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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 14 of 24: Idea: Harmonic-Melodic Suspension

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Here is a variation of the previous scale tone idea with suspended resolutions in measures 4 and 8…

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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 13 of 24: Idea: Scale Tone Melody

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Although we are calling this a scale tone melody, notice how many of the scale tones are also chord tones…

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2011-06-29 Composition, Improvisation

Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 12 of 24: Idea: Chord Tone Melody

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Let’s play a melody using nothing but chord tones…

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2011-06-29 Composition, Improvisation

Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 11 of 24: Idea: Change the Meter

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Let’s change the time signature from 4/4 to 3/4 and notice the nice lilt that three-ness gives to the piece…

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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 10 of 24: Idea: Shift the Melody

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Let’s shift the melodic contour to start on the next higher chord tone E, while preserving the exact same rhythm…

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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 9 of 24: Idea: Change the Tonality

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Changing the Tonality from C Major to C Minor transforms this piece from bright and happy to dark and sad…

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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 8 of 24: Idea: Change Articulation

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Articulations have a huge effect on the mood of a piece…

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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 7 of 24: Idea: Change Register

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Changing Registers is a very effective way to change the mood of a piece…

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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 6 of 24: Idea: Alberti Bass

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Here is the original melody with an Alberti Bass, a simple, but beautiful way to define the harmony while keeping the time flowing…

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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 5 of 24: Idea: Simple Chord Accompaniment

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Utter Simplicity is a highly under-rated aspect of music making…

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