1st attempt at composing

[Korriken]

Have a listen, judge it harshly... and tell me what genre (if any) this might be?

I was playing with Rytmik and after a while of toying with it, decided to upload it and see what others think of it.

As far as I know, I just stuck to C and ran with it.

[Korriken]

Also, I have practically no musical knowledge, but I am trying to teach myself some music theory.

[camoshark]

At 7/17/13 08:13 PM, Korriken wrote: Have a listen, judge it harshly... and tell me what genre (if any) this might be?

I was playing with Rytmik and after a while of toying with it, decided to upload it and see what others think of it.

As far as I know, I just stuck to C and ran with it.

You're preaching at your own choir, mate. Audio advertising is not permitted on this forum.
I'd recommend reading the Rules, and then giving the Audio Advertisement Thread a go afterwards.

[BlazingDragon]

A mod will surely lock this thread any moment pointing you to the audio advertisements thread, but before that, a quick word of advice. :)

For most genres of music, the best melodies tend to be those that are singable. Having a bunch of notes fiddling around the scale is okay, but a listener will not likely remember much of your composition. I suggest trying to hum a melody you make up and then put it down on paper/on your software. This will help you to make something memorable and maybe even catchy.

The other recommendation I have is to use repetition. Right now, you have a bunch of notes dancing around the scale, and none of it really sticks. Take a set of a few notes and bring it back throughout a piece. Repeating an idea will help reinforce it in a listener's memory. It will give them something to anticipate as they are listening, and when they anticipate rightly and the idea comes around again, they will feel rewarded. Or, when they expect an idea to come around again and it doesn't, it will surprise them. Either way, it is better than them getting bored with a bunch of notes that play and then are gone for good.

Play with expectations. Build anticipation. Use tension and release. Build a musical story with rising action, a climax, and descending action. These are tools that will take you from okay to great.

Keep it up! :D

[BrokenDeck]

At 7/17/13 08:22 PM, camoshark wrote:

You're preaching at your own choir, mate. Audio advertising is not permitted on this forum.
I'd recommend reading the Rules, and then giving the Audio Advertisement Thread a go afterwards.

Yep, those ^_^