warrenpridgeon wrote:
Wow... quality of the entries was/is awesome!!! Well done peeps...I've been trying to work on my composition skills... but it's taking forever to get to "beginner" level even.
As a relative beginner my approach is as follows;
Composition =
make up main theme/motif, A
make up appropriate harmony and rhythm
(or, these two steps can be changed around and assumes a little bit of music knowledge)
Structure the song, using the motif as follows, A A B A where B = change from main motif, A, by using completely new motif or e.g. alter timing, order, emphasis, of notes in main motif (there are other structures but this is a good one to use)
And there you go you have a composition - possibly a hit!
It's easy :-[ ha ha
- I have utmost admiration for guys that can do this for orchestral arrangements
Of course getting a decent recording is a whole different ball game.
Anyone wish to share their process?
