How do composers nowadays compose music in several stages or methods?

Before composing music, you need to make sure how many paragraphs you want to write! One paragraph, two paragraphs or three paragraphs!

The second and third paragraphs are more common, so don't say it! The most typical passage is: in that distant place, Mr. King of Western Songs!

1. Compose with chords, which is suitable for writing harmony series first and then adding melody. The melody of this music is in perfect harmony with the chords of the accompaniment! The harmony of the melody is particularly obvious! But generally the length is relatively short!

At this time, the guitar has different speeds and sweeping rhythms, and different fingering of broken strings. We can feel different melodies with different changes in strong and weak beats! Will produce different creative inspiration!

Li Shengjie's infatuation with << is absolute. The chord of the climax part (that is, the chorus part) is very obvious!

Also, you can sing Priscilla Chan's> prelude, melody and interlude, and try to experience it at the end!

2. Compose music with pure natural scales. Suitable for writing long melodies! Write the melody first, then the harmony!

For example:

Natural proportion of major: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Natural scale in minor: 6 7 1 2 3 4 5

3. Compose music with various characteristic scales.

I want to focus on this point!

We can compose music with the characteristic scales of each country or nation!

For example:

A. The pentatonic scale commonly used in China

The pentatonic scale in major: 1 2 3 5 6

The pentatonic scale in minor: 6 1 2 3 5

B. Harmony minor scale: 6 7 1 2 3 4 #5

C. The Grand Figuerite scale: 1B2345B6B7 (Phrygia-dominant) is also called; Flamenco scale!

D. Different modes of diatonic scale: [/B]

Ionian mode: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (Ionian), that is, the whole scale!

Dorian mode: 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 (Dorian

Phrygia model: 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 (Phrygia)

Lydia model: 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 (Lydian)

Mixed Lydian model: 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 (mixed Lydian)

Ionian mode: 67 65 438+0 23 45 (Ionian), that is, diatonic scale in minor!

Lockrian model: 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Lockrian)

The above natural scales start with different sounds and are arranged in turn downwards, which is called the rotation method!

E. Negative decimal places: 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 bb7(6) 7

F. Half-color scale: 1b2b3b556b7

G. chromatic scale: 1 2 3 4 5 6

H. blues scale: 1b3b5b5b7 (blues

I mixed blues scale: 1b34b55b7

J. Italian grade: 123 # 456b7 (Lydia is dominant.

K. Super Lockrian scale: 1b2b3b4b6b7 (Super Lockrian)

Length Indian grade: 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7 (India)

Meter (short for meter) Gypsy scale: 1 b3 #4 5 b6 b7 (Gypsy)

Hungarian scale: 1 #2 3 #4 5 6 b7 (Hungarian)

O. Hungarian minor scale: 1 2b3 # 4 5b67 (Hungarian minor)

Page (abbreviation of page) Melody major scale:12345b671b7b654321.

Q. Melody minor scale: 67123 # 4 # 565432176

R. Japanese scale: 6 7 1 3 4

Proportion of South Russia: 6 (b7) 7 1 2 3 4 (#4) 5 (#5)

T. Jazz minor scale: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

Arabic proportion: 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Naples major scale: 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 7

W. Naples minor scale 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7

X. Oriental scale: 1 b2 3 4 b5 6 b7

In fact, to put it simply, you are always ready to improvise one or several inflections in your diatonic melody, that is, semitones! You can go up a semitone or down a semitone! It depends on your own preferences!

4. Compose music with the help of the scale features of various musical instruments. [B]

Such as: Yunnan musical instrument Hulusi, Bawu only has an 8-degree plus a sound, so when composing music, it is best to consider the range of this instrument!

Another example: Xinjiang musical instrument is unique, which is a plucked instrument with two nylon strings. You can add a lot of smooth sounds when composing music!

