I guarantee that Andrea Stolpe is a FABULOUS cook! She just described the importance of 'Double-Seasoning' and why the main course must be the spice /the sensation of heat, the rice... (The bed upon which the main course is delicately placed) must be purely aromatic, then these compliment each other in a way that will still leave you wondering what witchcraft that was, one hour after the last bite! 😊🏆🎹🇬🇧
the amount of times ive asked music teachers and other industry professionals this question and i get a 5-10 minute long winded answer that give me nothing relevant to actually apply, and this lady nails in under 2 minutes. guess thats why berklee's the best
Slaytounge Exactly...That shit flew right over my head.. I'm still thinking. Wait... Whaaaa...huh....? Then I just started thinking about how pretty she was... LOST ME
Dominant is the V major chord. Tonic is the I major chord, and the root is the first note of the scale. For a song in the key of C major, the dominant chord is G major, the tonic chord is C major, and the root note is C
Dominant or "5" (V) Chord is the fifth chord in the scale. Tonic or "1" (I) Chord is the first chord of the scale. Cadence is where you arrive to the tonic, the I chord and it feels like you have finished or you have arrived at home. She was saying that you don't want to land on the tonic in the pre-chorus, because in the pre-chorus, you are trying to create tension or build up to the chorus, and so you don't want to land at home with the tonic. Using the dominant usually wants to you to release on the tonic and it good for building tension. She also said you don't want to repeat the melody too much. Motif being a small repeated melody. She was saying for the pre-chorus you want to change to a different motif. I hope this makes sense. (Edit: just realised your comment was from 2 years ago my bad)
There's no way 2 minutes is long enough to teach how to write an effective pre-chorus. 2 Minutes later: Now I know how to write an effective pre-chorus.
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First, you number all the notes of a scale. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight or one again. Then we’ll put them all in Roman numerals. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, I again. The V chord (the triad built on the 5th note of the scale) has a tendency to be followed by the I chord. Like gravity. Think the first four notes of Star Wars. da da da DUNN!!! So in C: G (GBD) pulls toward (CEG). Even more so if you make it a G7 (GBDF). Here’s the thing, though. I hate dominant chords. I prefer using other chords to precede the I chord. IV to I, wonderful. bIII to I, amazing (that’s flat 3 to 1). bVI to I, epic. I hope this helps and feel free to hit me with follow-up questions. My channel is not impressive right now (2024), but I’ll be coming out with new music soon. But one thing is for sure: I know my theory.
Why don't you just tell us what note to start on then?. Who just says, don't start on the 1 chord then moves on. You saying so more 6 chord 4 chord doesn't give me anything to go off of in musical context. I'm about to lose my mind trying to learn music theory on my own.
Well you can look it up. But basically, if you think about the song or a part of it being in a particular key, that means it stays within the same bunch of notes (say C major = CDEFGAB) and has a distinct feeling that C is the home or most stable note. That's a key. This home or stable place is called the 'tonic'. In C major, C is the tonic note, and C major (=CEG) is the tonic chord. The dominant is a name given to chords which have a particular function, they pull very strongly back to the tonic, or home. For the sake of simplicity, we'll say the tonic is just the chord built on the fifth degree of the scale. So in C major that's G, (CDEFG, 12345), and the chord is G major (=GBD). That should be enough context to understand what she's saying. If you want to draw yourself toward the chorus, then you probably don't want to be using the tonic much in the prechorus. Otherwise, you can end up feeling at home in the prechorus, without a sense of tension/movement/drive toward the chorus that you are looking for. Equally, you can stategically place a dominant chord so that you are strongly pulled back to the tonic in the way you want. Say putting the tonic just before the chorus, and then resolving to the tonic at the beginning of the chorus. This V-I 'cadence' is the most common chord progression in Western music.
@@EclecticSceptic Damn, you have educative skills here, thank you for your comment, so helpful for someone with almost no music theory (me) except knowing that there are notes from A to G (bonus: I know there are sharps/flats hehe)
nice I love short effective tutorials
WOW! Lots of info in a less than 2 minute video. Thanks for the upload!
Those circle and square animated visual are really helpful for understanding what she’s talking about, thank you!
Excellent advice!! Thanks, Andrea!! I have this on repeat, and keep coming back to it!!
My dad bought me her book for songwriting for Christmas and its excellent. Just came here for extra tips. Thank you so much Andrea
I guarantee that Andrea Stolpe is a FABULOUS cook! She just described the importance of 'Double-Seasoning' and why the main course must be the spice /the sensation of heat, the rice... (The bed upon which the main course is delicately placed) must be purely aromatic, then these compliment each other in a way that will still leave you wondering what witchcraft that was, one hour after the last bite! 😊🏆🎹🇬🇧
OMG this blew my melodic mind motif mind!! 💯 thank y’all for this video 😍💋
the amount of times ive asked music teachers and other industry professionals this question and i get a 5-10 minute long winded answer that give me nothing relevant to actually apply, and this lady nails in under 2 minutes. guess thats why berklee's the best
Love your work Andrea
Clear, concise and straight to the point.
