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Music Composition 1 is the first book in a two book series by award-winning composer, Jonathan Peters, which explains how music is formed and how to compose your own music. Book 1 covers the study of rhythmic and melodic composition, while book 2 covers harmonic composition and compositional form.

Each lesson covers a particular concept (or related concepts). Concepts and compositional techniques are demonstrated throughout the course with real musical examples (pictures and on-line audio samples).

Each lesson also contains memory questions, access to on-line quizzes, listening assignments, and transcription/composition assignments. Memory questions serve to summarize and reinforce key concepts learned, while the quizzes tests the students knowledge and understanding of the material from each lesson. Students who take this course will get practice transcribing music (hearing a rhythm or a melody and writing it down) and also learn how to use music notation software. In the composition assignments students will get real life practice using the information and techniques learned in each lesson to write their own rhythms and melodies.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS COURSE?

A computer with internet connection, screen, and speakers.

A basic knowledge of music theory. If you do not already have a rudimentary understanding of music theory, it is recommended that you take a music theory course before this course.

Some type of music notation software. The notation software demonstrated in this course is the Finale NotePad software. NotePad is a very basic music notation program and has all the necessary functions for a beginning composition student. An important part of music composition is getting your music to paper, and so this course will also develop the students ability to properly notate their music. This software not only prints professional looking sheet music, it also allows the student to hear their compositions as they are writing them. You can read more about NotePad and download it for FREE at: www.finalemusic.com/NotePad

Although not a necessity, it is very beneficial that the student have some ability to play the piano (or other instrument)

WHAT AM I GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS COURSE?

Includes free life-time access to on-line audio samples and quizzes for each lesson

By the end of the course you will be able to compose your own rhythms and melodies.

You will also learn how to develop your rhythmic and melodic material through a wide variety of compositional techniques.

You will get practice transcribing music (hearing rhythms and melodies and then writing them down in notation form).

You will get practice notating music using basic music notation software.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?

Anyone who has always wanted to learn how to write music!

Every student of music!

Beginning Composers/Songwriters

Composers/Songwriters with previous knowledge or experience who want to brush up and hone their skills (and maybe learn some new techniques!)

Although this course uses many examples from classical music, most of the information and compositional techniques learned in this course can be used by musicians of any genre (including rock, pop, and jazz)

If you want to deepen your understanding of music, learn to write it!

Note: If at any point in this course you have music composition questions that you would like answered or if you would like to have each composition assignment reviewed and commented on, please contact the author at his web site www.ComposerJonathanPeters.com about receiving this service.

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Music

Composition 1

JONATHAN E. PETERS

To DR. Ron Anderson

my first composition teacher who helped me

take a wild horse and tame it.

CONTENTS

1. Rhythmic Transcription

BEFORE WE BEGIN

This course is divided into two portions. The first portion is devoted entirely to the study of rhythmic composition. The second portion is devoted entirely to the study of melodic composition. The second book in this series, Music Composition 2 , will deal with harmonic composition and compositional form.

To get free life-time access to all of the audio samples for the diagrams in this book and also quizzes for each lesson please go to:

https://www.udemy.com/musiccomposition1companion

Click on Enter Password and enter: 2v67dh3

Click on Start Learning Now.

The next window will ask you to sign up for a Udemy account. Enter your name, e-mail address, and create a password for your account.

Thats it!

WHY COMPOSE?

It is a common misconception that in order to be able to compose music one must be born with the gift for it. Although one cannot teach inspiration or the creative spark, one can supply the tools and knowledge necessary to write music. While its certainly true that not everyone who attempts to compose music is going to become a Mozart or a Bach, it does not follow that unless you can compose on that level you should not even attempt it. That would be like saying only the Shakespeares of the world should write words and that no one else should bother picking up pen and paper. Not only is it possible for anyone to compose music, it is quite vital for every student of music to have some experience with music composition.

