Composition Question, Need some help with writing new tunes |
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Sep 2 2014, 03:24 PM
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Hi mate! You are asking something very important. I have been dedicating my life to composing music for my band, for GMC, for myself, for other projects, works. I'm composing music every day and I love it. There is not one way to create music, it works different for each musician, and even using different methods can make us get different results which is very cool when we are talking about creation.
I basically have 3 main modes to create music with their own pros and cons. Let me explain them: Mode 1: Ideas library In this mode I compose a melody or short idea that works as the release of a song. - I search for a place that is not where I usually work or practice. A different place, that gets me out from distractions. I took a guitar that helps me to play along with my voice, if possible a guitar that I don't use very often. - I start creating melodies with my voice over some progressions being played on guitar. - Every time I heard something that I like, I record it to avoid forgetting the idea. I use my cellphone for it. - In this way I create my library of ideas. - Organize this ideas on different folders using different criteria to being able to find them later when you need an specific feeling. Pros of this method: - Ideas totally genuine and original, that comes from our own personality. Quality. - Big amount of ideas. Quantity. - I start the song from its "soul". - It's soul is clear at first. Cons of this one: - Sometimes it's tricky to develop the idea to get a the song completed. Mode 2: Sculptor technique Using a software that allows me to record multitrack audio I start to accumulate ideas in different layers. Each new idea suggests the next one. After many layers I get something similar to the virgin wood that a sculptor has before he starts working on it to get the final shape. In this method, I believe that starting with not very outstanding ideas, I can get stuff that would have appeared if I would have done the whole process of recording layers and layers. Another way to define this second mode is as a summation of unclear ideas that give shape to a song. ----------------------------------------------- Modes 1 and 2 can be inpired by: - Situation of life: feeling, love, anger. - Reading, a book, an article, newspaper. - Song, album, show. - Video clip, movie. Tricks to avoid repeating the similar ideas: - Using an instrument that you don't know how to play the chord, scale, etc. This avoids you to play the same things over and over. You will try different combination of notes. - Using your voice instead of your instrument. Mode 3: Direct inspiration (Analysis - Re-creation) - I analyze many songs, compare them and then write down a list of concepts and criteria that work on a music style and use them / re-create them to compose new music. Pros: - This method is very effective when you need to create music on a specific style. This usually happens when you have to compose as a job. - Fast high quality composition. It's a very fluently and fluid method. - You can get genuine music if you re-create the concepts learnt. Ok mate, I hope that this gives you ideas to start composing! Let me know if this helps and if you have more questions.  -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 2 2014, 10:51 PM
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Awesome.
QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Sep 2 2014, 07:24 AM)  Hi mate! You are asking something very important. I have been dedicating my life to composing music for my band, for GMC, for myself, for other projects, works. I'm composing music every day and I love it. There is not one way to create music, it works different for each musician, and even using different methods can make us get different results which is very cool when we are talking about creation. I basically have 3 main modes to create music with their own pros and cons. Let me explain them: Mode 1: Ideas library In this mode I compose a melody or short idea that works as the release of a song. - I search for a place that is not where I usually work or practice. A different place, that gets me out from distractions. I took a guitar that helps me to play along with my voice, if possible a guitar that I don't use very often. - I start creating melodies with my voice over some progressions being played on guitar. - Every time I heard something that I like, I record it to avoid forgetting the idea. I use my cellphone for it. - In this way I create my library of ideas. - Organize this ideas on different folders using different criteria to being able to find them later when you need an specific feeling. Pros of this method: - Ideas totally genuine and original, that comes from our own personality. Quality. - Big amount of ideas. Quantity. - I start the song from its "soul". - It's soul is clear at first. Cons of this one: - Sometimes it's tricky to develop the idea to get a the song completed. Mode 2: Sculptor technique Using a software that allows me to record multitrack audio I start to accumulate ideas in different layers. Each new idea suggests the next one. After many layers I get something similar to the virgin wood that a sculptor has before he starts working on it to get the final shape. In this method, I believe that starting with not very outstanding ideas, I can get stuff that would have appeared if I would have done the whole process of recording layers and layers. Another way to define this second mode is as a summation of unclear ideas that give shape to a song. ----------------------------------------------- Modes 1 and 2 can be inpired by: - Situation of life: feeling, love, anger. - Reading, a book, an article, newspaper. - Song, album, show. - Video clip, movie. Tricks to avoid repeating the similar ideas: - Using an instrument that you don't know how to play the chord, scale, etc. This avoids you to play the same things over and over. You will try different combination of notes. - Using your voice instead of your instrument. Mode 3: Direct inspiration (Analysis - Re-creation) - I analyze many songs, compare them and then write down a list of concepts and criteria that work on a music style and use them / re-create them to compose new music. Pros: - This method is very effective when you need to create music on a specific style. This usually happens when you have to compose as a job. - Fast high quality composition. It's a very fluently and fluid method. - You can get genuine music if you re-create the concepts learnt. Ok mate, I hope that this gives you ideas to start composing! Let me know if this helps and if you have more questions. -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice!
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