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@seanocean3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely phenomenal.. not only do you go through your points for 20 minutes without messing up a word, you also not skip a beat when playing a piece from sight reading. You’re such a masterful teacher. Thank you. :)
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@beverlypalmer57073 жыл бұрын
I will always think of this lesson now every time I play fur elise. Thank you for a wonderful lesson!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@frankspears45973 жыл бұрын
I usually either think of a melody in my head or it arises from a chord sequence. I then refine it after listening to it.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Great plan.
@Proghead883 жыл бұрын
Very good advice! The planning stages are the least intuitive at first but it helps so much to think of the big picture more and more. As someone with ADHD and a million thoughts/possibilities, this helps to stay focused.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@LohPro Жыл бұрын
one thing that has really helped me, is connecting music to speaking. music tells a story or makes a statement, same as when we speak or converse. naturally, when we speak, we take pauses (to reflect or think of what to say next), we sometimes linger on or either get straight to the point. we have commas, colons, dashes, question & exclamation marks. in music, this would equate to cadences, melodic lines intentionally working in & around a scale, etc. another way i like to think about it is... if we were to converse about music only, not about the weather, a vacation we just took, our job, etc.... that would be like writing melodic lines where the notes intently fall on the "right" beats, rather than having just any old note land anywhere. it would sound dysfunctional. so, if we were to converse about music only, we keep the talk music-related & not get off-topic, or allow the conversation to become dysfunctional.
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
Very helpful thoughts
@dkoraytuncel9 ай бұрын
This is very good teaching. Before I came accross the Music Matters channel I have thought that I would never really undertand music theory. Thanks a lot
@MusicMattersGB9 ай бұрын
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@Limbiclesion3 жыл бұрын
Haunted by the genius of that simple but amazing key progression In Fur Elise. 🙏🙏🏿👍🦄
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@mistral-unizion-music3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video and lesson. I love that you mix both giving tips with examples AND analysing a well known music peice. Please keep this formula for more of the same type of content! I love it! As for melody, I just finished a new track and watching this video afterward, I notice the things I got instinctively correct and the ones I could improve. I usually go on with a melody I have in my head and figure out the harmony afterward but keeping in mind a structure is a tip I will apply from now on, as well as all the other ones in this video. Very helpful. Keep it up Gareth! Thanks
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@maxjohn60123 жыл бұрын
Helpful as always - thank you! When you said, at the beginning, that you'd use a famous piece at the end, I was hoping you might use the slow movement from Beethoven's 5th piano concerto - just the opening orchestral section. What a beautiful melody that is... I'm glad you went for Beethoven anyway! :)
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@patrickmerrick58803 жыл бұрын
I enjoy music composition as a past time.I find your video very encouraging.As you mentioned many of the difficulties that I have encountered. And ways to think more clearly as how to progress with a composition.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@iwright6213 жыл бұрын
Thank you Gareth ,your lessons (& Beethoven’s) are very much appreciated . 👍
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@iXNomad2 жыл бұрын
A great melody is the one that you hear once and remember forever...
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@keithparker13462 ай бұрын
I think great melodies are ones that are new but you feel you've heard them before...but havent
@MusicMattersGB2 ай бұрын
@keithparker1346 😀
@pegasovaganteАй бұрын
A very helpful video. Sometimes one might also think of pitch and of the melodic line as a whole: where are the highest notes? Where are the lowest? How far apart are they? Of course you try to keep in mind the strengths and limitations of the voice or instrument you're writing for.
@MusicMattersGBАй бұрын
Absolutely
@CarlosMartinez-gr1rp3 жыл бұрын
Great lesson ! Other teachers tend to avoid discussing melody and leave it to the muses. I like this balanced approach.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@Visual14552 жыл бұрын
Best video ever on explaining melody 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
Glad it’s helpful
@Tom-Studios2 жыл бұрын
Wow. So 90 % plane and 10 % inspiration. Thank you very much for sharing this.
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@rebanelson6072 жыл бұрын
That was an excellent lesson. I'm not likely to write a great melody any time soon but this helps me to understand what makes those great pieces of music so great!
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@profsjp3 жыл бұрын
Really interesting and insightful enabling inspiration through planning and structure.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@callformusic24283 жыл бұрын
Hello Sir, respect from India 🇮🇳
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@johnwest66903 жыл бұрын
Hi, Gareth. You may remember me, a few months ago I posted personal concerns about my lack of practice and commitment, I'm 18 years old (male), and I hope you'll be pleased to hear that I've increased my paltry average of 30% of days to 75% as of May, I'm happy to finally be more likely to practice than I am not to. haha. Still aiming for higher though.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
That is fabulous news. Well done!
@charlottemacdonald41672 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this. I am just scratching the surface of the realities and craft of composing. I want to incoporate Irish Traditional music tunes. I am entering my third year of music at the Cork School of Music in Ireland. I just finished reading the biography of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. In it the author describes a bit about his process of composing. He mentions "sketching" out a piece. It is fascinating to find out how all the great music I have heard comes about. I may join your Maestro group or do a course on counter-point before long. Thanks, again.
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
That’s great. You will be very welcome to our courses and to Maestros. Good luck with your studies. Enjoy!
@briangoddard39694 ай бұрын
Thanks for this good advice. I first heard Fur Elise while waiting from my music lesson, and wonder if I liked it how the left hand keeps running up into the right hand; only Beethoven could do it.