It is a sad but true fact that most modern music teachers and music courses do not include music composition as part of the students musical education. In the past it was typical for students of music to be able to compose music. One example is J.S. Bach who trained all of his students to be composers as well as performers. In fact, if a person did not have some basic experience with music composition they would not be allowed into his studio! This course seeks to fill in some small part this current deficiency in music education. The study of music composition is said to complete the musician, since the complete musician is one who has knowledge of music theory, plays an instrument, and can also compose.

Lets begin then by taking a brief look at some of the main reasons why learning music composition is important to every musician. First and foremost is the deepening of ones understanding of music. To create something requires a certain level of understanding of the thing being created. Simply listening to music or playing music involves a much more superficial understanding than writing music. Even the person with a firm grasp of music theory cannot be said to understand music to the same degree as the composer. For example, one may know every type of chord there is to know, but how does one know what order to place them in to create music? One may know every pitch in a particular major key, but how does one know what order to place those pitches in to make a beautiful melody? It is simply not enough to know all the elements and parts of a thing. To have a complete knowledge one must understand how all of the parts work together.

Second, study of music composition can improve ones performance of music. Although music notation has come a long way over the centuries, it still remains imperfect. Knowledge of how music is put together will allow the performer to understand the things behind the notes on the page and those things that are not able to be notated.

Third, some music requires that the performer improvise on the spot and add to what is notated on the page. Having knowledge of how music is formed greatly enhances ones ability to improvise music and have the improvisation sound like music.

Last, the creative process in and of itself brings much joy to ones life. Not to mention the fact that any music composed can then bring joy to those who hear it or to those who perform it.

GETTING THINGS TO PAPER

The first thing that we need to do before we can even begin to start learning how to compose is to learn how to transcribe music. Transcribing is hearing a rhythm, melody, or harmony and being able to notate it (write it down).

Even if you understand all the rules of music composition, if you cannot notate what you hear in your head or what you play on your instrument, then you will have a very difficult time composing. Writing down, in musical notation, a rhythm that you hear can be difficult at first and may seem like a daunting task. Dont give up! The more you practice, the easier it will become. It is a hill that all beginning composers must climb.

In the past, composers used to write using feather pen and ink on parchment. Next came pencil and paper. It was only a few short years ago that composers began using computers to notate music. Today most composers use notation software on their computers that allow them to write down their ideas quickly and neatly.

By beginning this course with music transcription this will also give you a chance to get to know the NotePad software. NotePad is the music notation program that you will be using in this course to complete most of your assignments. If you have not already done so, please download and install NotePad on your computer before moving forward. When you open the program for the first time it will ask you to register. In order to get the free tech support for the program you must register.

Download NotePad at: www.finalemusic.com/NotePad

The following are the four steps you will always take when setting up a document for the rhythm assignments in the first part of this course. (There will be a different set of steps when setting up a document for melodic and harmonic assignments.)

Step 1: Open NotePad (the Document Setup Wizard screen will appear)

Step 2: Under Title enter the assignment name (for example Lesson 1 Assignment 1), and under Composer enter your full name. Then click next.

Step 3: In the first column on the left, click on drums. In the second column, click on snare drum. Click add then click next.

Step 4: This is where you select the time signature and key signature for your piece. Since the first assignments are rhythm assignments you will only need to select a time signature. (NotePad does not allow you to change meter and key within a song.)

You should now see a sheet of music paper on the screen. You will notice that there is only one staff line instead of five. Rhythm does not have pitch and so we only need one line to place our notes on. You will also notice that there are no treble and bass clefs. Instead you will see two vertical lines where the treble or bass clef normally would have gone. This is called a percussion clef and is used when notating non-pitched rhythms.

In order to enter notes on to the page we need to make sure that the Simple Entry Tool is selected. It should automatically be selected when you start, but in case it ever gets unselected this is what it looks like (it is highlighted in blue below).

Lets try entering some notes Click on the quarter note in the note durations - photo 1

Lets try entering some notes. Click on the quarter note in the note durations bar.

Whenever you press the enter key on your keyboard while this option is selected - photo 2

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