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Avoid Unnecessary Hard Notation
Singers have already a hard time with rhythm. Here I show the consequences of using too big subdivisions and long phrases within bars. Here is an an arrangement of the iconic melody of Flow my Tears, by John Dowland (1596, England) . This notation will have some important disadvantages for the contemporary musician: 1. Phrasing:…
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C Clefs
This is always taught badly and in a harsh way. So was my case. A good way to learn these clefs is to put known melodies in them, so that you can sing the melody but also the names of the notes to check out (do,re,mi,fa,sol,la,si). You learn them by ENJOYING & USING them! Read…
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Rule & Technique
Essay about misconceptions in the teaching of music composers
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A FLOWER GROWS FAST, a BIG TREE GROWS SLOWLY
At least in my pedagogy of things… you can´t study the first two years of music only and then start stressing on finding work as a composer just because your production “sounds good” . 80% of the anonymous nim users of Discord are composers like this: they sacrifice handcraft by rushing their short-term expectations, and…
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CONTEXTUALITY OF SECONDARY FUNCTIONS
The functions of iii and the ii are contextual according to Riemann and Dahlhaus. The first inversion of iii is dominant in the cadence. The iii is related to the i so like the vi is related to the iv. So – according to this table of this image – the vi is subdominant as…
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Practical Introduction into the Spirit of Harmonic Panmodalism
Harmonic Panmodalism for classical composers with Practical Exercises https://youtu.be/ZyD1F0k0MeU
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HALF- vs PHRYGIAN CADENCE
When I speak about phrygian cadence in tonal context this is generally the minor half-cadence. Yes, it is a confusing habit from tradition. This confusion might have started with Schoenberg, see the example below . If you teach by his book one time you start just calling it Phrygian Cadence and forget the “to V”.…
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COMPOSERS & READINGS
If you are a young student in composition capable of great things ( i mean 12 years old…)you need more memory ram and disc space in your mind as what i have on my mac studio ultra. You have to watch videos carefully , mostly as the complement to establish in your head the content…
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Open Endings
I speak often about the importance of mastering cadences and that many composers fail at it badly, being this the number one reason of their composers block, in my opinion. They are an essential element not only of the learning process towards craftsmanship but a fundament of great musical themes . However, one of the…