How to Write Epic Melodies (Part 2): kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKG0oJtno5Wkp5I
@InsaneEyesMINI3 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, i wish i had your channel 30 years ago when i started writing music.... this morning i wrote this song and you helped it's creating a lot.. i just love those non diatonic notes (E in G min scale in this particular case) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZmnmIBoib1rjKc&ab_channel=%E9%A6%AC%E9%AA%A8%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B3
@MrKrummelumme4 жыл бұрын
Yeah Ray & Kate at it again :-) i love these to, they are both great teacher :-)
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Aww thanks Michael, we're thrilled to hear you're enjoying our hacks! Thanks big time for being a part of our Hack Music Theory community, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Kate :)
@InfiniteConstellations4 жыл бұрын
Epic chords, you say? That's what I need when I'm stuck building melodies and harmonies for another crumbling down orchestration :c
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hi Infinite Constellations, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! We'd love to help you build up your melodies and harmonies :) Here's another helpful video on building a solid chord progression: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWiplqSmd9qro5I. We hope to see you again next Friday for the epic melody part of this series! Until then, have a wonderful weekend :) Kate
@monowavy4 жыл бұрын
I get Leprous recommended all the time when I listen to Bent Knee. Maybe I should really listen to it.
@Mr.Batsu124 жыл бұрын
Bent Knee is an amazing group! 👍
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
@ monowavy Yes, do it!!
@5966ramesh3 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video
@instrumentalist283 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial, thanks!!
@sa-le4mj3 жыл бұрын
Great episode, thank you!
@HackMusicTheory3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much angry chihuahua, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! Why is your chihuahua angry, and what kind of music do you make?! Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)
@rbtwear4 жыл бұрын
This is great and very helpful! I understand the common notes and inversions and how those help, but I'm wondering if there was a method you used to select the chords themselves (prior to working out the common notes and inversions). Thanks!
@OneMinuteMeds2 жыл бұрын
Love it
@DjNeonAcid2 жыл бұрын
You remind me of Simon Keys from Snakes in the City.
@muhammadrezahaghiri4 жыл бұрын
Hello! Leprous, is one of my newest discoveries on Spotify. Damn Norwegians, are giants in metal music and to be honest, they are the reason I became a metalhead and stay a metalhead (In case you don't know, I have a very strong black metal background. I listened to a lot of black metal songs and I played and made a lot, too! I know I'm not an evil looking white dude with corpse paint on, but what that matters is the evil within 😂). I also have friend, who's in a deep love with the band. She sent me songs and videos and also told me the fact about the band and made me a fan of them. Anyway, You know I realized my special person studied classical music and plays guitar, cello and also sings. I didn't know she studies this but she revealed just this week! We have a big difference in our tastes of music, but at least we can analyze pieces and play together. And one happened. You know, I always wanted to send "Girl from North Country" from the album "Freewhilin Bob Dylan" to person whom I love. She made it possible, because I also played and sang the tune for her and she loved that. We also analyzed the piece together. At the end, thanks for your great video. Have an epic time my friends \m/
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hi Muhammadreza! We're thrilled to hear you've discovered Leprous, it's my favourite band :) And I'm so happy you and your love can share music together, that's the best!! Have a wonderful week :) Kate
@emanuellandeholm5657 Жыл бұрын
Roman numeral notation: i VI IV. I'm watching the Kingsman franchise right now, and this progression is everywhere. Where does it come from, and why does it work so well?
@TheCooGuR4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy how you breakdown each step and take the time to really explain in depth the concept so we can fully enjoy them.. I really appreciate your videos!
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey CooGuR, great to hear from you, and thanks for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear that the format and teachings are working for you :) By the way, what kind of music are you making these days?
