Music Foundations Tutorial Pt 4 - Theory Basics: How to Compose a Strong Melody w/ Max Wild скачать в хорошем качестве

Music Foundations Tutorial Pt 4 - Theory Basics: How to Compose a Strong Melody w/ Max Wild

In part four of our ongoing Music Foundations video tutorial series, Dubspot instructor Max Wild demonstrates how to compose a strong and catchy melody using Avicii's "Levels" as an example. If you missed the previous tutorials in this series, check out part one (   • Music Foundations Tutorial Pt. 1: How to T...  ), part two (http://bit.ly/17STCRI), and part three (   • Music Foundations Tutorial Pt. 3: Reharmon...  ). \_\_\_\_\_\_ Writing a melody that sounds unique and memorable isn't always easy, but there are a few steps you can take to make this process go smoother. I will be using four bars of Avicii's "Levels" as an example. In my opinion (regardless of whether you are a fan of Avicii) this song has a very strong and catchy melody. When analyzing great melodies it seems that these all share certain characteristics. All strong melodies seem to have: Pitches taken from a particular scale: Shape Rhythm Repetition Call and response Upon analyzing the pitches Avicii uses, it seems that they make up a five-note scale called the pentatonic scale, in this case the E major pentatonic scale. The major pentatonic scale is a five note scale, which uses notes 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the major scale. The pentatonic scale has been used in music cultures all over the world and has a strong sound that we are all used to hearing, which is why it is a great scale to compose melodies with. Next we look at the shape of the melody, meaning do the pitches go up or down. We see that Avicii's melody stays around the root 'E', it then jumps up to C# and plays the pentatonic scale downwards note by note back to E. (The only exception is the D#, which is taken from the E major scale.) For rhythm this melody primarily uses eighth notes, which propel the melody forward and keep it moving. There are several accounts of repetition: First of all the note E is repeated several times in bars 1 and 3. In addition, bars 2 and 4 are identical, and bars 1 and 3 are also almost identical. This brings us to call and response, in which repetition plays an important part. Bar 1 can be seen as the first 'call' or 'question', with bar 2 as the 'response' or 'answer'. Bar 3 then 'asks' the same 'question' with a slight variation, and bar 4 represents the same response as bar 2. Head over to our blog for more info: http://blog.dubspot.com/?p=54424 Check out our channel page for more tutorials, reviews, recaps, interviews, see what our partners are up to and more! And stay up to date with our latest videos by subscribing! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... If you have any questions, comments or suggestions from this video please share them with us in the comments section below :) Never miss a beat by following us here! Facebook:   / dubspot   Instagram: http://statigr.am/dubspot Twitter:   / dubspot   Vine: @Dubspot