Week 3: Draft // Apr 5th
Welcome to Week 3! This week we focused on form, setting parameters, and drafting in aims of completing more short pieces.
The assignment for this week is to blueprint (plan) our ideas into whole pieces (arch map, graphic drawing, text) and complete at least 1 rough draft.
Use the following format to post:
Things you found easy:
Things you found difficult:
More information or graphics/files of your completed assignment.
Congrats on making it to week 3, my fellow composers!
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I intended to have a go at a piece in 3/4 but decided it was really 6/8 when I completed the draft!
I thought I'd keep it simple - just ABA.
The easy bit? Doing a plan was fairly easy and I came up with several motifs ...
The difficult bit? ... sticking to the plan. I did manage to keep my plan of a minor A section then a major B section, but my original intent was to start with something chordal then move to arpeggios.
It still needs a lot of refinement and possibly another section, but it was fun to write, and I decided to be playful with the harmonies in the B section (I definitely need a lesson on harmony!).
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Ron congratulations, I liked the harmonies and the mood, romantic but not sad
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Gokce Turkmendag Thank you Gokce - I guess it reflects the kind of music I enjoy!
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Ron Very catchy melody, and well thought out harmony. Like it!
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david robinson Thanks very much David
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Ron The classic and the modern perfectly blended together. So nice. Thank you, Ron.
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Ron a delightful waltz! Well done!
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Debbie Thanks Debbie - looking forward to tomorrow's session
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Igor Thanks Igor - glad you liked the blend!
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Ron we are similar in this composing aspect . I have never composed anything before this challenge, also :)
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Here is my homework.
Easy: Come up with the first 8 bars - they just "came" to me.
Difficult: the rest ;-). There are so many options. I think it is crucial to limitate ideas. But this is hard. Very often I just dont't know, in which direction to go. I would need more restrictions, I guess. I do not know, where to go next with this peace. In my eyes, I compose a kind of ABA form which just constitutes the first bar of a bigger peace - but how should C etc. be "constructed" :-)
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Thomas Wow, very nice melody and charming harmonization. Could be great film music. Reminds a bit of the music (by Yann Tiersen) from ´le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain’...
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Thomas Thomas, I really like this. The waltz is one of my favourite dance forms and this has some beautiful harmonies. Well done
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Thomas I wouldn´t change a single note. Nice and playable.
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Hi everyone!
Here is my piece for this week. I wrote it in midi and barely touched my guitar. My challenge to myself this week was to be less "guitarry" so I wrote it directly into Sibelius. It was fun. I was trying to be a little more Brouwer-esqe but now sure if I succeeded. I love how he is modern and quirky but still finds the most amazing melodies. I'm not interested in being too avant-garde because I love a good melody. This is a quirky little piece in d minor with some chromaticism. I haven't a clue yet how I will play it on the guitar :)
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Debbie I don't know if everyone can see the Sibelius score so here is the pdf
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Debbie Great! Very hypnotic theme - great for development..
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Debbie nice work. groovy... yes, a bit Brouwer-esque, as well. Works great on the guitar...
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Debbie very cool
I think it can develop to a new age piece, like Vangelis style. It doesn't have to be played by guitar, you can choose a nice synthesizer sound. -
Debbie Excellent - as Marek said - very hypnotic. Yes I hardly touched my guitar this week either and did most of mine on MuseScore
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Debbie Pefect for a POP song, in my opinion. Awesome last measure.
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Marek Tabisz thanks Marek. I think it has potential too with a more interesting bass line and develop it out further.
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joosje I like the word groovy, Joosje.
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Gokce Turkmendag thanks Gokce. I think it could definitely work on other instruments. I don’t know Vangelis. I’ll have to have a listen.
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Ron thanks Ron. I like that you think it’s hypnotic. I meant for it to be a spooky lullaby, hence the title, instead of Nightmare on Elm Street
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Igor thanks Igor
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