Creativity Workout 1, Improve your composing skills! |
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Creativity Workout 1, Improve your composing skills! |
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May 6 2015, 06:15 AM |
Hello guys! Creativity workouts are back!
The idea of these workouts is to dedicate some time to activate our spiritual side. So let's forget about reason for a while, and search deep within for creativity. This might sound weird to you, but I guarantee once you have got a hang of it, that it will open up new possibilities. The first experiment consists in visualizing an image that I will share. Using your deeper perception - you should musicalize it with a note, a chord, a noise, a melody, an unfinished idea, a song or whatever you can create. The creation (music) must be original, recorded by yourself and shared here. Each of us has a different perception of reality and it will be interesting to see different GMC:ers create different musical ideas for the same image. We will then analyze the results. I will share the first pic soon. Who is in? This post has been edited by Gabriel Leopardi: Jul 20 2015, 03:57 PM -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 8 2015, 04:43 PM |
Hi Alex! This is what I've got! I'm not totally happy with the final results but it's a good draft to keep on working. There are some things that make it tricky for me and that's why the final work is short:
- I could not found a tempo for the whole idea so adding rhythm patterns or changing chords regularly wasn't possible. - You didn't use an specific scale so deciding chord progressions is not easy here. By the way, I like the enigmatic feel that we got, just have in mind those ideas for future compositions. upbends_2_alex_with_strings.mp3 ( 886.43K ) Number of downloads: 124 This final track is not totally related with the photo, but It has been a great excuse to create a piece of music together. Well done Alex! -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 9 2015, 10:25 AM |
Hi Alex! This is what I've got! I'm not totally happy with the final results but it's a good draft to keep on working. There are some things that make it tricky for me and that's why the final work is short: - I could not found a tempo for the whole idea so adding rhythm patterns or changing chords regularly wasn't possible. - You didn't use an specific scale so deciding chord progressions is not easy here. By the way, I like the enigmatic feel that we got, just have in mind those ideas for future compositions. upbends_2_alex_with_strings.mp3 ( 886.43K ) Number of downloads: 124 This final track is not totally related with the photo, but It has been a great excuse to create a piece of music together. Well done Alex! Hey Gabriel! Thank you for your help on this, I think it sounds much better, not perfect but better for sure. I like the mysterious somewhat sad feeling that you helped to create. Do you want me to play over a backing track next compositions? Or just pick a scale and a metronome? |
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Jun 9 2015, 01:37 PM |
Hey Gabriel! Thank you for your help on this, I think it sounds much better, not perfect but better for sure. I like the mysterious somewhat sad feeling that you helped to create. Do you want me to play over a backing track next compositions? Or just pick a scale and a metronome? Everything is welcome! It would be good if you can start to create your own arrangements for your ideas. Do you have experience writing drums and other instruments on Reaper? -------------------- My lessons
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Jun 9 2015, 02:04 PM |
No, I don't have experience of that. Ok, so this thread is also a good workout to start experimenting this. Do you have Reaper? If not, there is a free version: http://www.reaper.fm/ Go for it, and then I'll guide you how to continue..... -------------------- My lessons
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