If anyone says music theory is unnecessary they usually haven't learned it for themselves and might even be jealous that others have. They will use awful arguments such as: 'Theory inhibits expression'. No. It inhibits expression the same way a map or a compass spoils the exploration of new terrain. Fun maybe for a while but ultimately, they are lost and going nowhere. Thanks, these are great videos.
+Stompacks Hi. Good to hear that you are enjoying the films. I agree that the more we study and understand music, the more we appreciate it and the more tools we have for forming interpretation of the music we play. See www.mmcourses.co.uk for much more.
Thing is music theory can't actually "control" or be the "end" of your music as much as grammar can't be likewise with your poetry even if you tried. Those who claim "my expressiveness died when theory kicked in" just haven't learned how to actually write; they know how to conjugate, but not how to put things into verse, per se. Of course, such scenario is quite impossible in poetry since the poet learns how to speak before he reads and to read before he writes, which would be a perfect system in music. Unfortunately, for some reason, in music we do the exact opposite, and it's not because of theory that some musicians have more means than ideas, but because they search for ideas within the means, like a poet trying to conjugate a poem rather than writing it.
I like the way the melody, chords, cadences, and structures are all combined into a cohesive whole in this video. I think this approach will make it easier to write a great melody. Thank you for all the great content Music Matters shares!
Thank you for posting these videos, they really help me in my composing. There are many lessons I can get from these videos which will help my current song.
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Thanks for this video! As a less knowledgeable student I would love to see a video by you that starts from the other end, i.e.: I have a melody in my head - what can I do with it to create a full, interesting piece?
Thought I was going to see some demonstration samples at some point in the video yet I wait and wait and learnt tones of extra considerations LOL, well done and thank you for this detailed tutorial! Cheers
Inspiration is like crude oil. We get petroleum products only in a refinery. Music theory helps us refine what we have. I dont know if any of my statements be true for a genius. What if anyone writes sheets of music!?
That would be possible in this case by treating the dissonant notes as accented. As long as you can justify all the melody notes as harmony notes/ chord tones or as inessential notes/ non chord tones.
I quite enjoyed this. Advanced Music Theory - Melody Writing I have my own strong opinion but do not want to condition the answer - not that I think I could! Question is: A melody the milkman can whistle born fully fledged without reference to chords...do you think it exists? Writers with that incredible rare gift where a tune comes to them rather than hashing one out (however skilfully ) while playing chords on an instrument?
Absolutely. The art of improvisation is critical. Plenty of people, with or without musical knowledge can whistle or hum a tune and that’s great. The difficulty many people have is that they have fertile musical ideas but don’t know how to notate them or harmonise them. If they want to do that then what I’m trying to offer is a way into achieving that goal.
@@MusicMattersGB I'm afraid I did a poor job of explaining myself. The milkman reference is to the Beatles From Me to You; one day Paul heard his milkman whistling it. It is held as an example of the extraordinarily rare talent of melody writing. There are many such stories; John Barry said when he came up with a great melody he'd say Jesus Christ this is good - because it was so rare, even for him. Bacharach spoke of horizontal method for melodies with chords the 'mountains' being vertical. Take uh - Yesterday or any memorable tune. One can pick out the melody easily on the high E string of a guitar for example. This is far removed from someone playing Am/DM, hearing that and piano or guitar in hand, or even humming - come up with a church like melody. I'm not talking about improvisation. My Dad for example, has hummed a monotone melody for decades when he's busy or angry. Few could recall it or would want to! I had a composing coach- who to my tremendous surprise - he's a stern taskmaster - said upon hearing a theme I wrote, "it's a weird combination of unlikely styles - but - it works." I was pleased but the tune was inspired by chord changes. I asked my coach, could Bach say, or Mozart come up with inspired melodies not influenced by chords on demand? He said "certainly not." MANY of us can hear chords and come up with something good - but I fear, great melodies not suggested by chords, come from folks who are born, period. And in the total scope of 'music,' they are exceedingly rare. I liked your course and was just curious what your thoughts on great melodies are born not made! Many thanks!
Hello! The video was quite helpful for composing. I've watched a huge sum of your videos, but I think i can't find a video that can help me 'develop' the melody once I have written one. Could you help me with that?
Thanks for your comment. We have a video out there on UA-cam called Writing and Developing Melodic Lines. That will give you some insight in how to achieve this.
ngl i dont understand his sheet music writing. Can someone help? for clarification im trying to replicate it in FL studios and im confused on the timing of the notes and the spacing withing the 6 8 bar structure because it looks like there are 15 eightnotes and that doesnt really add up to me.
Start trying to feel your way through your music. Trying to stick too strickly to rules will give you the habits of those millions before you who have gone nowhere. If it feels good, do it. Theory is only a map, but even maps can't tell you when a situation needs a different tactic.