@TheCooGuR4 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory I'm experimenting with chord progressions using Ardour on GNU/Linux and my old Roland RD-700SX
@spencerrobinson53864 жыл бұрын
Coolest of beans, I love trying to use chords over the bar lines as much as possible. Also with excessive amounts of delay so it also serves to give it a huge amount of space(well that's the idea anyhow)
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey Spencer, thanks for being here! Yes absolutely, playing chords over bar lines is super cool, and something we love to do as well :) Hope you're well and we wish you a lovely weekend! Kate :)
@Justin_the_Analog_IC_architect4 жыл бұрын
Never heard of Leprous, so now I must go check them out. There's something about Scandinavian music of all genres that I find fascinating at the moment. I've been listening to a lot of Feared, Choir of Young Believers and Bjork (does she count?) recently.
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey hey Justin, great to hear from you! Hope you're having a lovely November so far :) How's your music making going these days? Are you making some Scandi sounding songs?! And yes, do check out Leprous, they're one of our favourite bands :) As always, we're super grateful to have you in our community. Take care and talk soon, Kate :)
@JustinNogle4 жыл бұрын
Your lessons continue to be incredibly helpful, and this one was no exception. I'm sorry I've been away! Regarding 2020, I think the first two to three weeks in the month could be universal lessons with perhaps the last week or two of the month being genre-specific. Keep up the great work!
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey Justin, happy to hear you enjoyed this one :) How's life, are you working on a new song?! Hope you and Angela are having a lovely week :) Kate
@JustinNogle4 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory Life is pretty good overall, thank you. Praise God! Hope the same for both of you! Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and I set myself a very aggressive goal of finishing the song I'm currently working on by then. So yes, working on a new song haha. :-D Time limits can be anxiety producing but very beneficial so we'll see! Tracking rhythm guitars currently. :-) Thank you both for your continued excellence!
@Bubba-zu6yr4 жыл бұрын
Excellent material! One inversion not mentioned I use a lot for the nice counterpoint and transition is the third inversion. I just found your channel and I love it!
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Aww thanks so much Bubba, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Hope you're having a lovely week, and we look forward to seeing you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, take care :)
@Bubba-zu6yr4 жыл бұрын
Hack Music Theory, thanks for the reply. I’m extremely eclectic, lol... MA in Theory and Jazz Ped undergrad. Basically I’m permanently confused! 😅
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's awesome Bubba, and you're definitely in the right place! We cover theory from all genres, cause that's what we make/listen to, which means that a large portion of our subscribers are as eclectic as you are! Where are you based?
@JoseMartinez-oe5jj4 жыл бұрын
Great tips. Going to check Leprous. Sounds very very cool. Thanks!
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jose! Happy you enjoyed the lesson, and yes, check out Leprous, they're one of our favourite bands :) What kind of music do you make?
@jpsilverproducer4 жыл бұрын
I've watched quite a few episodes and find them extremely helpful and easy to follow, really upped my game! Have a new track being mastered, perhaps I will send you the link once its released... ;)
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey hey JP, lovely to see you again! We're thrilled to hear you're enjoying our hacks! Thanks big time for being a part of our Hack Music Theory community, and all the best with your new release! See you soon for more theory hacks :) Kate
@aJ-4T74 жыл бұрын
Epic- both the progression and the video.
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Aww thanks, you're too kind :) Have a fabulous weekend!
@pablovasquez21664 жыл бұрын
amazing guys.....looking forward to trying this within my next piece.
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey Pablo! We're super pumped to hear you're gonna try this, please let us know how it goes! By the way, what kind of music do you make?
@pablovasquez21664 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory Ambient and filmscoring: kinda like Max Richter, Abel Korzeniowski, Hans Zimmer etc. XD
@Nivenization4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@arjunjsatheesh88993 жыл бұрын
The best
@alhendis15114 жыл бұрын
In studying Harmony I always write 4 part harmonies (SABT) and find it more interesting, do you write always in 3 part and make other instrument be the base and therefore complete the 4 part? Because I think moving basses function differently from the root bass in The Chord Progression. Thanks 🌹
@HAZARDOUS884 жыл бұрын
Very cool stuff. Thanks!
