@Kien Dinh I really like this comment. Most people will act like they know everything. I love learning as well, no matter how much i know. The more the merrier, plus one can never learn enough. I wish more people to have this mentality. Kudos
Man, out of all the videos I watched on music theory, none of them help me understand how to apply all this into actually writing music. Your video made so much sense to me.
This video is outstanding. I also play the piano but writing the sheet music is different. You also explained it so well which shows what an outstanding teacher you are.
Thank you for explaining this in simplest possible terms. Some things are so obvious many teachers forget to mention them, but they are obvious only after you have realised them once. Like melodies consisting mostly progressing on major seconds and thirds, with very occasional larger intervals.
@@timtubepiano That is quite more advanced, I think. I, however, bet that you need an instrument or some tone player in order to better compose. Otherwise, congrats: you've got perfect pitch hearing! A skill I and many musicians want. Aside that, writing on paper developes a unique notewriting. I wish you the best in writing music. I also hope you'll be able to post some of it here too. I am also trying to write some things, but the paranoia of subconsciously copying some great piece you've heard before is terrifying.
wow amazing i am also a composer but im not popular im a visayan ,but im happy to see this tutorial of composition its time for me to study for more knowledge sometimes in composing music its hard but i love making music , thank you for your sharing of ideas ...more power God bless
I plan on going to college for composition after classical guitar. I’m 6:42 minutes in and This definitely is giving me a better understanding of music.
wow, best tutorial and explained clearly and simple, i watch many different video but they all keep talking without explaining the principle , and it generate a confusion you do have a talent man, great job, keep the good work
as i am on this journey i'm starting to realize writing for me comes from capturing what inspiration that comes though when i play on the piano for me its more about capturing in the moment and that can be done in many ways, but writing and composition its a medium that exists on paper
This is a very good breakdown on songwriting for beginners. I’ve been writing music for years and have my own channel with my compositions. But this would’ve helped when I was learning. Will help teach others how to write music.
Thank you this was extremely helpful as I’m moving into the next steps of learning how to write out my chord progressions and actually start composing! 💕
The majestic feeling of opening a piano tutorial and getting confused when they start explaining stuff with letters 'What do you even mean, that's just a 'mi mi fa sol sol fa mi re do do re mi mi re re' what is this sorcery??
@@hectorthestorylinehead6299 So have I learned, but it's do re mi fa sol la SI, from where I am, at least. I'm not sure why yours is different, though.
I've been searching for video tutorials and lessons for better composing. Been writing for years, but still started here with the basics. This really helps. I may have to try this approach in the future.
Doesn't seem to be very efficient, unless one is limited to a tablet or something, seeing how often the recognition fails. Keyboard shortcuts and mouse inputs are probably better. I just wish Garage Band were available on Windows.
Hey students, Just wanted to let you know that there is a Spring Sale going on right now for the courses over on my website www.pianolessonsontheweb.com . You can learn much more about piano, music theory, ear training and anything else you need to become a well rounded musician. You can use code "youtube" during checkout for an additional 15% off!
You could throw some bass edm music behind your example song in the video and itd be considered a hit Lyrics: Music is read from left to right This is the harmony Melodies mostly use steps WHICH IS MOVING FROM NOTE TO NOTE!! etc Im obviously not a songwriter
Great video! What if you first write a melody on the piano and then must work backwards to figure out what key it's in? Do you have a video that addresses figuring out what key you've written in, if it's rather complicated?
Great video + very helpful! Initially I listened to this at 1.25 speed and the piano sounded like a Honkytonk thrown out of the first floor of a Western Saloon, dragged thru a river and left to dry in the hot sun 😁 I expected YT to do a better job at also speeding up music. 😂
Off the subject: I noticed one video about an abondened dog situated in front a statue with two people looking and ignoring the dog. I did't have the heart to watch the video and listen to what it had to say. It breaks my heart to watch videos and look at blank people who do only care about themselves. I hope that the video sparked kindness in somebody's conscience. God bless the dog.+
Hey! Great beginner's video! However, when you wrote the composition in F+, I noticed the starting melody note in each of the four bars were 1-1-3-5 (F-F-A-C) rather than following the combination pattern of 1,1,4,5. Could you give a little explanation for that?
