PROLOGUE

I know how to play the piano, but I want to play my own songs too.

Can I tell people my story a little more special?

Life is made up of big and small bends. Something special about my life that isn't an article or thoughtArtistic sensibilityThere may be times when you want to record it as. I've had those days so far I've been writing a diary as music. Why don't you write music for your “special day,” “happy day,” or “a day you want to forget but definitely remember” because it's so painful and difficult?

I'm Sody, the composer and pianist.

It's been 6 years since I walked the path of a musician. 'Composer RhapsodyMy YouTube channel, which started with the name “, went through 'Rhapsodies Touch' and now SodyMusic Studio | SodyMusic It has been growing under the name. Currently, I am telling my story through numerous piano improvisations and cover performances, including 248 piano songs and self-composed music. Recently, I have been living my life as a commercial composer while composing pop music and movie music.

When just playing isn't enough

Those who have always played the piano because they like musicfield, Those who want to upgrade their performance to a more luxurious levelfield, Those who want to go beyond playing the piano and compose their own songs I prepared this class for you to listen to. For those who want to develop their own performances or musical techniques, I will teach you step by step, step by step.

Even without specialized musical knowledge

I'll show you how to compose music.

Of course, it can be difficult when you first start composing music. Difficult concepts such as Mars science, chords, and rhythm analysis will only seem difficult for non-majors. No special musical knowledge is required for this class. Rather than expertise innocenceThere are many cases where this better music is produced. This is because there are cases where specialized knowledge alone can give listeners ringing music. We The innocence of beginningI would like to go out armed with.

From the humming that came out unknowingly

My music starts.

When we walk down the street or go somewhere, there comes a time when we suddenly find some kind of inspiration. When something deeply moves us, whether that element is a landscape, a scene, or another piece of music, we are inspired when we look and listen a little deeper to any emotion. When you describe it as a humming melody: This is the beginning of the composition. As such, making music is something that anyone can enjoy starting.

Firm from the ground up

Foundation work when building all buildingsis important, right? The same goes for music. In order for a song to be completed A solid foundation must be built to prevent collapse.

Learn about the composition (Songform) of a song (song)
Learn about basic chords and scales
Understanding chord progression (chord progression)
Learn about chord progressions (chord progressions) that are commonly used in practice
Learn basic accompaniment rhythm forms and play them

When it comes to piano and composition The basic partLet's move on from here on.

A class where stories flow

There are many elements that can make you look a little more advanced when listening to a piano song, but Tension (Tension) A tool called can make music more colorful, just like adding color to a flat part. This part may seem difficult, Make your own story so that we can easily access it I'm going to show it to all of you.

Understanding harmonic pitch and dissonance pitch
Understanding Tension (Tension) through Stories
Understanding basic keyboard voicing
No dissonance! A shift in perception

Through this, let's learn step by step so that you can enjoy your music even more.

Improvisation, the relationship between everyday life and music

Improvisation, which can be said to be the beginning of composition, is also improvisation, which doesn't feel difficult at all if we only remember the flow. In this class, I plan to share my know-how with those who are trying to improvise.

Among the songs we used to listen to during our school years, there is one thing in common when we look at songs such as “Animal Carnival,” “Peter and the Wolf,” and “Williamtel Overture” by Saint-Saëns. What I want to express right away Melted the grand prize into the musicYes, but in this class too I would like to take the time to express the target with a keyboard.

What is improvisation (improvisation), which is one of the composing processes?
Learn about song melody analysis, melody variation (variation), and song motive (Motive) development
Let's musically analyze the feeling of a given object

Using MIDI (MIDI)

Make your music more free

In this class, I'm finally going to practice making my own simple self-composed song! If recording music was difficult before the advent of computers, advances in technology have made it possible to compose your own music with high quality. In the second half of the class, you will create your own music using Steinberg's Cubase (Cubase).

Epilogue

Music is around us.

All you have to do is listen.

Our music is everywhere. They just listen and don't listen. What you will prepare for this class is neither skill nor skill. Confidence and passionIt's. Of course, there will be some difficult parts as you work through it. However, I would like to end this class with the hope that you will achieve another achievement when you finish this class with this mindset. We'll see you in class!

New Age Composition Beginner Course - How about drawing a picture of my daily life with a keyboard?

New Age Composition Beginner Course - How about drawing a picture of my daily life with a keyboard?