Classical Melody Writing Tricks - Music Composition

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A friend of mine and me had this kind of contest where we gave eachother a beginning of a piece and we had to continue it and I think thats a good way to practice, because you see what the other person made from your two bars for example and you also have the chance to have some feedback. I really like this type of video. 😊👍

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I have learnt so much from watching your KZbin videos,Gareth. You are such an amazing educator,teaching us in a patient, easy to understand way.I have been having lots of fun writing counterpoint thanks to your lessons. A true gentleman you are.

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[@emiete]

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[@FernieCanto]

Ah, yes, the "inessential notes", also known as the "essential notes".

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[@RolandDeason]

I don't know if anyone will reply to this, but he talked about notes being justified played on top of the chord being essential notes or inessential notes, is this not all notes? I'm kinda confused. Can anyone clarify the relationship or what exactly are inessential notes? Couldn't get a good answer from Google lol

[@MusicMattersGB]

Essential notes are notes that belong to the chord sounding at the time. Inessential notes are notes that are slipped between essential notes that do not belong to the chord.

[@shadowgod-tunes]

Very educational video. You're a knowledgeable man in music theory indeed. This video encouraged me how to know how amazing my newest compositions are turning out currently. Explaining the theory behind each piece really awakens a deep spiritual understanding of this mathematical language. Bless you for this Sir. Great job explaining this.

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[@yoavshati]

About rhythmic character, Bach has quite a few pieces that are written mostly in 16th notes, but they are felt in different groupings throughout the piece, making you feel a rhythm that isn't written

[@MusicMattersGB]

That’s true. Bach uses 16th notes quite a lot in 6/16 9/16 12/16. The groupings normally accord with those compound time signatures but there’s often plenty of syncopation/ rhythmic displacement.

[@tedbrownlow4617]

Are you talking about a rhythm accented by leaps / turns? Aka C B A C B A C B would be a 3+3+2 rhythm

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Not necessarily. Really it’s more about how beats relate to rhythms eg in 6/16 there are 6 semiquavers per bar arranged as two groups of three, with each group of three generating a dotted quaver beat.

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[@aileenteo7027]

What a lovely melody!

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This is so good. Thank you sir.

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[@simonsmatthew]

Wonderful, some deceptively advanced concepts, but handled very simply and clearly. One thing I do is I often subconsciously insist that phrases end on the first beat of a bar. In your example the phrase ends on the third beat.

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Thanks a lot for your very clear and useful lessons!

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[@mattwedd2511]

A very traditional cadential six four to end off with. A fantastic and helpful video.

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This series is helping me alot as someone who can't go to music school. Thanks you so much!

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[@Lampey22]

I have always written melodies with my relative pitch ability or with the help of music modes. Awesome video

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Very clear thinker and communicator. Makes it look (seductively) easy

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Thank you for the wonderful video and for having subtitles in spanish, very handy. Best wishes!

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Very useful Gareth , clear , brilliant , hollistic...... Serge student in composition

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That's a good melody!

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Really good video, thank you!

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Thanks young man this was helpful

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[@MCMeru]

Nice! Now please do a late Romantic/Modern/Contemporary Melody Writing Video that doesn't necessarily follow (strict) classical form please!

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[@marcmagras]

Harmonic rhythm...good to know! I tend to write one chord per bar LOL! Thanks for the tip.

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The best teaching 🙏

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This is a great video. Cheers!

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Amazing video. Extremely valuable teachings one can watch again and again. And you will find something new to learn every time you watch. Thank you so much sir. You have been playing a very important role in my music theory journey. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.

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A very clear teaching on composition. Question: What books do you recommend for study> 1 harmony 2 Composition? Thanks for your great teaching style.

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Nice video, third "trick" about harmonic rhythm it's interesting, not that obvious

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Well-explained: thanks!

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Very useful and clear explanation>Thanks

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Ahhh. Oh my goodness. Thank you for going over the suspension. In a given opening for the theory exams I found something like this and it didn't click it would have been a suspension. Thank you. 😊

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Sir excellent!!

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Thanks

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Great, thanks.

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I keep wanting him to say “check out my melody”.. but yes, dope video.. thank you!

