Well, I've been preaching in the forum about the compositional elements like repetition and how to use thematic development tools like inversion but its all null and void if I don't practice it myself.
It suffices to say that I've been out of the music scene for about 20 yrs now. I've been off developing Oracle Database Applications for corporate America!
I recently tried my hand at writing a little tune with a score writer. So this is my first attempt at doing anything musical in the last 20 yrs or so. Give it a listen and tell me what you think.
http://70.241.187.105/nirvana/cstrike/tranesque.v2.mid
First I wrote a little phrase bout a couple of bars long. See if you can hear the repetition with in it. The interesting part is the B section. There I restate fragments of the main theme played in reverse. The sound it made gave me ideas so i started following where my ear wanted to go from there. Nevertheless, I tried to maintain repetitive elements throughout. The standard Bebop II-V-I progression is in effect. However, I deviated from this rule a few times when I felt the music leading me in a particular direction.
I recently purchased a guitar and started practicing again. After twenty years, I have no finger blisters! Soft finger tips! Ouch!
After I finish my analysis of BOP then I'll start studying the other forms like Cool then Hard Bop and then Fusion and so on. I hope this study of form and analysis will give me fresh ideas that I'll be able to use when my chops come back.
It suffices to say that I've been out of the music scene for about 20 yrs now. I've been off developing Oracle Database Applications for corporate America!
I recently tried my hand at writing a little tune with a score writer. So this is my first attempt at doing anything musical in the last 20 yrs or so. Give it a listen and tell me what you think.
http://70.241.187.105/nirvana/cstrike/tranesque.v2.mid
First I wrote a little phrase bout a couple of bars long. See if you can hear the repetition with in it. The interesting part is the B section. There I restate fragments of the main theme played in reverse. The sound it made gave me ideas so i started following where my ear wanted to go from there. Nevertheless, I tried to maintain repetitive elements throughout. The standard Bebop II-V-I progression is in effect. However, I deviated from this rule a few times when I felt the music leading me in a particular direction.
I recently purchased a guitar and started practicing again. After twenty years, I have no finger blisters! Soft finger tips! Ouch!
After I finish my analysis of BOP then I'll start studying the other forms like Cool then Hard Bop and then Fusion and so on. I hope this study of form and analysis will give me fresh ideas that I'll be able to use when my chops come back.
