The challenge 21/06/2010 Votes?

Renesongs

It seems that the Earthy Chalice seems to be eating it to our creativity time while we bask in the cathode radiance of our moving picture boxes absorbing images of 22 men chasing after a leather clad sphere for 90 minutes after which we told Germany has won. So this week we have a meagre 3 entries for the Melody and harmony challenge. Well done you three (note to self: Find 3 working TV sets to send these guys and oh yes that mushroom quiche I had for lunch seems a little suspect.)

[quote author=chris77 link=action=profile;u=1551 date=1277232246] http://www.box.net/shared/2ab3r41702 I like playing this intro thingy on acoustic but have never done anything with it before. This time, i used my AJD and the g-dec to record the three tracks. [/quote]

[quote author=PeteM link=action=profile;u=1544 date=1277638176] Here's my entry. Category A. http://www.box.net/shared/o3om59671n I'm sure I've broken all the rules and here's why: [list] [li]I used a piece which I had already recorded as a commission job but removed a strings part and added a counterpoint melody line.[/li] [li]There are too many tracks - Drums, bass, three rhythm guitars (2 arpeggios and 1 strumming), a melody with a harmony and a counterpoint melody.

I felt it demonstrated the exercise so I entered it anyway. Please disqualify my entry if you deem it to be unfit. [/list] [/quote]

[quote author=Warren link=action=profile;u=2258 date=1277666783] My entry for the week, (A) category please. http://www.box.net/shared/kj39z7taa0 [/quote]

(old forum) Poll Results: Melody and harmony

chris77: 1
PeteM: 2
Warren: 7

giggsy

Bugger... just never got round to submitting my entry (due to attending two of the aformentioned football games in two days) although completing it last week!

Oh, and the entries are all great - way beyond my level of playing so maybe a good thing I missed the deadline! Pete's had me tapping along from the first listen, so although I didnt quite grasp the complexities of the challenge, I think that that is the just of it...

Warren

Gee, wonder who I'm voting for? ?

@Chris
Great effort on your recording. I especially like the chords in the beginning. With slow melodies like yours, the trickiest thing is getting the bends and vibrato 100% sorted, to make each note as expressive as possible, so keep up the work on those aspects. I thought your lead tone could have used a touch of reverb and perhaps a little delay, and maybe a tad less volume to push it a bit back into the mix, making it feel more "in" the song than "on top of" the song, if that makes sense. But some very nice melodic ideas, and a great effort!

@PeteM
Lovely piece Pete. The theme lick is nice and catchy, and I love the acoustic (sounds like a nylon?) lead. All-round great production too. Want to give this a few more listens.

Warren

Renesongs wrote: ... and oh yes that mushroom quiche I had for lunch seems a little suspect.)

"Earthly Chalice?" ?

I think that mushroom quiche might have contained that other sort of 'shroom ?

chris77

Thanks Warren. Great crit, much appreciated. I haven't listened to yours and PeteM's yet, I will make time tonight:$ I wanted to do it accoustically but my semi-acc wasn't working (no idea why), so I used a semi-hollow electric instead. First track was just the picking pattern, clean. Second track was a powerchord progression on top of that, lots of gain. Lastly the solo track, played of the cuff. I used one setting on the amp for that and added drive/gain/whatever by switching between pups and turning the guitar's volume up gradually. All in all it took me about an hour from starting to posting and I think its easy to hear that, but time was a factor. Besides, a nice challenge like this, man, I thought there would be a Lot more entries - especially in the B category- so mine's flaws might not be quite so glaring. ? Listening to it again after posting I picked up a lot of unintentional distortion near the end. Also the lead tone sounded too 'unnatural' and a bit cliched. I actually thought it sounded like a cheesy Aussie beer commercial, starting of with Mick telling how hard life as a farmhand in the outback is on a bloke and building up to a crescendo when he realises enough 4x makes even the ugly Sheilas pretty(ish)... Anybody else with crits, please keep them coming. I'm not going to get better if I dont know what to work on.

Renesongs

@ Warren - Ah someone gets my sense of humour for that you get my vote, no actually you get my vote because your piece IMO is the only one that contained a significant counter melody again IMhO Pete and Chris didn't quite understand the Alan's mandate the same way as I did. But in fairness Pete did mention that he didn't think his entry qualified and Chris wanted to be in the (b) group.

PeteM

Renesongs wrote: @ Warren - Ah someone gets my sense of humour for that you get my vote, no actually you get my vote because your piece IMO is the only one that contained a significant counter melody again IMhO Pete and Chris didn't quite understand the Alan's mandate the same way as I did. But in fairness Pete did mention that he didn't think his entry qualified and Chris wanted to be in the (b) group.

Alan didn't talk about a counter melody at all. To quote Alan

"I thought I'd give it a slight twist this week, with a small difference between categories:

Melody and harmony
Beginners: Create a piece of music with a strong guitar melody. Something which will stick in people's minds...
Advanced: Same as beginners, but add a second, harmony guitar."

In light of further discussions on the thread pertaining to counter melodies, apart from putting a harmony line to the melody on the electric guitars, I also added a second melody on an acoustic guitar.

I still think I should be disqualified though on other criteria. ?

Renesongs

@ Pete I took another listen to your piece and there are 2 melody lines Alan didn't specify that they had to occur concurrently so I misunderstood the brief. Thank goodness I don't have to judge the entries because I would be as popular as a Fifa referee. ☹