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You are good instructor

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[@user-dm2bd9ub5p]

Please Sir, are there any general guidelines in composing the first bars of a melody; especially a chorale anthem?

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Not especially. The main question is does it sound good?

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Great video!

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[@raymondsant7385]

Excellent info. Am I right that to notice that this piece sounds so interesting since it has a well balanced melodic curve?

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[@adriana7633]

I hope it's not a dumb question, but is the melody in the first bar the motif? Greetings and thank you for your lessons :)

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[@patrickcunningham618]

beautiful

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Humans like repetition, but not too much repetition. Humans also like novelty, but not too much novelty. Nice video, thank you.

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Very, very useful. wao1

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[@Tom-Studios]

Sir your conjunct disjunct trick works

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Very nice video. I like it! What do you think about key changes?

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[@rmoreno1826]

Could you do a video on who to use extended 7th chords like 9, 11 and 13ths?

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[@Tom-Studios]

Is it ok to play and record our composition. And writing what have recorded. And then correcting it grammatical aspects?

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[@NomeDeArte]

To me is not always clear when a note is a passing noteand when is not. Any tips with that? Thank you

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See our videos on this subject

[@JoaoPereira-dn8os]

Sir i have written a few Melodies. O would like to show them to you, and maybe get some tips and analysis from you. Its possible to send it to you? 😀

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[@trungthanhnguyen7844]

I just composed a song, but the melodies of each part of the song are not very connected, it sounds like different songs, what should I do now?

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Nice ❤❤👍👍👍😍

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[@Filpate]

Is it possible to write a melody using one or two of the extension notes of the chord on the strong beats? Say, using an F# note on a Gmajor7 chord. Or, an A or E? Would they need to be in a higher pitch to behave as extensions which harmonize with the the chord tones rather than lower notes behaving as inessential notes? Or, when I write or see any extended chord, should I always simply boil it down to it’s basic triad to write a melody and work with it such as how you’ve shown us? Thanks!

[@MusicMattersGB]

That’s fine re chord extensions. Extended notes could be used at the top in the middle or at the bottom.

[@Filpate]

@@MusicMattersGB Ok, makes sense. Nice to think about! Though there's plenty of goodness to explore in the triads!

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Absolutely

[@pranitagurung1996]

Hello Sir , that was a cool video . I have a question How many passing notes can be used in one bar?

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@@MusicMattersGB thank u sir

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[@ra6160]

Is writing human vocal melody a bit different than writing melody to instrument?

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[@philipgreenwood3251]

I'm struggling with conjunct and disjunct melodic balance when using arpeggios. An arpeggio mostly stacks notes in thirds, but this will be in skips, not steps. You say balance conjunct and disjunct melodic notes, but does that mean do not have a series of arpeggios one after the other? I've seen many tubes and websites state that arpeggios are very melodic but this is in contrast with stepwise motion. Confusing

[@MusicMattersGB]

Arpeggios are good but balance them with scale movement and it works really well.

[@philipgreenwood3251]

@@MusicMattersGB Thanks. I do have a tendency to try and squash as many notes as possible with sweep picking arpeggios, but I should really be more selective about speed bursts. Will definitely try to mix with other devices.

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[@toddhaydon783]

Thank you so much. I have never heard melody explained so well. I am going to look at my Clementi sonatina #3 in C and see what he is doing. I suppose a 5th trick could be the use of texture like 3rds and 6ths in the melody.

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[@toddhaydon783]

Music Matters Is there any particular course or video to link to? There is so much there!

[@MusicMattersGB]

Hi. Depending on your background you could look at the Theory courses. If your Theory is already good have a look at the keyboard harmony course.

[@crossing_lears]

I accidentally blinked, I'm gonna watch 2:04 again

[@crossing_lears]

And again.

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[@sergioropo3019]

That is a pretty little melody.

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[@vidyasagar9169]

Sir tell me how to write military music.and marches

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Write in 4 time.

[@tonythompson4022]

it's giving Bob Ross of music theory

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[@janscott602]

Imagine thinking 9ths and 6ths are inessential.

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[@markfulp8026]

A very clear teaching on composition. Question: What books do you recommend for study> 1 harmony 2 Composition? Thanks for your great teaching style.

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[@patrickcunningham618]

Thank you very much!

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