Today as part of my IDS project, I learned about the tritone scale. The tritone scale is also known as the Indian hexatonic scale. The tritone scale is a scale that, like its name implies, is unique for having not one, but two, tritone intervals, which creates a relatively dissonant sound. The tritone scale is
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I used a simple technique to make good chord progressions that formed the base of a new draft song. The method is very simple, and can create a four-chord progression in any major key: Start with a I chord Add any other chord within the key you’re in,
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I continued with a song I was previously working on, and used articulations like staccatos and legatos to great effect. Many people consider music at its base to be simply a series of different pitched sounds played at different times and durations to create melodic progressions; this could
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I attempted to gain a better understanding of the music-scoring technology Sibelius, before deciding to switch to a different software in order to improve my workflow. For a long period of time during my inquiry, I’ve been using Sibelius as a method of digitally transcribing my music. However,
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I rethought my goals for the end of my inquiry, and decided on a new way to show my learning. My original plan for my final IDS project was to compose 2 full songs in 2 different styles of exploration; one trap instrumental, and one military-style march song.
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I wrote a draft song with 3 different rotating key signatures, exploring the use of key signatures and changing key signatures in music. The song is inspired from Eastern European folk songs, and the main riff shifts through D Harmonic Minor, G Harmonic Minor, and C Harmonic Minor,
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I looked into electronic techniques of production to create my trap song, through Masterclass videos from Timbaland. The trap style came about during a revolution in the use of synthesized production for making beats, and so relies almost exclusively on completely electronic composition. Keeping this in mind, in
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I listened to and read about the hip-hop subgenres of trap and drill, in order to understand the distinction between the two. Trap is a modern subgenre of hip-hop that originated from the southwest United States, that distinguishes itself from older styles through a focus on fast hi-hats,
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I experimented with the trap genre, specifically how to make melodies and fit them into songs. Trap is an interesting genre for many reasons. The first is obviously that it’s a very new genre, and so there isn’t much of a precedent, and very low amounts of documentation
Read MoreToday as part of my IDS project, I conceptualized some melody ideas for trap on my guitar, then wrote them into tablature. Previously, I have been experimenting on my piano, an instrument which is more conventional for music writing, but which I’m not very familiar with. However, being much more proficient in guitar, which includes
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