@MusicMattersGB4 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@anthonyb27453 жыл бұрын
Nice trick using the tritone to make your voice leading point, Gareth! 😉
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it.
@johnlorraine2043 жыл бұрын
Awesome descriptive narration while the music is progressing.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@soxxy85883 жыл бұрын
Thank you Gareth! Always a pleasure :)
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@frankzepeda12352 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@ipacyz8369 Жыл бұрын
I love your channel!
@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын
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@Elephantine999Ай бұрын
Really interesting.
@MusicMattersGBАй бұрын
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@phonkee3 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Thank you!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@jensjensen40383 жыл бұрын
I totally agree!!! It’s much easier to do number 2 after you’ve done number 1 💩😂 6:37
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@patrickmerrick58803 жыл бұрын
I find a story relating to a piece helps to give to give it some form.And some idea as to what volume content it should have .
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@pawelpap93 жыл бұрын
The best melodies come in your dreams, as Sir Paul would attest.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@ILoveOS2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video thank you so much.
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@Markrspooner3 жыл бұрын
Really great tips Gareth!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@Limbiclesion3 жыл бұрын
Very useful cues for formatting structure 🙏👏👏👏👍🎩🦄
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@jb123abc3 жыл бұрын
nice man really helped me out !
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@patrickcunningham6183 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
A pleasure
@keithjohnstone34463 жыл бұрын
Wonderful stuff Gareth, ding dong...ding
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
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@bargledargle79412 жыл бұрын
Interesting! Usually I first come up with a melodic idea and if it's good, the whole piece turns out good for some reason... Otherwise no matter what I try the piece doesn't have the same punch you know?
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
That’s often the case
@Kantele_music3 жыл бұрын
Your lectures are always interesting and packed with useful information and observations. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or listener, in this case), but do really beautiful songs share any traits in common...and if so, what are they?
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Good question. Beautiful songs are always well crafted musically but usually have that stroke of genius injected.
@Kantele_music3 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB Thank you. I thought you would say that...but I was hoping that if there were traits beautiful songs shared, I might eventually learn how to write something closer to beauty...even if I don't possess the genius to write something truly beautiful. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to answer questions. I will continue to listen to your lectures!
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@stfrancisxaviercatholiccho33733 жыл бұрын
Nice lesson
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@ashokflash3 жыл бұрын
GREAT Video
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@Dave-nm8uk2 жыл бұрын
Good tips - but do you have any advice for atonal compositions? Is that a totally different game?
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
One can consider the balance of conjunct/ disjunct movement plus the level of dissonance but in other regards the same principles apply.
@bernardwhipps75583 жыл бұрын
I’ve been playing piano for 50 years and havnt really improved much since I was 12. How do I get better? I practise a lot
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Have a look at our how to practise video. We also have a course on the detail of how to practise effectively. www.mmcourses.co.uk/p/effective-practice-course
@5966ramesh3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much sir. Great video.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
That’s most kind. Hope you are well.
@5966ramesh3 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB Yes sir. We are fine. Thank you. Hope you are fine. Take care.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
We are doing fine thanks. You take care too.
@5966ramesh3 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB sure sir.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@vramachandran40042 жыл бұрын
Hi, i write music for flims, songs , i struggle with expression , communicating sertain emotions (which i have to ) in music
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
Have a look at our’inside the mind of…’ series for inspiration
@Trash-Beats3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Mr Garrett
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@jonrettich45792 жыл бұрын
Hasn’t some of the greatest music anywhere been created using your steps in the opposite direction?
@MusicMattersGB2 жыл бұрын
Sure
@vivekpatwal46553 жыл бұрын
I know the answer its Btob
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@superblondeDotOrg3 жыл бұрын
* serialists have left the stream 😁
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
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@superblondeDotOrg3 жыл бұрын
Alan Belkin's textbook "Musical Composition" has 1 mention which says: "write a pregnant melody." (Without explaining that metaphor.) "Pregnant" melody, what the? 🍼🐣 Pretty much no material on 'great melody' or even 'good melody' in his text which unfortunate. Probably he is trying to play it too safe so as to not define anything a "bad" melody. 10:30 Tips #4, #5, #6 are much better ways of defining good melody. Now what would be revealing is if this same video were made for "What makes a great jazz melody?" and then compare-contrast the result. Music is music regardless of genre especially 21st century music, so the result should be the same, except, in academic circles especially, it is not.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Agreed that great music is great music regardless of genre.
@pattysherwood70913 жыл бұрын
I just knew when you said “structure,” I would be lost.
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully as the video unpacks ‘structure’ you feel happier. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk including details of our online courses and of our exciting Maestros programme.
@pattysherwood70913 жыл бұрын
@@MusicMattersGB you are very kind. I don’t even know what you are talking about. But I honestly have felt all my life.... the last decade...an intuitive longing to understand the structure of music
@MusicMattersGB3 жыл бұрын
Have a look at this online course that will get you moving with it all. www.mmcourses.co.uk/p/music-theory-grades-1-to-5
@johnwest66903 жыл бұрын
@@pattysherwood7091 Try not to overthink it. To me, structure is what makes a song feel solid, complete and professional, with a good sense of direction. Even a piece like The Rite of Spring has good structure and a sense of direction. At least this is how I process the term.
@pattysherwood70913 жыл бұрын
@@johnwest6690after learning to read Ancient Greek I’m sure I can learn the language of music. Thanks for the encouragement. I’m thinking I’m so old I may not have enough time left!😆