5. Imitate the way of speaking and composing music. [/B] That is to say, when you read lyrics, the cadence of reading lyrics, the ups and downs of melody and the ups and downs of Chinese pronunciation are consistent. Just like singing and talking! Compose according to the four tones of Chinese Pinyin. Suitable for lyrics first, then songs.

The secret of imitating pronunciation and composing music!

Secret, two words: nice!

Write as you like!

Specifically:

Chinese characters have four pronunciations:

Flat voice, flat voice, rising tone, falling tone. The word "Shang" is pronounced as the third sound!

If used to compose lyrics:

For example:

The word after the first word is the first sound, so the melody sound above this word can be as high as the first word in front, and of course it can be high or low!

If the second word is Yangping, that is, the second sound of Chinese Pinyin, the melody sound on this word can be slightly higher than the first word in front when composing music!

If the second word is Shang Sheng, that is, the third sound of Chinese Pinyin, the melody sound of this word can be slightly lower than that of the previous first word when composing music!

If the second word is disyllabic, that is, the fourth sound of Chinese pinyin, the melody sound above this word can be slightly higher or lower than the first word in front when composing!

This is just a general rule I understand myself, for reference only! You can completely break this frame when composing music! Or use this method in part!

The pitch contrast mentioned above is not fixed or stipulated! I just made it up for your convenience! I hope I can help you! ! !

For example:

Tony Leung Chiu Wai>

Chen Xiaodong's "Have a Special liking"

Dick and Cowboy's When I Wake Up

Stephanie's>

Yu Chengqing & gt

Hui Zhou & gt

Yang Kun's

Adu's>

Beyond & gt,<& lt Qian Qian's ten thousand hearts are intertwined >> The lyrics and melody are very obvious!

To add another explanation:

The most typical singer who imitates this way of speaking is:

Richie Jen

As his>,<& lt hurts >> Wait a minute, there are many songs!

Lao Lang

& lt& lt your deskmate >>,<& lt from my heart >> wait a lot!

Pu Shuguo

& lt& lt birch forest >>,< those flowers >>,< in the field of hope >>,<& gt and so on!

Wei Xu

There are many! Such as> and so on, I won't list them one by one! Too many!

Michael Zhen

& lt< Back to Lhasa >>, & lt< Commodity Society >>, and so on, and many more!

In addition, you can also pay attention to singer Wang Feng's>,<& lt in the rain >> and other songs!

In short, all the songs that make you feel that you are talking or chatting with you for the first time are created in this way! Most campus songs are like this!

The most typical example is:

A singer who sings like an old friend;

Chin Tsai

& lt& lt is like your tenderness >>,<& lt your eyes >> and so on!

Sometimes, you can imitate various tones and emotions to compose music!

For example, singers who like to make a hullabaloo about:

May; sherry

& lt& lt gives me a feeling >>,<& lt Jianai >> and so on!

There are many excellent singers whose songs are like this!

For example:

Hui Zhou, Faye Wong, Na Ying. ......

Chyi Chin, Yu Quan, Dick and Cowboy ......

Too many! ! ! I can't finish talking!

Why do some songs sound particularly comfortable? Because they are composed by imitating pronunciation, there is a kind of music similar to semi-rap! Most of this music is still very nice! Most campus folk songs are composed in this way. Such as Lao Lang, Pu Shu and Xu Wei.

There are also some rappers who are totally singing! They can't compose music at all! It is good to have a sense of rhythm! Of course, it is more talkative! Shut your mouth!

Of course, you can't kill everything with a stick!

There are few rappers, and the music is good!

6. Compose music with scale module.

Scale module: that is, the melody composed of scales rises or falls according to the same rules and patterns!

It is the melody at the back that imitates the melody at the front!

For example:

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(The last one 1 is eight degrees higher than the first one 1! )

17 1 2 12 323 434 545 656 767

The first seven are bass, and the rest are alto! )

167 1 27 12 3 123 4234 5345 6456 7567 1

(The first two paragraphs 6 and 7 are bass, the rest are alto, and finally 1 is treble! )

Note: the first scale of each paragraph is to make an upward scale!