Do you guys really compose by finding first a melody and then harmonising ? I find it so much easier to do the opposite way... Harmony first than melody.. What do you think ?🤔
Alright, I like coming up with awesome chord progressions, but now I want to write melodies that fit into them rather than vice versa, is there another video or website that might help me out?
Wrote the melody first, then start putting chords under it using the notes in your melody. It's gonna take a little practice but once you start "harmonizing your melodies with chords that contain the notes in the melody you'll get pretty good quickly.
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great info. i was really hoping to hear that melody you have written behind you. still learning in to read music and wanted to confirm if I had it right or not. maybe i missed it?
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Dude, I'm only halfway through, this is brilliant and a very clear explanation. Thank You!
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@@MusicMattersGB Hi, what do you mean by 'grade'. Is it referring to the standards of AMEB, ABRSM, etc.
@Eggrics Yes it’s referring to ABRSM theory grades.
If anyone says music theory is unnecessary they usually haven't learned it for themselves and might even be jealous that others have. They will use awful arguments such as: 'Theory inhibits expression'. No. It inhibits expression the same way a map or a compass spoils the exploration of new terrain. Fun maybe for a while but ultimately, they are lost and going nowhere. Thanks, these are great videos.
+Stompacks
Hi. Good to hear that you are enjoying the films. I agree that the more we study and understand music, the more we appreciate it and the more tools we have for forming interpretation of the music we play. See www.mmcourses.co.uk for much more.
Yes, but you shouldn't use theory as the end all be all for music writing. Use it as a guide, but don't let it control your piece.
It's pretty simple. You have to know the rules before you can break the rules. Otherwise, you have no idea what you're actually doing.
+shortyrags
Both comments absolutely true. That's one reason we are making these films, so more people can have access to how it works.
Thing is music theory can't actually "control" or be the "end" of your music as much as grammar can't be likewise with your poetry even if you tried. Those who claim "my expressiveness died when theory kicked in" just haven't learned how to actually write; they know how to conjugate, but not how to put things into verse, per se. Of course, such scenario is quite impossible in poetry since the poet learns how to speak before he reads and to read before he writes, which would be a perfect system in music. Unfortunately, for some reason, in music we do the exact opposite, and it's not because of theory that some musicians have more means than ideas, but because they search for ideas within the means, like a poet trying to conjugate a poem rather than writing it.
I like the way the melody, chords, cadences, and structures are all combined into a cohesive whole in this video. I think this approach will make it easier to write a great melody. Thank you for all the great content Music Matters shares!
A pleasure. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
Thank you for posting these videos, they really help me in my composing. There are many lessons I can get from these videos which will help my current song.
Great. Good luck with your composition and if you want any help you can arrange a Skype lesson if that's helpful.
+Music Matters Thanks! Keep making these incredibly helpful videos, and have a great day. :)
The best music teacher on the Tubes.
You’re very kind.
Your examples are so helpful!! Thank you so much for the clear instructions!
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thank you Mr. Green, really great lessons...helpful for anybody, who is keen to learn.
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Thank you a lot for this good lesson!
+John Paul
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Very Good and Good Careful delivery... Of essential points. And essential understandings.
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Your lessons are brill8ant! Thank you for xharing your knowledge.
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Thanks for this video! As a less knowledgeable student I would love to see a video by you that starts from the other end, i.e.: I have a melody in my head - what can I do with it to create a full, interesting piece?
Hi. Great to hear from you. I show people exactly how to do that in our Composition package. See www.mmcourses.co.uk
Thought I was going to see some demonstration samples at some point in the video yet I wait and wait and learnt tones of extra considerations LOL, well done and thank you for this detailed tutorial! Cheers
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Thanks!
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Inspiration is like crude oil. We get petroleum products only in a refinery. Music theory helps us refine what we have. I dont know if any of my statements be true for a genius. What if anyone writes sheets of music!?
+tabla tihai
Wise words....
Great stuff.
Thank you so much sir for this wonderful video....plz upload lesson for melody writing in diff scales, modes and blues.
Also grade 7 and 8 theory .
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Music Matters yes i did.
But i cant pay the amount requiref to enroll for course😯
Sorry about that. We produce a huge amount of free material but we have to charge something for some of the material in order to cover our costs.
I understand.
But i am so thankful of you for all the lesson which made my theory basics clear.
Regards 😊
hi do you feel harmony while writing a melody line
Absolutely
thank you for this, I've been trying to study for my Music Theory exam
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why not IV chord (G-B-D) in first measure instead of V chord? kindly explain. Thank you.
That would be possible in this case by treating the dissonant notes as accented. As long as you can justify all the melody notes as harmony notes/ chord tones or as inessential notes/ non chord tones.
I quite enjoyed this.
Advanced Music Theory - Melody Writing I have my own strong opinion but do not want to condition the answer - not that I think I could! Question is:
A melody the milkman can whistle born fully fledged without reference to chords...do you think it exists? Writers with that incredible rare gift where a tune comes to them rather than hashing one out (however skilfully ) while playing chords on an instrument?
