I recently made a song when coming back to the site after a few months and I want some tips and pointers to improve my music theory
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It seems that all of your sounds/instruments aren't harmonizing with each other, and there appears to be lots of dissonance here. a lot of notes in your melodies are clashing with either other melodies or the chord progression itself. a good way to prevent this is to make sure your melodies are playing in the same scale. different scales give different feelings, the same way different chords give different feelings. For example; if your chord progression is in G major, you should play in one of the G major scales (Pentatonic is usually a safe bet).
I always like to encourage people to go beyond music theory, but the most effective way to break the rules is to understand them first. A good song is a song that works, music theory is simply a guide to help get you there.
At 2/3/24 03:41 PM, BASCUTI wrote: It seems that all of your sounds/instruments aren't harmonizing with each other, and there appears to be lots of dissonance here. a lot of notes in your melodies are clashing with either other melodies or the chord progression itself. a good way to prevent this is to make sure your melodies are playing in the same scale. different scales give different feelings, the same way different chords give different feelings. For example; if your chord progression is in G major, you should play in one of the G major scales (Pentatonic is usually a safe bet).
I always like to encourage people to go beyond music theory, but the most effective way to break the rules is to understand them first. A good song is a song that works, music theory is simply a guide to help get you there.
it's all in the same key
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At 2/3/24 08:39 PM, SuitedBroccoli wrote:At 2/3/24 03:41 PM, BASCUTI wrote: It seems that all of your sounds/instruments aren't harmonizing with each other, and there appears to be lots of dissonance here. a lot of notes in your melodies are clashing with either other melodies or the chord progression itself. a good way to prevent this is to make sure your melodies are playing in the same scale. different scales give different feelings, the same way different chords give different feelings. For example; if your chord progression is in G major, you should play in one of the G major scales (Pentatonic is usually a safe bet).it's all in the same key
I always like to encourage people to go beyond music theory, but the most effective way to break the rules is to understand them first. A good song is a song that works, music theory is simply a guide to help get you there.
and it's meant to be kinda dissonant, I totally agree with the clashing part tho, it could be improved.
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Left you a little review, OP
I don't think the problem here is tonality at all. I think it's register and arrangement. The piano starts with chunky chords in the low register, which is crowded by the bass as well as other instruments. Just a case of too much going on down low, where harmonies themselves do not typically shine! Taking some stuff up and octave would do a lot of good.
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At 2/5/24 03:38 PM, ADR3-N wrote: Left you a little review, OP
I don't think the problem here is tonality at all. I think it's register and arrangement. The piano starts with chunky chords in the low register, which is crowded by the bass as well as other instruments. Just a case of too much going on down low, where harmonies themselves do not typically shine! Taking some stuff up and octave would do a lot of good.
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