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The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of your Music Part 7

November 26, 2009

In part 7 of arranging the Christmas song I’ve taken a departure from the smooth bass line initially created. This is going to add a whole new dynamic to this part of the song. Let’s take a look…

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The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of your Music Part 6

November 19, 2009

Arranging the Christmas Song part 6 we return to measure 1 to modify the bass line some more and add chord notes to the new bass line…

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The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of your Music Part 5

November 12, 2009

In part 5, I arrange more of the bass line in measure 1 to add additional flow and movement in the song. We exam a couple of options on half stepping into the existing chords. It’s and interesting concept…

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The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of your Music Part 4

November 5, 2009

In part 4 of arranging your music using music theory I tackle the smoothing of bass lines by adding in chord notes and leading the voice down the scale. This step changes the song a bit, but starts to give us a richness in the arrangement…

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The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of your Music Part 3

October 29, 2009

Let’s look at what I decided to do and why I might chose some of the bass notes. Remember that this exercise is to explore music and the theory and that there are choices that you may or may not like. Exploring more …

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The Power of Music Theory in Arrangement of your Music Part 2

October 22, 2009

Adding base lines and 7th intervals to a piece of fake music is a straight forward step in arranging or composing your own music. In this session we do that for our song.

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Creating Bass Lines with Leading Tones

September 24, 2009

“It’s great to hear that you are creating your own bass lines. That process will serve you well, not only because you get a bass player to “jam” with, but because it will address the same skills needed for soloing.” Some general guidelines to keep in mind:

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