New to composing? Follow 3 simple steps.
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- If you're starting out in composing, do this!
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0:00 Welcome and free gift
1:11 Step 1 - learn an instrument
3:08 Step 2 - learn music theory
5:03 Step 3 - write consistently
8:16 Bonus tip!
10:57 Free workshop :)
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I really like the fitness analogy.
Creation is our workout, and studying is our diet.
On a more practical level, learn how to sketch lines in real time, both melody and a bass line. The bass line on the left hand and melody on the right.
This is useful for every virtual instrument you play with a piano, and is why I also greatly appreciate piano for composing (though I started with guitar back in the day).
The bass line can be really simple, just one note at a time, but the right hand is then free to figure out what works on top of the bass line, and doing it in real time is a much quicker way to learn/hear what will work on top of a particular line, which also helps you form more complex chords out of these melodic lines.
This is the basis for most modern cinematic composition and can save you a lot of time vs laying down a bass line/block chords and then figuring out a melody on a separate track (leave that for after you have a basic sketch). Guy Michelmore has a great video on this titled "writing for strings", that really gets into the weeds on practical cinematic sketching vs traditional composing, and how both can be combined to great effect.
Nice video! I don't have as much experience as you but my recommendations would be...
1. Learn chords (very important). 2. Learn basics of beat and drums. 3. Learn basics about frequences and space. 4. Learn basics about reverb, delay, mixing etc. 5. Learn a DAW.
A bonus: Don't play on the computer keyboard like I did. Buy a MIDI keyboard. Skip 25 keys and start with at least 37 keys.
Thanks for the tips! Super helpful to all beginners out there for sure. :)
Honestly it's better to get 49 key midi keyboard atleast
@@narresnair1154 That may be a preference and how much you play and what kind of music. For me, playing chords and simple melodies, I think 25 keys is too limiting for anyone. It may be good for traveling but not for everyday music creation.
@@jenstornell Yes i find 49 keys great because i got a lot freedom there to play extra octaves
I wish I saw your comment 2 years ago before i bought a 25 keys piano lol. It is painful but I'll just stick with it until I have money for a bigger one.
Great,!
Good stuff!! Like you’re laid back, succinct approach to communicating valuable information in this video. I’ve got the instrument (🎸) and theory covered. I’m using LP11 and I’ve just started to look for a good midi controller under $1k. Been using my older iPad but it’s too small to jam on and get the juices flowing. Any recommendations?
Thanks man. 💪😎🎸
Thank you! Hmm lot of options out there, but I swear by the Arturia Keylab 88. Super robust and reliable.
@@ChristopherSiu thanks for the input, I’ll check it out. 88keys may b a bit long for my space and I’m mainly guitar guy. But I don’t say never in this weird simulation and I’m not surprised at the bizarre events either… ✌
For step 2 it's really important to figure out what sort of musician you are. You can waste years of your life trying to learn music theory only to realize that you just don't have enough interest in it to memorize even foundational theory, only to actually start playing an instrument and realize you can just naturally find the notes you're looking for without any sort of theory basis.
Never be afraid of playing the wrong note, as eventually you'll find the right one, and sometimes the right notes may not quite mesh with common practice in music theory.
In fact I've found theory most useful to avoid falling into common cliches, if you know something has been done a million times because it works so well, you can learn to avoid it with theory, but you don't need to learn the theory before learning to play an instrument. All you need to play an instrument is pattern recognition, and training your ear to hear the differences between intervals in a given pattern/scale.
Hello teacher, I would like to ask you, regarding the volume of each string library? Do you leave them the same? Or if it is symphony, do you leave it too high level in volume vs chamber strings, since there are fewer players in the chambers?
Example: would you leave the ot berlin symphonic strings higher level in volume than the berlin strings or berlin con sordino strings? Please, I would love to know your advice, thank you very much and greetings from Spain.
Great question! I honestly wouldn't worry too much about that. With samples, it's more difficult to hear the differences between various ensemble sizes and especially between libraries, so as long as your overall arrangement is balanced, I would leave it as is. :)