Classical Melody Writing Tricks

Classical Melody Writing Tricks - Music Composition

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Classical melody writing tricks and music composition techniques. We begin with an exploration of how melody notes must either belong to the harmony or be identified as inessential notes. We then move on to consider how conjunct and disjunct movement can be balanced to add impact to a melody and explain how to organise harmonic rhythm in such a way as to add pace and direction to a melody while using it to avoid predictability. Finally, we reflect on how to add rhythmic character to a melody. These four classical melody writing tricks will transform your melody writing and music compositions.
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0:00 - Introduction to classical melody writing tricks
0:32 - Justifying every note
9:01 - Conjunct and disjunct movement
10:59 - Harmony and harmonic rhythm
14:17 - Rhythmic character
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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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@aileenteo7027 Жыл бұрын

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@Lampey22 Жыл бұрын

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

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@thanhthienluong1562 4 жыл бұрын

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@clailai7865 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good melody!

@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын

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@patrickcunningham618 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

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@simonsmatthew 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

Both endings are possible depending on the circumstances. Thanks for your positive comments. See www.mmcourses.co.uk for much more.

@FernieCanto 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

😀

@RolandDeason 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@estanochebien 3 жыл бұрын

Great, thanks.

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@sayonara6301 2 жыл бұрын

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@joe604ipod 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

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@adityadeb9024 3 жыл бұрын

Sir excellent!!

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

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@patrickcunningham618 4 жыл бұрын

beautiful

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

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@HARPAULSANDHU 4 жыл бұрын

You are good instructor

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

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@TheGoodGoodMan 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

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@marcmagras 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

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@markfulp8026 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

You might take a look at our Advanced Theory and Composition courses at www.mmcourses.co.uk where I’ve tried to distill the ‘book content’ and to make it three dimensional ie it’s explained, you see it written down, and you hear it played.

@lucasmelomoreno4099 2 жыл бұрын

execellent channel !

@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын

That’s most kind.

@roman_volkov23 2 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын

@yoavshati 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 10 ай бұрын

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.

@MCMeru 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of alternatives on our KZfaq channel.

@raymondsant7385 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

Good observation. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@rahaminpretto9202 2 жыл бұрын

Very, very useful. wao1

@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын

@sewerynhabdank-wojewodzki4403 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

That’s kind. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@musicmoves2432 4 жыл бұрын

Nice ❤❤👍👍👍😍

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@Tom-Studios 3 жыл бұрын

Sir your conjunct disjunct trick works

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

😀😀

@rmoreno1826 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

We have a video out there on this very topic.

@dawntaylor-moate5490 4 жыл бұрын

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. 😊

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it’s helpful.

@gbmbg114 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

😀😀That’s great. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk including details of our online courses and of our exciting Maestros programme.

@user-dm2bd9ub5p Жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

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

@adriana7633 Жыл бұрын

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 :)

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. And there’s no such thing as a dumb question on our channel

@Tom-Studios 2 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын

You can always book a session for a private lesson or for personal feedback at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@toddhaydon783 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@toddhaydon783 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@JoaoPereira-dn8os 2 жыл бұрын

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? 😀

@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын

If you go to ‘private tuition’ at www.mmcourses.co.uk you can book a one to one session with me. We can either have a direct online session looking at your work or you can send it to me and I’ll provide you with feedback.

@pranitagurung1996 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

As many as you like. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk including details of our 25 online courses and of our exciting Maestros programme.

@pranitagurung1996 3 жыл бұрын

@@MusicMattersGB thank u sir

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

😀

@NomeDeArte Жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

See our videos on this subject

@sergioropo3019 4 жыл бұрын

That is a pretty little melody.

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@Filpate 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Filpate 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@trungthanhnguyen7844 3 ай бұрын

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?

@MusicMattersGB 3 ай бұрын

It sounds as if you need more cohesion between the sections - take ingredients of melody/ rhythm/ harmony from one section to use in the next. See our Creative song writing course at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@ra6160 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

You have to bear in mind vocal ranges and how to allocate words. Otherwise much is the same. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk including details of our online courses and of our exciting Maestros programme.

@MrMikomi 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

You’re very kind. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@vidyasagar9169 3 жыл бұрын

Sir tell me how to write military music.and marches

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

Write in 4 time.

@philipgreenwood3251 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@philipgreenwood3251 4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

😀

@crossing_lears Жыл бұрын

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

@crossing_lears Жыл бұрын

And again.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@tonythompson4022 2 жыл бұрын

it's giving Bob Ross of music theory

@MusicMattersGB 2 жыл бұрын

😀

@janscott602 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine thinking 9ths and 6ths are inessential.

@MusicMattersGB 4 жыл бұрын

😀

@markfulp8026 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MusicMattersGB 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Go to www.mmcourses.co.uk and have a look at our Advanced Theory course and at our Composition course. They will cover exactly what you need to know.