probably the single best composing video i've ever seen on this platform. it has a helpful structure, everything is explained clearly with examples and there's a refreshing lack of meandering and bullshit. also, unlike most instruction aimed at beginners which usually only covers very basic techniques, it has a very wide range of concepts, from beginner to advanced, providing plenty of places to look for inspiration. i will definitely use this whenever i decide to go back to composing.
I wasn't paying attention when I clicked on this, thought it was going to be a quick one with maybe a dozen ideas. By the time it was over I wanted to try nearly all of them.
the video couldn't come at a better moment, I'm just starting to learn how to write for the woodwinds and was planning to sit down and write a few variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to explore the instruments 😄
Another fabulous video with expansive explanatory power! A very thorough list of possible transformations. Thanks, David; and many future autodidactic composers thank you as well. :)
Amazing video, thanks a lot, David! I have forgotten many of these methods after I've left music school. But you've also mentioned some ideas that I've never really thought of... Will keep this video in my box in case of composition impotency😂
So basically, do whatever you feel like, but with intent. Maybe a little like topography in Maths, where they're like "see this teapot? Well we can see it's also Squidward." At a certain point does it matter how we might be able to explain the transformation of an idea if it's not perceived as such? Like a crab canon for example, conceptually it's interesting, and actually writing one is a challenge, and making it enjoyable even more so. But does it really matter if the form is strictly adhered to if we can't perceive (by ear) what's happening in the much larger picture with that level of detail. Or like the Palindrome "was it a car or a cat I saw" Cool, but if spoken and the person it was being said to didn't know what you were up to, almost no chance they would realize it was a Palindrome. Music theory is mostly an explanation for musical things we have expressed. If I wrote a line of a single note repeating at an 8th note rhythm, I could say that it's happy birthday, but I just squashed all the pitches down to the space of 1 note and and made all rhythms homogeneous. However, at a certain point even if I can explain how I arrived at a conclusion, a point comes where regardless of if it's related we can't tell by ear, so how do we draw that line in terms of development?
Outstanding video! I love the editing style of your videos - I think even people who have ZERO interest in composition might find it entertaining and intriguing purely based on how pleasing this editing style is!
I wrote a 6-voice round with a surprising entrance of chopsticks and with added development. It becomes more and more developed and fragmented until the end. th-cam.com/video/zJF80_hVMxI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F8fgz1SAC2nmahtq
What’s with the sequencer « background » underneath your playing the examples? Found it very distracting indeed, they could at least have been synch’ed with the actual playing…
???Hello Mr. Bruce! I have a question for you. I'm a composer, and I don't think my music is worth much for anyone but me. I write what I feel. That sorta thing. Anyhow, I want to start publishing my music. I have a few subscribers outside of friends and relatives. But I have no idea how much I should price my music for. I'm not braging about a small fan base. I mention that because I do not think my music is worth anything, but I guess it is to some people, so that's throwing me off. I have a 1 minute and 30-second string quartet theme and variations in a rip-off classical style. How much do you think that could go for? Thank you so much. I like my music well enough for me, I just don't know if it's really worth anything. I mean, it's not like I'm Beethoven! Or any of the others. Therefore, I need advice. If you read all of that. Thanks so much. I always appreciate your great videos.❤❤❤
Lovely to collab again! Thanks for another great video ❤🎼🎵
I was wondering why my feed suddenly was full of chopsticks.
probably the single best composing video i've ever seen on this platform. it has a helpful structure, everything is explained clearly with examples and there's a refreshing lack of meandering and bullshit. also, unlike most instruction aimed at beginners which usually only covers very basic techniques, it has a very wide range of concepts, from beginner to advanced, providing plenty of places to look for inspiration. i will definitely use this whenever i decide to go back to composing.
I wasn't paying attention when I clicked on this, thought it was going to be a quick one with maybe a dozen ideas. By the time it was over I wanted to try nearly all of them.
Brilliant video for both beginners who need the basics, and someone like me who’s always looking for ideas to experiment with. thanks as always
I want this as a cheat sheet I can keep next to my piano for composing, super helpful for writing block!