Absolutely. The art of improvisation is critical. Plenty of people, with or without musical knowledge can whistle or hum a tune and that’s great. The difficulty many people have is that they have fertile musical ideas but don’t know how to notate them or harmonise them. If they want to do that then what I’m trying to offer is a way into achieving that goal.
@@MusicMattersGB I'm afraid I did a poor job of explaining myself. The milkman reference is to the Beatles From Me to You; one day Paul heard his milkman whistling it. It is held as an example of the extraordinarily rare talent of melody writing.
There are many such stories; John Barry said when he came up with a great melody he'd say Jesus Christ this is good - because it was so rare, even for him. Bacharach spoke of horizontal method for melodies with chords the 'mountains' being vertical. Take uh - Yesterday or any memorable tune. One can pick out the melody easily on the high E string of a guitar for example. This is far removed from someone playing Am/DM, hearing that and piano or guitar in hand, or even humming - come up with a church like melody. I'm not talking about improvisation.
My Dad for example, has hummed a monotone melody for decades when he's busy or angry. Few could recall it or would want to! I had a composing coach- who to my tremendous surprise - he's a stern taskmaster - said upon hearing a theme I wrote, "it's a weird combination of unlikely styles - but - it works." I was pleased but the tune was inspired by chord changes.
I asked my coach, could Bach say, or Mozart come up with inspired melodies not influenced by chords on demand? He said "certainly not."
MANY of us can hear chords and come up with something good - but I fear, great melodies not suggested by chords, come from folks who are born, period. And in the total scope of 'music,' they are exceedingly rare.
I liked your course and was just curious what your thoughts on great melodies are born not made!
Many thanks!
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@@Allan-et5ig Writing melodies is easy. Writing lyrics is hard.
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Hello! The video was quite helpful for composing. I've watched a huge sum of your videos, but I think i can't find a video that can help me 'develop' the melody once I have written one. Could you help me with that?
Thanks for your comment. We have a video out there on UA-cam called Writing and Developing Melodic Lines. That will give you some insight in how to achieve this.
@@MusicMattersGB thanks a lot. I'll try supporting you in your website.
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I am Very very thankful to you Sir that I found this tutorial.
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ngl i dont understand his sheet music writing. Can someone help? for clarification im trying to replicate it in FL studios and im confused on the timing of the notes and the spacing withing the 6 8 bar structure because it looks like there are 15 eightnotes and that doesnt really add up to me.
I’ve just checked the score and the correct number of beats are present in each bar. It might be worth looking at it on a larger screen.
Been stuck here for a while. can't finish ideas or find matching motifs.
+Ayite96
If it would be helpful we could organise a Skype lesson, which you can book through www.mmcourses.co.uk
Start trying to feel your way through your music. Trying to stick too strickly to rules will give you the habits of those millions before you who have gone nowhere. If it feels good, do it. Theory is only a map, but even maps can't tell you when a situation needs a different tactic.
A master class.. Thank You
You’re most kind
Do you guys really compose by finding first a melody and then harmonising ? I find it so much easier to do the opposite way... Harmony first than melody.. What do you think ?🤔
You can do it either way. Personally I prefer to think of both simultaneously.
can you post a counterpoint video. tku
+luigi capola
Request noted....
tku so much
Thanks so much for this great series, so useful
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English English is already melodious, rhythmic, harmonious and musical !
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Great! Fantastic video. Thank you
+Ishag Shafeeg
A pleasure. I'm glad it's helpful.
absolutely brilliant lesson! thank u
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Alright, I like coming up with awesome chord progressions, but now I want to write melodies that fit into them rather than vice versa, is there another video or website that might help me out?
+Nerds
If you have a look at our Composition course this is all covered. See www.mmcourses.co.uk
Enjoy!
Music Matters thank you so much!
+Nerds
A pleasure.
Wrote the melody first, then start putting chords under it using the notes in your melody. It's gonna take a little practice but once you start "harmonizing your melodies with chords that contain the notes in the melody you'll get pretty good quickly.
+Franklin Sangiovanni
Absolutely! Enjoy....
Bravo.. excellent..
Many thanks
VERY NICE THEORY
Glad it’s helpful
Excellent lesson! Thank you very much...very helpful!
+Soul Muse
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This is a amazing !!
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Thank you.
+Vasu Dev
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Thanks a lot!
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great info. i was really hoping to hear that melody you have written behind you. still learning in to read music and wanted to confirm if I had it right or not. maybe i missed it?
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He plays it just after 27:00. Cheers
Very Good . Thanks so much
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I really regret not paying attention to my piano teacher when they taught me music theory....
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very nice
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The Maestro
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Nice song, I like it. :)
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superb
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cool
Glad it's useful
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Wow ur vids are wired
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