@@tfwnoyandere Yep there is such a thing as augmented scales. It only consists of 6 notes and is called a hexatonic scale. The notes of the F+ scale are F, G#, A, C, Db, E. It's just the notes of an F+ chord and a G#+ chord. Augmented scales are built from the notes of an augmented chord and another augmented chord a minor 3rd above the first chord.
1. Might be better to just focus on the treble clef while we are talking melodies. 2. For the same reason, forget chords (harmonies) when focussing on melodies
4:28 This doesn't really feel like a very good description of an inverted chord, An inverted chord is one in which the Root of the chord (As well as sometimes other notes) is moved up an octave, Leading to it being at the top (or middle) of the chord rather than the bottom as it is in root position, Hence the name inversion, And that doesn't necessarily include all chords with a space there, For example if you had a Ninth chord, But removed the Seventh, That's still in root position, Despite having a gap in the middle.
Hi I follow you , and try to Wright a few cords and melody , the thing that don't help to much it's the paper chase ,, can you let me and others know what app your have ,,to put down your notes and cords ,, would be a great help , regards, stan
Did you do a video on common terms and things like that for music? I think that would be helpful for new composers as well. By the way, would you care to check out some of my videos on composition to see if there''s something that I'm missing? Thanks!
LessonsOnTheWeb. Which other notation software would you recomend to write music on a tablet instead of Staffpad? Do you know Notate Me or Notion 6? Both of them works on iPad.
i have a melody in my head but i just cant write it down because i dont know the notes im hearing can u please help me i mean how composers know what they hearing in their own head how they identify the notes when they had them in thier heads plzzz help me with this
You have to sing it, if you can sing you can find the notes, with time you will be confortable with that and will be more fast. Sing the melodies you hear an like too.
I can't figure it out. I'm like you, having a really good melody in my head, even the chord. But I too can barely understand the notes, and can't even use rests.
if you can somewhat sing it - then just record yourself singing it, then drop that record into a DAW - so you could pick up your melody note by note, either by quantizing it, or by adding virtual instrument and playing along
Wouldn't that be a V, not a IV? (I'm just learning, so I'm not saying you're wrong.) But I thought, after the root note (or the I chord,) the fourth key would be the V chord. No? Or, were you maybe just mixing up the words because its four notes away and all of this is confusing AF? LOL Anyway- Great tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this with us!
I started composing and writing songs when I was 12, all on my own, nobody even knew. I kept composing but sadly I stopped writing lyrics and I started again when I was 15 and now I have more of a hang of it (I couldn't get access to any sort tutorials either)
@@lucifelder2131 I don't think by "you" he meant the person in the video. It is probably an unspecified human, like "on" in French. So, he asked if one needs to know musical theory to write this kind of simple music. I do not know the definitive answer, but I do not think it is the stupidest question. You don't necessarily need to know about architecture theories to build a cabin in the woods. You do, if you want to be a architecture professor.
This is good teaching. I’m an advanced piano player but I need some basic info. I don’t know everything.
@Kien Dinh I really like this comment. Most people will act like they know everything. I love learning as well, no matter how much i know. The more the merrier, plus one can never learn enough. I wish more people to have this mentality. Kudos
That's good. I am so ignorant that I don't even know what I don't know.
@@typingcat you cant know what you don't know, you can know what to learn
coy 2 the more you know, the more you know you don’t know what you know.
Check out Music Matters
"when you write songs, use few leaps"
Liszt: "hold my beer"
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THE jake360 this comment is fucking genius. Have my upvote
@@Milark too much Reddit hmm?
Agent Killer - Classical Music mostly too much weed and a tiny bit of Reddit.
@@Milark even better.
Man, out of all the videos I watched on music theory, none of them help me understand how to apply all this into actually writing music. Your video made so much sense to me.
This video is outstanding. I also play the piano but writing the sheet music is different. You also explained it so well which shows what an outstanding teacher you are.
This would’ve saved me a whole year of learning music theory. Thanks. You’re a good teacher!
Thank you for explaining this in simplest possible terms. Some things are so obvious many teachers forget to mention them, but they are obvious only after you have realised them once. Like melodies consisting mostly progressing on major seconds and thirds, with very occasional larger intervals.