Bloody fantastic. You are a blessing to adopting composers!
the video couldn't come at a better moment, I'm just starting to learn how to write for the woodwinds and was planning to sit down and write a few variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to explore the instruments 😄
It's a delight to have you back
Great food for thought!!!
This is really helpful thank you
Thank you so much
Great teaching style. Thanks a lot😊
Another fabulous video with expansive explanatory power! A very thorough list of possible transformations. Thanks, David; and many future autodidactic composers thank you as well. :)
Amazing video, thanks a lot, David! I have forgotten many of these methods after I've left music school. But you've also mentioned some ideas that I've never really thought of...
Will keep this video in my box in case of composition impotency😂
Love this. So well thought out and executed.
Simply an incredible amount of info in one video. Basically a whole composition textbook! Thank you for making this!
So basically, do whatever you feel like, but with intent. Maybe a little like topography in Maths, where they're like "see this teapot? Well we can see it's also Squidward." At a certain point does it matter how we might be able to explain the transformation of an idea if it's not perceived as such? Like a crab canon for example, conceptually it's interesting, and actually writing one is a challenge, and making it enjoyable even more so. But does it really matter if the form is strictly adhered to if we can't perceive (by ear) what's happening in the much larger picture with that level of detail. Or like the Palindrome "was it a car or a cat I saw" Cool, but if spoken and the person it was being said to didn't know what you were up to, almost no chance they would realize it was a Palindrome.
Music theory is mostly an explanation for musical things we have expressed. If I wrote a line of a single note repeating at an 8th note rhythm, I could say that it's happy birthday, but I just squashed all the pitches down to the space of 1 note and and made all rhythms homogeneous. However, at a certain point even if I can explain how I arrived at a conclusion, a point comes where regardless of if it's related we can't tell by ear, so how do we draw that line in terms of development?
Excellente video avec un contenu très riche présenté de façon très pédagogique, merci !!
Interpolation is new to me… and cool it is
I always enjoy your videos, Mr. Bruce. Thank you for the inspiration!
Outstanding video! I love the editing style of your videos - I think even people who have ZERO interest in composition might find it entertaining and intriguing purely based on how pleasing this editing style is!
Counterpoint or canon as sudoku is an epiphany I had last year
That's such an interesting thing to say. What do you mean?
EDIT: Never mind, I got to the point in the video :D
Great video!
Great 👍👍👍👍
Watching this directly after watching a @LinusTechTips video creates some AMUSING mental images XD
26:31 lol, the the a# turns to an a-natural when the inversions are shown so all the transformations have duplicate notes
Instructions unclear, filled my Apple Mac screen with post-it notes.
My first was hot cross buns...I've gone ten years and I'm embarrassed to admit it but I've actually never learned chopsticks
I wrote a 6-voice round with a surprising entrance of chopsticks and with added development. It becomes more and more developed and fragmented until the end. th-cam.com/video/zJF80_hVMxI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=F8fgz1SAC2nmahtq
just came from david bennett's video lol
What’s with the sequencer « background » underneath your playing the examples? Found it very distracting indeed, they could at least have been synch’ed with the actual playing…
When will the vid with Ben Nobuto come out?
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???Hello Mr. Bruce! I have a question for you. I'm a composer, and I don't think my music is worth much for anyone but me. I write what I feel. That sorta thing. Anyhow, I want to start publishing my music. I have a few subscribers outside of friends and relatives. But I have no idea how much I should price my music for. I'm not braging about a small fan base. I mention that because I do not think my music is worth anything, but I guess it is to some people, so that's throwing me off. I have a 1 minute and 30-second string quartet theme and variations in a rip-off classical style. How much do you think that could go for? Thank you so much. I like my music well enough for me, I just don't know if it's really worth anything. I mean, it's not like I'm Beethoven! Or any of the others. Therefore, I need advice.
If you read all of that. Thanks so much. I always appreciate your great videos.❤❤❤
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Great video!