Really nice piece and good info on reharmonization. I've been working on utilizing reharmonization just lately in my composing. You're a very good teacher. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot for your kind words, they really mean a lot to me. I have many ideas for new videos and I hope my composition schedule allows me to realize them as soon as possible, if it only wouldn't take so long to make them :) Have a nice day!
Hi there ... Have to say, your videos a great... Learned a lot. And as mentioned in a few other comments, it has helped me evolve in areas needed. Also liked your album on spotify.
“Wait! But how do you come up with all these options under the melody??” If you’re having trouble finding new chords to give your melodies a different “color”, try this exercise I learned at school. Write a song with one sustained note over the entire form. For example, continually play a C in your right hand and try out chords underneath until you find a cool chord progression. Hint: stepwise bass movement is very effective!
I see the confusion here. Maybe this was my insufficient german pronounciation, but I was talking about a "Sigh-Motif", like in "sighing". This motif, sometimes called the "Mannheim Sigh", is a two note motif characterised by a descending second, which is slurred and played with a diminuendo. It was already known in baroque (and also the early classical period of the "Mannheim School") and it is typically representing sadness, weeping and grief.
From watching two of your videos, I would have thought you'd been teaching on youtube for years. You're a marvellous teacher, and a well-versed composer on top of that, and your content thus far has offered a much needed extension of knowledge for those of us tired of trying to learn the craft from many tips and tricks videos out there. Your editing and the animations/illustrations in your videos are clear, and of a professional level that I would not think out of place in super high productions. Keep it up, given the right audience is attracted - because there is certainly one - I have no doubt your channel will thrive. Thank you so much for the content! This video is so much more than what the title suggests, it helped me in areas of composition I sorely need to work on. Diolch!
At first let me thank you for teaching me the great word "diolch"! And also, thanks a lot for your appreciation. This video was quite a piece of work, but it's good to know that some people see the value of the content that I enjoy talking about and also like some of the production details. Dankeschön!
the composers who teach well or have something true to state , or a real baggage of creative experience to share, normally struggle with the youtube Use This One Chord format, because they focus on the student in his singularity, not a mass of viewers and all that thumbnail/youtube game.They also perceive the importance of context, principally when learning composition and music theory. However from time to time there is who find a compromise . There was a german guy, Manfred DIngs, who teached perfectly all compositional techniques, the closes i found to the teaching I got in Austria, but he gave up. If you don´t make your video entertaining or does not look sophisticated, people can´t evaluate the informaiton well, or the algorithm does not share it. So the majority of videos on youtube are about some curiosity in music theory and some infoertaintainemeement
Such a refreshing, transparent and relaxing way to explain these concepts. I predict your great rise in popularity not only as a wonderful Composer, but a consummate instructor. Don't stop doing this! you're bringing inspiration and education to so many. Brilliant !
I'm relieved to find someone who explains this in a way that I completely understand. The fact that you use a score to explain the harmony rather than just showing loads of MIDI data, makes it much easier for me to digest! THANK YOU!
Really nice piece and good info on reharmonization. I've been working on utilizing reharmonization just lately in my composing. You're a very good teacher. Keep up the good work!
Keep it going. I relate to your style more than many other great composers and orchestrators here on TH-cam. Thanks for keeping me inspired.
Thanks a lot for your kind words, they really mean a lot to me. I have many ideas for new videos and I hope my composition schedule allows me to realize them as soon as possible, if it only wouldn't take so long to make them :) Have a nice day!
Thank you very much! This is very informative and helpful. Hope we will get a chance to hear the whole piece.
Hi there ... Have to say, your videos a great... Learned a lot. And as mentioned in a few other comments, it has helped me evolve in areas needed. Also liked your album on spotify.
Keep these videos coming! You should offer a donate, or buy you coffee link.
You bet I enjoyed it ❤ A real earopener.
“Wait! But how do you come up with all these options under the melody??” If you’re having trouble finding new chords to give your melodies a different “color”, try this exercise I learned at school. Write a song with one sustained note over the entire form. For example, continually play a C in your right hand and try out chords underneath until you find a cool chord progression. Hint: stepwise bass movement is very effective!
You mentioned something like a "cymotive" on the violins. What's that?
I know what a motive is.
I see the confusion here. Maybe this was my insufficient german pronounciation, but I was talking about a "Sigh-Motif", like in "sighing". This motif, sometimes called the "Mannheim Sigh", is a two note motif characterised by a descending second, which is slurred and played with a diminuendo. It was already known in baroque (and also the early classical period of the "Mannheim School") and it is typically representing sadness, weeping and grief.
awesome!
Great, this video has subtitles. My English is not good, it is very difficult to learn without subtitles, thank you handsome.
Just Fantastic. Your pedagogy is ideal and very rare to find those days! Thank you!
Fantastic video again! Very informative and easy to follow, with some lovely music also. Look forward to hearing your album.
Hello! Can you talk about what librarys you use?
From watching two of your videos, I would have thought you'd been teaching on youtube for years. You're a marvellous teacher, and a well-versed composer on top of that, and your content thus far has offered a much needed extension of knowledge for those of us tired of trying to learn the craft from many tips and tricks videos out there.
Your editing and the animations/illustrations in your videos are clear, and of a professional level that I would not think out of place in super high productions.
Keep it up, given the right audience is attracted - because there is certainly one - I have no doubt your channel will thrive.
Thank you so much for the content! This video is so much more than what the title suggests, it helped me in areas of composition I sorely need to work on. Diolch!
At first let me thank you for teaching me the great word "diolch"! And also, thanks a lot for your appreciation. This video was quite a piece of work, but it's good to know that some people see the value of the content that I enjoy talking about and also like some of the production details. Dankeschön!
the composers who teach well or have something true to state , or a real baggage of creative experience to share, normally struggle with the youtube Use This One Chord format, because they focus on the student in his singularity, not a mass of viewers and all that thumbnail/youtube game.They also perceive the importance of context, principally when learning composition and music theory. However from time to time there is who find a compromise . There was a german guy, Manfred DIngs, who teached perfectly all compositional techniques, the closes i found to the teaching I got in Austria, but he gave up. If you don´t make your video entertaining or does not look sophisticated, people can´t evaluate the informaiton well, or the algorithm does not share it. So the majority of videos on youtube are about some curiosity in music theory and some infoertaintainemeement
Thank you for your generosity.
that was so awesome, a huge thanks man!
Great video!
Such a refreshing, transparent and relaxing way to explain these concepts. I predict your great rise in popularity not only as a wonderful Composer, but a consummate instructor. Don't stop doing this! you're bringing inspiration and education to so many. Brilliant !
I'm relieved to find someone who explains this in a way that I completely understand. The fact that you use a score to explain the harmony rather than just showing loads of MIDI data, makes it much easier for me to digest! THANK YOU!
Thanks man for appreciating the work I put in the score examples! :)