I’ve written an Okay piece before on crappy free software, and hopefully someday I’ll make an even better one
I'm just trying to do my composition on paper! LOL
that’s the spirit, software is easier till you can do it on paper if you ever want to
@@timtubepiano That is quite more advanced, I think. I, however, bet that you need an instrument or some tone player in order to better compose. Otherwise, congrats: you've got perfect pitch hearing! A skill I and many musicians want. Aside that, writing on paper developes a unique notewriting. I wish you the best in writing music. I also hope you'll be able to post some of it here too. I am also trying to write some things, but the paranoia of subconsciously copying some great piece you've heard before is terrifying.
@@fatitankeris6327 I write on paper because it feels more personal I guess. I have a lot of instruments though so that helps a bunch
you know... I thought I wasn't going to understand.... but now I do
I took music as an elective and now i am regretting my decision 😂
Kawther Alqallaf it’s a trap 😂
How’s it going btw?
AliAbsolute 2 for real it is😂 , i’ve passed the class with an A ! Are you taking music?
Kawther Alqallaf That’s great! And haha, yep!
AliAbsolute 2 best of luck to you !
Kawther Alqallaf you as well!
wow amazing i am also a composer but im not popular im a visayan ,but im happy to see this tutorial of composition its time for me to study for more knowledge sometimes in composing music its hard but i love making music , thank you for your sharing of ideas ...more power God bless
I plan on going to college for composition after classical guitar. I’m 6:42 minutes in and This definitely is giving me a better understanding of music.
wow, best tutorial and explained clearly and simple,
i watch many different video but they all keep talking without explaining
the principle , and it generate a confusion
you do have a talent man, great job, keep the good work
Thanks a lot, I appreciate the kind words!
as i am on this journey
i'm starting to realize
writing for me comes from capturing what
inspiration that comes though when i play on the piano
for me its more about capturing in the moment
and that can be done in many ways, but writing and composition
its a medium that exists on paper
This is a very good breakdown on songwriting for beginners. I’ve been writing music for years and have my own channel with my compositions. But this would’ve helped when I was learning. Will help teach others how to write music.
I've just started looking into this, just to help my overall understanding of music. This tutorial covers everything I need to know!.. thanks Tim 👍
Thank you this was extremely helpful as I’m moving into the next steps of learning how to write out my chord progressions and actually start composing! 💕
people: C D E F G A
me: do re mi fa sol la si
Fusione - D R M F S L Z
The majestic feeling of opening a piano tutorial and getting confused when they start explaining stuff with letters
'What do you even mean, that's just a 'mi mi fa sol sol fa mi re do do re mi mi re re' what is this sorcery??
@@hectorthestorylinehead6299 Not where I live, buddy
@@hectorthestorylinehead6299 So have I learned, but it's do re mi fa sol la SI, from where I am, at least. I'm not sure why yours is different, though.
@@eueumesmo345 Ti a drink with jam and bread
I've been searching for video tutorials and lessons for better composing. Been writing for years, but still started here with the basics. This really helps. I may have to try this approach in the future.
I'm so jealous of how fast you use Staffpad... it takes me ages to put down a few bars. 😢
Doesn't seem to be very efficient, unless one is limited to a tablet or something, seeing how often the recognition fails. Keyboard shortcuts and mouse inputs are probably better. I just wish Garage Band were available on Windows.
I need a video with *”rules of transposition for music composition”*
Can u make one? please
I just find a diagram for transposing on Google
Learn it on guitar and add a capo or tune down.. problem solved lol
I'm a songwriter and was having trouble coming up with a melody so I figured I can compose a melody on my instrument and sing it so I'm here now
Excellent tutorial. I wrote a lyric to the melody at the 12:25 mark:
all that you need
know about me
is, I love you
thank you for taking your time to create such a high quality video!
Hey students,
Just wanted to let you know that there is a Spring Sale going on right now for the courses over on my website www.pianolessonsontheweb.com . You can learn much more about piano, music theory, ear training and anything else you need to become a well rounded musician. You can use code "youtube" during checkout for an additional 15% off!
You could throw some bass edm music behind your example song in the video and itd be considered a hit
Lyrics:
Music is read from left to right
This is the harmony
Melodies
mostly use steps
WHICH IS MOVING FROM NOTE TO NOTE!!
etc
Im obviously not a songwriter
this is although pretty basic, super helpful and mind-opener
If you wonder, the application that he is using costs $90.
just use flat
well he might as well get his money worth.
