What to Do With the Rule of the Octave - Music Composition

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[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I;ve lost track of the number of times I've watched this video. I'm still practicing the ROTO, and this was a great review. I start every practice session by singing now. 65 years of being told to move my lips and not making a sound. My daughters inherited my voice, and one played harp for 4 years. An excellent musician, but my voice. They are supportive of my progress, and for the first time we sang songs at Christmas. Thank you, Gareth. Music is part of our life.

[@MusicMattersGB]

That’s brilliant to hear. Keep up the good work!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I saw your video on the ROTO in early August, and it has changed my life. I found this with the Rule by parts, and started practicing it daily. And I used it to work on my terrible singing voice. And it helped, though I make sure my neighbours aren't home. So I was very familiar, but your crystal clear explantation was really the cherry on the cake. Merci beaucoup. I hope you don't get tired of me praising you and Alex for having THE best music channel on You Tube?

[@MusicMattersGB]

It’s really very kind of you. Good to know it’s helpful

[@jayducharme]

That was fascinating and very clear. When you put the three upper parts together, it sounded like many standard hymns. And BTW, I'm having trouble keeping up with you this week; you've been releasing an impressive number of videos!

[@MusicMattersGB]

Glad it’s all helpful

[@carlmagnussen7773]

MM, I am going to say this once more, you are number one.

[@MusicMattersGB]

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[@carlstenger5893]

Excellent video (and lesson)! Having slept once (or twice) since the first video was released, I went back and watched it first. All is becoming clear. Thanks so much!

[@MusicMattersGB]

Glad it’s helpful

[@davidwhite2949]

Remarkable, the melody created by each position is beautiful Interesting, I’ve intuitively used this technique in four part writing, without knowing it had a name or tradition.

[@MusicMattersGB]

It’s great to make these connections

[@jpsilverplaylists]

Where you use B in stead of D for centering around the C, the B is also closer to C then D is. B is semi tone away and D is a full tone away?

[@MusicMattersGB]

True. The important thing is to use neighbouring notes within the scale

[@superblondeDotOrg]

This is a better lesson than what is taught at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

[@MusicMattersGB]

Thanks

[@ilninfeo]

Fantastic, as always!

[@MusicMattersGB]

Many thanks. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

[@davidwhite2949]

I never knew about this, fascinating.

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[@indradhanush5444]

Thankyou sir.... God bless 🙏

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[@Terpsichorean-oj8vc]

I am happy to see this stuff is slowly becoming more mainstream. Have you read Nicholas Baragwanath's The Solfeggio Tradition? Another lifechanging book along with Gjerdingen's and Sanguinetti stuff.

[@MusicMattersGB]

Yes. All good source material.

[@Downthebayou]

Thanks!

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[@bloak9803]

Thank you for the lesson! Reducing four parts to two parts makes it a lot easier. Does this method extend to figured bass realization in general?

[@MusicMattersGB]

It can do.

[@GandhiMartinez]

Could you specify where I can find information about the "3 different positions" of the Rule of the Octave , whether it's in a book, video, or blog?

[@MusicMattersGB]

You can position the right hand with the root at the bottom or the third or the fifth. This gives you the right hand positions.

[@fernandog5855]

But how do you apply this rules when the melody in the bass is not an ascending or descending scale, but has more melodic movements?

[@MusicMattersGB]

It really only works in this formation although you can pick out progressions from within the octave.

[@fernandog5855]

@@MusicMattersGB Oh thank you!

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[@FondueBrothers]

Well done Gareth, great stuff. After watching both videos it occurred to me would it be possible to apply this system to modern popular tunes? Say you had a tune that went C, G, Am, F, Dm, G7, C Could that be re-harmonized? Secondly. If baroque composers wrote music starting from the bottom (notes) and working up, how did someone like Vivaldi or Handel write such good melodies.

[@MusicMattersGB]

Thanks. Yes it applies well in more modern contexts. Baroque composers were often well able to spin fabulous melodic lines from the harmony.

[@ruslana1691]

Thank you! Very useful video! Unfortunate that the minor key isnt clear enough (

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