We continue our "Building Music" series, looking at how composers construct music. Today we look at how motifs, phrases, and periods can be used to construct themes.
This guide was designed to help musicians rethink the way they approach scales. The major scale is often thought of as the “default scale” - but all of the scales are tools for a musicians toolbox. This three page guide will help introduce you to how scales are built, how to choose which scale to use, and how scales are related to one another.
This guide accompanies the four part video series on YouTube.
A Step-By-Step process that will guide musicians through analyzing music independently. Great for all musicians, music theory students.
A flowchart of the 4-phase composition and songwriting process that I use for myself, and teach my composition students. This PDF has links to 16 additional resources that will help composers in their journey. Great for new composers and songwriters.
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This Resource Bundle includes:
- Instrument Transposition + Ranges Chart
- How to Build and Use the Circle of 5ths
- Guide to Keys and Modes
- Theory of Scales Guide