Negative Harmony Part 1 - Create NEW from OLD with melody inversions.
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- In this part 1 of Negative harmony, we look at inversions of melodies to make new music from existing music. It’s a technique that many composers use throughout history and is fundamental for learning the essence of negative harmony. In This crustal clear guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to make a melody inversion from a simple melody like “Twinkle Little Star” and “Still Got The Blues” by Gary Moore. We will make a diatonic and strict (chromatic) inversion of both melodies. This is what you need to know first, to understand the hot subject of Negative Harmony that was invented (more of less) by Ernst Levy and popularized by musical genius Jacob Collier.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Why bother with negative harmony
1:56 What is Negative Harmony?
3:36 Inversion of a melody
4:23 Diatonic inversion: Twinkle Little Star
6:46 Diatonic inversion: Still Got The Blues
9:37 Chromatic or strict inversion
11:23 Chromatic inversion examples
13:30 Conclusion
LINK:
Tomasso Zillio explanes negative harmony using Rachmaninov’s variation nr. 18 on a theme by Paganini:
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Messi:
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Newhaven Band:
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Subjects:
negative harmony,
inversion,
melody inversion,
mirror melody,
mirror around axis,
inversion of a melody,
chord inversion,
Harmony inversion,
Diatonic inversion,
Chromatic inversion,
Strict inversion,
composition techniques,
Writing melodies,
How to write a melody,
Variations on a theme,
How to make a variation,
How to write melodies,
Ernst Levy,
Jacob Collier,
twinkle little star,
still got the blues.
Shared knowledge like this should be awarded. All your videos are stellar. Gratitude and thanks.
Messi vs Ronaldo 😂😂😂 Rob, I really don’t know if I am more eager to expand my musicianship with your clear teaching videos or to experience your latest humourous moment 😅
Please keep up the good work!
Love all the diagrams you share and your clarity. Sets your videos apart from the rest. So helpful! Thank you.
It is definitely an interesting approach but at the same time, my mind was constantly questioning why not just write a completely new melody & harmony whilst following the rhythm & vibe.. and it would get you a very similar results but without any calculations involved..
I appreciated the subtle humor interlaced in this video lol. Glad you are tackling this subject, its something I've been curious about.
9:28 I think you could pick almost any coherent progression and melody, and so long as it arrives back at the tonic, it's going to sound, as you put it, _connected._ That, I think, is more the rhythm than the melody itself. But using inverted harmony just gives an automatic ‘one weird trick’ method.
For instance, doubling each interval takes us into atonal territory (although kinder than microtonal harmony), and it still hangs together beautifully with a little trimming up here & there. I just tried it with the same _Still Got the Blues_ phrase. (I started down the path of half intervals but I no longer had the blues, I had a headache.)
I'm not by any means taking away from the idea you're presenting. I'm adding that you can "maths" your way to any new harmony and it'll be surprising, but crucially, it'll also be inspiring. And there are plenty of other "one weird trick"s to play besides!
Thanks for the video!
Quite literally, I was saying "Messi and Ronaldo" in my head a nanosecond before you lol. Cool vid, my g
:)
Interesting. So the "contrary motion" my guitar lessons had, were a form of this inversion.
Wonderful explanation!! Thanks
Very interesting concept to explore 👍
very very nice video
Finally I understand this. Thankyou. Your videos are always to the point and outstanding.
Another great, well explained, easy to understand video.
Thanks Rob!
You really made it easy to understand
Very nice !
Thank you ❤️
Very, very good...Gran Master...Guitar
in a strict conversion you should also invert the 'decorations' or 'ornamentations'. So a bending going up to the target note should now go down to the inverted target. Right?
contrary motion for the win
Very interesting!!
Reminds me of want and need in story theory.
Interesting! In what way?
@@QJamTracks Like the tree analogy, above the surface the main character pursues a goal, a clear objective, while doing so they should discover what they truly need in their life, what was hidden underneath in their subconscious. In order to reach this discovery they need to go through many "Negative" obstacles, potentially leading to greater "Harmony".
How do you determine the harmony?
According to Shred´s series "if written by Bach" you have melody, inversion, retrograde and retrograde inversion.
Fascinating if you can do the same with the harmonic structure..... retrograde harmony.... retrograde inverted harmony...,- does this become retrograde inverted negative harmony...,- or?
Anyone?
Could be open or closed harmony ?
And so on......😉😶🌫️