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for coming HAZARDOUS88! We hope you're having a lovely weekend! See you next week :)
@MaurizioUrbani4 жыл бұрын
What a cool channel! Congratulations guys, excellent tips!
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Aw thanks Maurizio, and welcome to the Hack Music Theory community, we're stoked to have you here! Hope this finds you and your family all safe and healthy :)
@MaurizioUrbani4 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory Yes we're all OK here thank you so much. Hope the same there. This is going to be the most creative period in my life :)
@shamanbeartwo38194 жыл бұрын
Great video. This theory would also make a great horn arraignment. Give the top note to the trumpet, the middle to the sax, and the bottom note to a trombone and toss a great melody on top or apply the theory to strings or... We studied this for a few weeks in my second semester college theory class so you are definitely giving your subscribers quite a lesson. And I think Sus4 is my favorite! :)
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey hey, thanks so much Shamanbear Two for your kind words, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! Yes, the best chord progressions contain layers, or voices which can be sung, or like you said played on different horns or strings :) And yay for Sus4 chords! By the way, what kind of music do you make?
@shamanbeartwo38194 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory Are you ready for this? My audience is gay leather bars and the music is deephouse/tribal mixed with Lou Rawls/Barry White vocals with some Glenn Miller horns and Tito Puente percussion.
@christianemond42863 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Where can I download the midi files?
@drbhuvanesh91624 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video, how to make catchy melody for EDM?
@Dingus76964 жыл бұрын
By far my favorite Leprous album. It's so good. The song Below gives me chills. Every. Single. Damn. Time.
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agree with you Kedar, goosebumps and tears! Hope you're having a wonderful Leprous filled week, and stay tuned for tomorrow's vid on the theory from the Alleviate chorus melody, which is one of my favourites! Take care, Kate :)
@Dingus76964 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory Of course ! Your content is top notch !
@aJ-4T74 жыл бұрын
Question @Ray and Kate Understand you introduced a Csus4 for common note F with preceeding Bb Maj. How about a possibility of a C7 instead giving you Bb as the common note and also being secondary dominant of F which can then lead resolving back in Dm? Thoughts please.
@ALo-pw7jb4 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial ! How can I download the free epic midi files?
@mirzaaljic4 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed! :) Thank you so much!!! Please work on a few more for this genre :)
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hi Mīrzā, great to hear from you! We're thrilled to hear that this one hit the spot :) Stay tuned for tomorrow's video on the melody to go with these chords. Also, we've made it easy to find all our metal/prog/rock videos by making a Metal Music Theory playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKjPl3p_aZp8eJI. We'd love to know what artists you'd like us to hack in future, so please let us know. Take care and talk soon, Kate :)
@derekmichael444774 жыл бұрын
Wow! I really like how you guys teach and keep the lesson simple with such clear explanations, also keeping the lessons bite sized...really great information for a 5 minute clip. I was wondering if you have any resource like a chord compatibility type chart to show commonly grouped chords, ones with common notes like you diplayed in the progression. Is there a good way to send a message direct to you? I have some questions and ideas but I don't want to stray off topic. Thanks!
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hi Derek! Thank you for your very kind words, we're thrilled to hear you're enjoying the lessons :) As for resources, if you haven't already, I would suggest you check out our free music theory book, '12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales and Chords'. It's a refresher of the basics, and it's a super fast and fun read. I would also suggest you check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF. It goes into more detail about how to write great chord progressions, in addition to hacks on bass lines, melodies, modes, etc. You'll find both of those on our website: HackMusicTheory.com/Books. Hope that helps, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Kate :)
@lenoquo93124 жыл бұрын
This was a nice video as usual, thank you for the effort you put in to these. But I just wanted to say I like that plant you guys have under the window. Looks really cool. Does it have a name?
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hi Lenoquo, great to hear from you and thank you for your kind words! The plant is called a money tree :) By the way, how's your music making going these days?