WOW! I really can't say thank you enough but am really grateful for your insights.
Wow okay...this was EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you.
She is very understandable! Love her video
Now where do I go to learn the words she just said lol
Slaytounge
Exactly...That shit flew right over my head..
I'm still thinking.
Wait... Whaaaa...huh....?
Then I just started thinking about how pretty she was...
LOST ME
Dominant is the V major chord. Tonic is the I major chord, and the root is the first note of the scale.
For a song in the key of C major, the dominant chord is G major, the tonic chord is C major, and the root note is C
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Dominant or "5" (V) Chord is the fifth chord in the scale.
Tonic or "1" (I) Chord is the first chord of the scale.
Cadence is where you arrive to the tonic, the I chord and it feels like you have finished or you have arrived at home. She was saying that you don't want to land on the tonic in the pre-chorus, because in the pre-chorus, you are trying to create tension or build up to the chorus, and so you don't want to land at home with the tonic.
Using the dominant usually wants to you to release on the tonic and it good for building tension.
She also said you don't want to repeat the melody too much. Motif being a small repeated melody. She was saying for the pre-chorus you want to change to a different motif.
I hope this makes sense.
(Edit: just realised your comment was from 2 years ago my bad)
nice tips; digging this channel
There's no way 2 minutes is long enough to teach how to write an effective pre-chorus.
2 Minutes later:
Now I know how to write an effective pre-chorus.
It's very helpful (y)
I like this lady. wisdom!
cool!
Great tips ty v much🙏🏾 but why is the camera not in front of her? Where are u looking Andrea?🤔
I wish I understood all those terms
where can I find the whole thing?
For more songwriting tips and techniques, watch these free tutorials:
How to Effectively Use Contrast and Repetition
berkonl.in/2psJ8T8
How to Write a Song: Sensory Writing Tricks
berkonl.in/2qORQQk
Whoooaaaaa.... 🤯
What is a dominant function chord?
First, you number all the notes of a scale. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight or one again.
Then we’ll put them all in Roman numerals. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, I again.
The V chord (the triad built on the 5th note of the scale) has a tendency to be followed by the I chord. Like gravity. Think the first four notes of Star Wars. da da da DUNN!!!
So in C: G (GBD) pulls toward (CEG). Even more so if you make it a G7 (GBDF).
Here’s the thing, though. I hate dominant chords. I prefer using other chords to precede the I chord. IV to I, wonderful. bIII to I, amazing (that’s flat 3 to 1). bVI to I, epic.
I hope this helps and feel free to hit me with follow-up questions. My channel is not impressive right now (2024), but I’ll be coming out with new music soon. But one thing is for sure: I know my theory.
@@GalenWill "bIII to I, amazing (that’s flat 3 to 1). bVI to I, epic." hmm, borrowed chords from minor scale for major I-chord ?
I think I just walked into a hidden ritual.
(Walks out slowly)
Does she think she's talking to professionals? 😂 Anyways if this worked for y'all am so happy for you!!!
Subbed lol
What?!
So I'm in love with u and....
Why don't you just tell us what note to start on then?. Who just says, don't start on the 1 chord then moves on. You saying so more 6 chord 4 chord doesn't give me anything to go off of in musical context. I'm about to lose my mind trying to learn music theory on my own.
This would be an awesome tutorial if she defined all the words she used... thats like using the definition to define a word lmao
Well you can look it up. But basically, if you think about the song or a part of it being in a particular key, that means it stays within the same bunch of notes (say C major = CDEFGAB) and has a distinct feeling that C is the home or most stable note. That's a key. This home or stable place is called the 'tonic'. In C major, C is the tonic note, and C major (=CEG) is the tonic chord. The dominant is a name given to chords which have a particular function, they pull very strongly back to the tonic, or home. For the sake of simplicity, we'll say the tonic is just the chord built on the fifth degree of the scale. So in C major that's G, (CDEFG, 12345), and the chord is G major (=GBD).
That should be enough context to understand what she's saying. If you want to draw yourself toward the chorus, then you probably don't want to be using the tonic much in the prechorus. Otherwise, you can end up feeling at home in the prechorus, without a sense of tension/movement/drive toward the chorus that you are looking for. Equally, you can stategically place a dominant chord so that you are strongly pulled back to the tonic in the way you want. Say putting the tonic just before the chorus, and then resolving to the tonic at the beginning of the chorus.
This V-I 'cadence' is the most common chord progression in Western music.
@@EclecticSceptic Damn, you have educative skills here, thank you for your comment, so helpful for someone with almost no music theory (me) except knowing that there are notes from A to G (bonus: I know there are sharps/flats hehe)
You are too cute .