing a piece from sight reading. You-re such a masterful teacher. Thank you. :)
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Patrick
I enjoy music composition as a past time.I find your video very encouraging.As you mentioned many of the difficulties that I have encountered. And ways to think more clearly as how to progress with a composition.
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I enjoy music composition as a past time.I find your video very encouraging.As you mentioned many of the difficulties that I have encountered. And ways to think more clearly as how to progress with a composition.
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reba
That was an excellent lesson. I'm not likely to write a great melody any time soon but this helps me to understand what makes those great pieces of music so great!
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That was an excellent lesson. I'm not likely to write a great melody any time soon but this helps me to understand what makes those great pieces of music so great!
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