And the internal composition of each small segment is the same as other small segments!

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From the third paragraph, 7, 6, 5 and 4 are bass, and the rest are alto! )

63 16 5275 4 164 3753

(1, 2, 3 The first three paragraphs are tenors, and the rest are alto! )

Note: the first scale of each paragraph is a flat scale!

And the internal composition of each small segment is the same as other small segments!

Explain it in detail!

For example:167127123123 4234 5-(where 6 and 7 are bass))

Let's carefully analyze the structure of this note:

Let's take each tone as 116 for the time being, so every four tones are1beat, so the first sound of each beat is:

1 2 3 4 5

The voice rises in turn! It's like going up the stairs, step by step, step by step! Of course, you can also enter in two levels! As long as the melody of the written song is good!

Let's analyze each part again:

167 1

1 to 6 is a 3 degree range, 6 to 7 is a 2 degree range, and 7 to 1 is a 2 degree range!

27 12

2 to 7 is a 3-degree interval, 7 to 1 is a 2-degree interval, and 1 to 2 is a 2-degree interval!

3 123

3 to 1 is an interval of 3 degrees, 1 to 2 is an interval of 2 degrees, and 2 to 3 is an interval of 2 degrees!

The same is true below!

Visible their structure is the same!

In other words, they follow the same pattern to increase the scale!

Of course, just like going up stairs, you can also go down stairs!

Such as: 4132 372126171576 (from the second bar, 567 is bass)!

I jump, I jump, I jump!

I jump two levels, next level, next level, next level, next level, next level!

132172176176 5765 ... (From the second bar, 765 is bass)!

7. repeat it.

When composing music, we often use some melody repetition to make the song catchy.

It's easy to remember the melody of the song at once! Such songs are often very nice!

For example, the climax of many songs, that is, the chorus, is often used repeatedly.

Of course, it is often used in the main song!

It can be part of the melody or the whole phrase, as the case may be!

Everyone can understand the concept of repetitive melody, so I won't give specific examples for the time being!

8. surround. (I'll define it for the time being! )

Surround, that is to say, around a musical theme, a sound, or a short melody, carry out different development!

When I say music theme, I mean the main theme motivation when you compose music! You can continue to develop smoothly around it!

For example!

I want this short melody to be dominated by sound 3, so that I can compose music like this!

5 3 1 3 4 3 2 3|2 22 34 3 3-|

Note: every note in each bar is half a beat, the last note 3 itself is one beat in duration, and the last two notes are Legato! Because there are no hyphens and double underscores, I'm in trouble to write like this! You can make do with it

Another example is:

Yu Quan's

So are other sounds!

For example:

Wang Rongsang & gt melody!

; & gt

Shui Mu's << iris >>

Zheng Jun; & gt

Cecilia Cheung & gt

Jay Chou & gt

Emil Wakin Chau's

There are many, many! You can look for it yourself!

These songs use repetition and surround techniques in melody! You can analyze each section carefully!

Here, I want to boldly introduce two concepts!

That is: "beauty" and "collision"!

The meaning of beauty is symmetry! As you can see, the Chinese writing of the word "beauty" is almost symmetrical!

So when we compose music, we should also strive for symmetry!

However, because the word "beauty" is not completely symmetrical, that is to say, all the works we compose cannot be perfect! Therefore, I hope we can accumulate experience continuously! Continuous improvement is possible!

9. reflect. Similar to surround, it is to make a scale up with a sound as the center and then make a scale down at the same distance. Of course, the order can be interchanged! Written on the staff, I can see that these notes fluctuate up and down with this sound as the symmetry axis! Like a reflection in the lake! Completely symmetrical up and down! This kind of music sounds concentrated and won't feel scattered.

