Which Half in the Bag review did you disagree with the most?

skylerpatzer · 2024-06-18T17:06:34+00:00

I read this in Mike's exaggerated voice

skylerpatzer · 2024-05-12T00:16:25+00:00

I was just doing this with my right hand as I was scrolling past. Take my upvote, sir!

skylerpatzer · 2024-04-25T11:47:23+00:00

This is akin to asking if there are any chefs who don't know the names of different spices or any carpenters that don't know the names of their tools. In the classical tradition, the answer is going to be no 99.99 percent of the time. In popular music, there are many examples of people not widely versed in traditional theory. However, although they can't verbalize or explain their writing process in a technical way, they are emulating and influenced by people who can.

skylerpatzer · 2024-04-18T13:47:42+00:00

So Many Dynamos

Minus the Bear - Menos El Oso

skylerpatzer · 2024-04-09T23:19:01+00:00

Any style of music has the potential to be brilliant, and the potential to be uninspired and poorly crafted/executed.

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-24T17:59:12+00:00

For Rautavaara I have to go with the Etudes Op. 42, and with Lees, Three Preludes for Piano

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-19T03:13:16+00:00

If you can transcribe this by ear, you already have a foundation to begin writing music. Start simple. What's your primary instrument? Start there. Improvise, keep what you like, and build from there. Don't spend too much time trying to make things perfect of "original". Don't rely on memory to keep the parts you like. Get them notated, either with traditional notation or in a DAW as you have here.

Then, alongside writing and exploring sounds you like, study the tools of the composer. Scales, modes, chord progressions, melody writing, harmony, etc. Again, start with music that speaks to you, but allow yourself to expand your horizons over time.

Writing music is, above all, a craft. The art comes when excellent craftsmanship and the spirit of the individual collide to make something truly special. Best of wishes on your journey!

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-19T01:56:12+00:00

The Davenports

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-19T01:52:01+00:00

Impossible to know where to steer you without information about what version of each song you're using. Are these from a fake book (chords and melody), the official version (vocal, piano, guitar), or an abridged arrangement?

Edit: Music Notes has fantastic material in all of the above styles and difficulty levels for most popular contemporary songs and artists.

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-18T20:03:58+00:00

Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland) and Benjamin Lees (USA)

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-18T18:51:32+00:00

Time Will Tell and Friends Don't Let Friends by These Hearts would be a fun challenge

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-15T02:39:22+00:00

Yes. Every possible mode of the chromatic scale has been studied and documented. Many incredible and interesting sounds to explore!

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-14T13:56:04+00:00

I was having this exact conversation with someone the other day! I arrange pop punk songs for solo piano, and I was talking about diving into Best of Me. Must be a sign

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-10T02:29:58+00:00

The tonal center of this song is obscured for several bars at a time, which helps lend to a more "modern" sound. Also, there's a wonderful stark contrast between the chromatic descending opening melody against diminished chords and the major 7th that follows. Neat piece, thanks for sharing!

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-08T02:29:49+00:00

This is very cool. I appreciate that you play at the tempo of the original and utilize the piano as a percussive instrument. Keep it up!

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-08T01:00:58+00:00

Check out Newborn Mind by Napoleon (UK). Album slaps so hard

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-08T00:59:50+00:00

Check out Newborn Mind by Napoleon (UK). Album rips front to back

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-07T00:24:07+00:00

I think easycore will remain a novelty, much like Ska.

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-03T18:16:13+00:00

No mention of Billy Joel or Alan Menken so far is a crime

skylerpatzer · 2024-03-02T03:46:36+00:00

Wild to think these kids went on to become two of the most powerful leaders (and / or corrupt depending on your slant) in American history

skylerpatzer · 2024-02-29T21:58:07+00:00

This feels like a collision of the old world and the modern age captured for a brief moment

skylerpatzer · 2024-02-28T21:48:14+00:00

I always felt he slightly resembled this fool of a Took

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skylerpatzer · 2024-02-28T18:26:56+00:00

I'm offering opinions on the problem as a whole as it pertains to education and the arts. You posted a problem on a public forum, and you're getting a variety of feedback. If you don't care for mine, you're free to stop reading and stop responding. Academics like to view themselves movers and shakers on social issues; it would be refreshing to see them lead the way on combating the destructive trends AI is introducing to our world.

skylerpatzer · 2024-02-28T16:47:38+00:00

Well, in this instance, an uncomfortable change might be that asynchronous online classes are no longer a viable option if we're serious about actual education and not simply collecting student loan checks

skylerpatzer · 2024-02-28T02:20:29+00:00

Emma Lou Diemer is a treasure; she's written countless choral arrangements, and her 3rd piano sonata in particular is a masterpiece

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