@lenoquo93124 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory Its going good! I actually just posted a new song a couple days ago, if you want to check it out soundcloud.com/lenoquo/horizon . I have been getting back into the rhythm of writing and producing after a short break, and its been a lot of fun. I started music 3 years ago and have been watching your videos since the beginning. They have been a tremendous help, and I recommend you guys to everybody!
@gitsurfer274 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as always guys. As soon as i have the money I'l be getting my teeth into that course, for now the free book will do, thanks :)
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey hey gitsurfer27, it's so great to hear from you again!! We'd love to have you in our Apprenticeship community, which is full of creative music makers like you! Last time we talked you were exploring making electronic music, how's that going?
@gitsurfer274 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory Hey! Ye its going really well thanks! I'm progressing every day i feel like, i'm feeling really good about it :) I've been playing guitar for many years. I was in an extreme metal band years ago (dillinger escape plan, meshuggah, sikth esque...or at least trying to be lol) and always thought i would end up in a metal band, but over the years I've leaned more towards more melodic music, as I've always had a passion for music in general, and always had a problem "picking" a style. So I've been trying different sounds out, some lofi, some deep ambient house, some psychedelic rock, and i'm fully intending to keep moving forward with it as pursuing a career in music is a lifelong dream. You guys are very inspiring to me!! seeing people with like minds making the dream happen is the best motivation i think :)
@nandakoryaaa4 жыл бұрын
Hi Kate & Ray! What bothers me (only as a theory of course) in inverted chords is how do we know that C-F-A is inverted F chord and not some complicated sus/aug/whatever C chord?
@FifthnLincoln4 жыл бұрын
Is it because F->A is a major third and F-> C is a perfect 5th i.e a Major Triad but C-> F is a perfect 4th which is not an interval in a Triad so therefore the sequence of notes C-F-A must be an inversion of the F Major Triad? Of course I may be wrong as I am only just figuring out this stuff myself!
@DarkSideofSynth4 жыл бұрын
Well... epic! :)))
@markus_knoedel4 жыл бұрын
What can I say. Thank you so much for this another great episode...
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks so much Markus, really appreciate you being here! Hope you're having a fabulous week :) And by the way, what kind of music do you make?
@markus_knoedel4 жыл бұрын
Hack Music Theory Hi. I am not a musician. I started making score music for a filmproject where I shot 100 films in 100 days. To fast for royalty and rights free music. So it is mostly drones, ambient soundlayers stuff. And then sometimes I want to make something more melodical. With rhythm... So I find cool stuff, and copy it into my daw and go on from there....
@danielcisternas30174 жыл бұрын
Hi The first two chords share 2 notes. Is it similar to the concept of walking basa?
@Badboy-ei1ct4 жыл бұрын
do tutorials for hip hop too please
@cnutella99474 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys so much for the work you do. Ray are you ok bro? You're looking really thin. Please tell me you are just vegan or something. Hope all is well.
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah I've been vegan for 13 years, but recently we both transitioned to a whole-food vegan diet, and by removing all the processed food, added sugar, oil, etc. from our diets, all our excess weight just dropped off! We're actually eating twice as much food now as we used to, it's amazing! Also, we're both runners, so that helps too. Anyhoo, thank you sincerely for your concern, and thanks also for being here in the Hack Music Theory community for so long, we truly appreciate you! Ray :)
@megagygon01264 жыл бұрын
@@HackMusicTheory Funny that you answered having a whole-food vegan diet without processed food, added sugar, oil, etc, to a question asked by a ..... Mr NUTELLA ! ;-)
@Alessio81743 жыл бұрын
you two are so cute hahaha love you
@whoeverofhowevermany4 жыл бұрын
1:52 effin a!
@batner4 жыл бұрын
I like the political statements in the book. In the sense of.... How do you feel now about race relations in south africa now way after the hype passed?
@sewnixltdofficial76874 жыл бұрын
Owsm tutorial as always! :)
@HackMusicTheory4 жыл бұрын
Aww thanks FLAT LINE, great to see you here! We'd love to know, what kind of music are you making? Hope you have a lovely weekend :)