Such as: 55 432 55 67 1

And concave and convex means complementary! It can also be said that it is contrast!

When composing music, there should be a contrast between the ups and downs of melody and the rhythm of speed!

The former scale is relatively upward, and the latter scale is preferably downward, so that there is a sense of balance!

The first scale is dense, and the latter should be more dispersed!

That is to say, make some appropriate comparisons between the 4.8. 16.32 partial points!

At the beginning, the mood of the main song is relatively stable, and the mood of the chorus, that is, the climax, will rise! It is best to have a strong emotional turning point contrast!

10. thimble. When we used to study ancient poetry, there was a rhetorical method called thimble. Just like idioms solitaire, we often play a game in which the first word of the next word is the last word of the first word!

You can also use this method when composing music. So art is interlinked!

Such as:1132155 55 5671.

1 1. solo. In addition, we all like playing the guitar, and we can get some inspiration from the method of guitar improvisation solo! Of course, it can also be an impromptu solo of some other instruments!

12. Seek inspiration from other existing musical works of various styles.

Such as: Beijing opera, Northeast duet, etc. Learn the scales and melodies you need from them!

For example, Zero's Life in Black and Pink and Peak's Big China.

For example, the prelude to Shui Mu Nianhua's "We Walked Away" is to imitate the famous foreign folk song "Saint Lucia"!

The episode in Li Yanliang's Epitaph is arranged for Shui Mu's youth, and it is a variation of the Kazakh folk song Why Flowers Are So Red!

13. Learn from the scriptures.

Collect all your favorite pop songs, or the best pieces of other songs, usually the climax. Put these important parts together. It is "learning from the scriptures"! That is, taking sperm! Become your own music.

There is also a situation, that is, cover! Is to make a slight change to the existing works! Rearrange and reinterpret!

The most typical singer is Dick and Cowboy!

14. Recording modification. Record what you wrote when you were inspired. Keep making changes. Pick out the parts that satisfy you most. Add decorative sounds, homophones, legacies, rests, etc. To the last song.

15. Try to practice your work in different moods and emotions, and your work will definitely feel different!

According to the change of mood, you can make works with tone sandhi.

16. The correspondence between words and songs! In other words, the style embodied in the lyrics should be consistent with the style of the song! The word is rock and roll, and the song is a lyric folk song! This collocation is not suitable!

Also, when composing, pay attention to whether the existing lyrics will sound misleading!

For example, a very nice song "Lilac" by Tang Lei!

There is a saying: the grave is full of flowers, how beautiful you long for!

The pronunciation of the word "grave" here was originally the second sound of Chinese pinyin, but in order to make the melody sound good!

When he sings, he sings the fourth note. I thought he was singing: a flower is inserted in the cowshed! Ha ha!

This is the fly in the ointment of this song!

Let me briefly say the lyrics!

Lyrics are to seize fleeting inspiration and truly reflect the deepest thoughts at that time on paper! Choose rhyming words as lyrics, so that the song will be nice!

Pay attention to the parity of the number of lyrics. Generally speaking, it is better to listen to odd numbers in each paragraph! This is the same as Tang poetry!

Also pay attention to whether the lyrics are pronounced on or off. Especially the high notes, pay more attention! In case the high notes are not easy to sing!

Also, you should pay attention to the lyrics when composing music, and there will be a short pause in the appropriate place, or a logical vent, that is, a place to breathe! Otherwise, I will sing a song in one breath, and I estimate that this singer is Superman! Otherwise, he/she will have to carry out infusion bag or infusion bottle first aid!

Finally, how perfect is your music? Even when revising, one more remark is too much! One note missing is too little! This means that your music can't be modified any more!

At this time, the music is more complete! Don't modify! If the lyrics and music don't correspond well! Then modify the lyrics! Because it is relatively easy to do so! If you change the key, you may change the key of the whole song beyond recognition!

Finally, I wish everyone can write good songs, good lyrics and good music works!