Or you can use Musescore
@@IntellectualTux don't you have to pay for that?
@@furbymaster4239 not for the app
Thanks for this lesson.. i Learn a lot about Chord Progression... 👍👍👍
Nice that you brougt up the diffrence between ending on a I and a V chord.
Great video! What if you first write a melody on the piano and then must work backwards to figure out what key it's in? Do you have a video that addresses figuring out what key you've written in, if it's rather complicated?
Great video + very helpful!
Initially I listened to this at 1.25 speed and the piano sounded like a Honkytonk thrown out of the first floor of a Western Saloon, dragged thru a river and left to dry in the hot sun 😁
I expected YT to do a better job at also speeding up music. 😂
Off the subject: I noticed one video about an abondened dog situated in front a statue with two people looking and ignoring the dog. I did't have the heart to watch the video and listen to what it had to say. It breaks my heart to watch videos and look at blank people who do only care about themselves. I hope that the video sparked kindness in somebody's conscience. God bless the dog.+
Now i know a lot of things in melodies and notes thnx to u man....u r great man....from Algeria 🇩🇿
This is amazing. What program are you using? I want to play around with that.
Thank you sir.
Thanks!
Thank you sir. Im just a grade 4 student and my country have a music subject and im learning it and I wanna know how to compose a song
I really thought I forgot most I learned from secondary school but this is a great refresher
Very good lesson! A must for newbies!
Thank you for this, although I use Garageband for composing but it's very hard to compose there, but this may help me to compose an actual music.
Hi Piano lessons on the web!
I just quickly want to ask what is the notation software you're using to teach ?
Thank you for sharing. Stay connected 😊😊
Thank you! This is so clearly explained.
Hey! Great beginner's video! However, when you wrote the composition in F+, I noticed the starting melody note in each of the four bars were 1-1-3-5 (F-F-A-C) rather than following the combination pattern of 1,1,4,5. Could you give a little explanation for that?
F augmented is a scale now?
@@tfwnoyandere Yep there is such a thing as augmented scales. It only consists of 6 notes and is called a hexatonic scale. The notes of the F+ scale are F, G#, A, C, Db, E. It's just the notes of an F+ chord and a G#+ chord. Augmented scales are built from the notes of an augmented chord and another augmented chord a minor 3rd above the first chord.
This is a great video. Nice presentation. Well done!
This guide was helpful. Thank you.
Do you have a part 2, 3, etc? This was really great.
1. Might be better to just focus on the treble clef while we are talking melodies.
2. For the same reason, forget chords (harmonies) when focussing on melodies
Such clear explanations !👍🎶
Great tutorial. Thank you. 😊
Good lesson. I am trying compose music, and this video really useful
How are you doing with composition now ?
@@sofianesweetener3961 I create some melodies 2 weeks ago, but don`t sure that they really good
So once I am comfortable with these ideas what is my next steps?
what software are you using for the sheets?
It’s StaffPad I think
fl studio
350z no
it is Staffpad
@@tempo7151 lol
Wonderful. Thank you.
Good stuff 👍. What about pop music and rock and roll.???? !
I got it! Great vid!
Thank you so much, this has really helped me loads!
Solid 😊👍
NICE.. I want to learn how to write soul music
It is so funny coz i also compose but i always start with the melody. Then i harmonize the accompaniment
4:28 This doesn't really feel like a very good description of an inverted chord, An inverted chord is one in which the Root of the chord (As well as sometimes other notes) is moved up an octave, Leading to it being at the top (or middle) of the chord rather than the bottom as it is in root position, Hence the name inversion, And that doesn't necessarily include all chords with a space there, For example if you had a Ninth chord, But removed the Seventh, That's still in root position, Despite having a gap in the middle.
Very informative. Thanks.
Great tutorial!.....i would like to ask your permission to use this video as my guide for my project!😀
what is the project?
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thanks now my piece will be famous :) called butterflies
Does anyone know what program he is using to write it?
Great lesson. Do you have a part II?
I had missed some info but got it now so deleted my 1st comment. Thanks
Thank you
Hi I follow you , and try to Wright a few cords and melody , the thing that don't help to much it's the paper chase ,, can you let me and others know what app your have ,,to put down your notes and cords ,, would be a great help , regards, stan
He uses staffpad
Whats a chord, harmony and what is the purpose of the beam note?
What software / interface do you use to make those sheets?
I being looking for a music editor and this one you are using seems to be a great one. How do you get that?
Did you do a video on common terms and things like that for music? I think that would be helpful for new composers as well. By the way, would you care to check out some of my videos on composition to see if there''s something that I'm missing? Thanks!
What software are you using to do that? I like the idea of being able to score stuff on a tablet.
The software I use is called Staffpad and it is nice being able to write on a tablet!
LessonsOnTheWeb. Which other notation software would you recomend to write music on a tablet instead of Staffpad? Do you know Notate Me or Notion 6? Both of them works on iPad.
www.symphonypro.net/static/v5_release/sp5/index.html
This works great on the ipad it was worth every dollar
I know I'm commenting a year late, but musescore is a free but still pretty powerful music composition program for pc and mac. It works for me
Flat.io is quite good and it’s free unless you want to purchase an upgrade 😊
What program are you using?
Sibelious its great, a little complicated tho
@@jjoey352 he's using staff pad in the video
What are you using to write the music on? I have sheet music but that looks way easier than drawing it out
I can't think of chord progressions. I just compose modulating one key signature to random key signatures.
What app he used? Is it only available in computer? Or can also be downloaded in either Google Playstore or App store?
Is this approach the same whether one is creating classical or pop music ?
i have a melody in my head but i just cant write it down because i dont know the notes im hearing can u please help me i mean how composers know what they hearing in their own head how they identify the notes when they had them in thier heads plzzz help me with this
You have to sing it, if you can sing you can find the notes, with time you will be confortable with that and will be more fast. Sing the melodies you hear an like too.
maybe write the rhythm down in one note, then experiment with notes to try and figure out the notes?!??!
I can't figure it out. I'm like you, having a really good melody in my head, even the chord. But I too can barely understand the notes, and can't even use rests.
if you can somewhat sing it - then just record yourself singing it, then drop that record into a DAW - so you could pick up your melody note by note, either by quantizing it, or by adding virtual instrument and playing along
There are apps that you can sing into and they’ll tell you the notes
Don't understand the 145 chords. Why skip the 2 and 3? Also, won't it be simpler if you stick to the C scale?
at the end of the vid, you blew by me, with a few inverted chords, idk why?
Which Comes First The Words
Or The Melody
Which music score software do you used? It's awesome
It almost seems like I'll be limiting myself to scales by learning more.. if it sounds good, it is.
How do I show how long to wait between each note?
This is great thank you. How do you use your pen/marker to make notations like that on the screen?
It is a program called Staffpad. You can use it on Windows tablets.
@@LessonsOnTheWeb I see, interesting. I have a Mac. You used this on your tablet not computer? What notation software do you use?
@@NelsonRiverosMusic Staffpad is the notation software. It just uses the touch screen as an input.
song 1 : a short musical composition of words and music
So ever y word has to have a note right?
Wouldn't that be a V, not a IV? (I'm just learning, so I'm not saying you're wrong.)
But I thought, after the root note (or the I chord,) the fourth key would be the V chord. No?
Or, were you maybe just mixing up the words because its four notes away and all of this is confusing AF? LOL
Anyway- Great tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to make and share this with us!
No
I started composing and writing songs when I was 12, all on
my own, nobody even knew. I kept composing but sadly I stopped
writing lyrics and I started again when I was 15 and now I have
more of a hang of it (I couldn't get access to any sort tutorials either)
trying to compose my first band song
Do you need to know music theory for this?
it definitely helps. I recommend this lessons to catch you up. goo.gl/cnu8eN
Piano Lessons On The Web thank you for your help
Stupidest question I’ve ever read. It’s like asking if you need to learn math to become a math teacher.
@@lucifelder2131 I don't think by "you" he meant the person in the video. It is probably an unspecified human, like "on" in French. So, he asked if one needs to know musical theory to write this kind of simple music. I do not know the definitive answer, but I do not think it is the stupidest question. You don't necessarily need to know about architecture theories to build a cabin in the woods. You do, if you want to be a architecture professor.
@@typingcat
👁️👄👁️(o´･_･)っ👑
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This is difficult for someone who don't speak music.
Whats app is you using please?
Can get rules of harmony
I'm watching this with no clue of how to play the piano XD
What website did you use?