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Great morning to you! I have had a very productive week so far. Kind of getting my schedule and routine down as I prepare to start my college courses. I have it just about worked out, and you will see waaaay more post …3 so far this week woo hoo!

I should do ten cartwheels right now! This next tip is what I have been searching for. I’ve gotten a lot of music theory down, but I still struggled with understanding how to fit chords to my melody. I’ve even posted about this before: http://www.mstrismusic.com/2011/05/how-toadd-piano-chords-to-any-melody/. Still hadn’t quite grasped the concept the way I’d like. This musical glitch had me stuck doing chords first almost 90% of the time. I must add, there is absolutely nothing wrong with working chords first. Since I am still learning chords, and only know a few, I was beginning to feel a bit limited.

I guess some days I have to be in the right mind state,today I found a site that seems written for producers like me:
www.how-to-write-music.com

Chip out a block of time for visiting this one. There are tons of tips to help you take your music to the next level..

Here is an excerpt from:Putting Chords to an Existing Melody, the article I am jumping for joy over

If that hasn’t helped, then see what note the melody starts and finishes on. Quite often a melody will start and/or end on the note of the dominant chord in the key. So if it’s in A for example, it will quite often start on that note and/or end on that note…………

Click here to read more—>Put Chords To A Melody

You’ll need a little knowledge of music theory to fully understand. Don’t know any?…No problem… the website has all the help you’ll need!

Happy Beat Making To All
Pz Til Later!~

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I am really trying hard to get into more advanced composing. I’ve been reading, studying, and watching videos. Today I know a lot more, but still need to look at scales, and notes in my progressions……….WALLA and OOOH is all I have to say about this website…and Ooh once again…

www.scales-chords.com

This is a little advanced. You’ll need to know a few names of notes,some chords, and basic theory to use it. There are no pictures to show you notes on piano or instruments. I am sure it will still help you as you are learning theory.

There are several tools for musicians which are so precise!
Scale Finder
Progression Analyser
Chord Identifier
Scale Navigator
Chord Database

Here’s a section of a screen shot:

……and Ooh once again…this is amazing!

Happy Chord Making To All!~
Pz Til Later…

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Hey you ..I haven’t heard form you all in a lonnng lonng time..lol this time it’s not me, it’s you… remember your comments give me ideas for post. I’m not insisting that you leave them, but you really do help me with the site. It’s also good to know what you like and don’t like, that way I can continue to help you with specifics. MsTrisMusic is coming up on 3 years. The past one has actually been fairly smooth outside one host issue. I thank all who do keep in contact, comment, and make suggestions, it means a lot to me honestly ….

I have been diving deeply into music theory. I took some time this weekend to check a few of Tee’s videos over at www.todaysbeats.com. I noticed that he started with melodies in all the videos I watched. I am getting better at that, but it still takes me longer to make a beat that way.

Today, I really need to figure this out so I went on the google hunt. All this time it seems I’ve been making the “melodies 1st technique” a little harder than it had to be. Check out this wikihow article if you have a tough time starting with melodies like me. It basically explains breaking down the melody into notes, finding the key, and building your chords from there… Nice!

How To Add Piano Chords To Any Melody
www.wikihow.com/add-piano-chords-to-any-melody

Happy Beat Making To All..
Pz Til Later!~

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Hey Hey ..feels like we skipped spring and went straight to summer today..lol..

I’m so happy to tell you, that I’m well on my way with my guitar lessons. I know four chords, but my lil left pinky is still stiff as a board. I’m doing the dexterity exercises a lot this week.

I think I have found the jackpot of chord progression help . It’s a site, as well as iphone app which gives you common chord progressions to use in your music.

It’s guitar based, but of course you can play the same progressions on piano or any instrument. I’ve been on the site daily since I found it. You can place your own chords for progressions and hear a demo of how it sounds. You can also do random progressions by “rolling the dice”. Here is a screen shot:

This is amazing! The official site is:www.drumbot.com. There are several handy tools for musicians, so click around..

The direct link to the online Key Chords software:Key Chords

The app is only 1.99 from the itunes store. I’m going to download the app as soon as I finish this post..woo hoo!

Happy Chord Finding To All…
Pz Til later!~

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What’s up? I’ve been out and about this morn running errands enjoying the warmer weather. When I returned, I didn’t know what I wanted to work on first today. I have been requested to do a few pop tracks. WoW I’ve been amazed at how fast I’ve been getting basic ideas down. The reason it’s been easy is definitely knowing a few chord progressions. Since I posted about chords and theory this week, we may as well check out more while its fresh.

Here is a video explaining how to use improvisation. If you have studied music theory you may have read or heard the term ” I IV V”, meaning the 1 4 5 chord progression. I know I have, and I still hadn’t gotten it down. After watching the video, I can find the “I IV V” chord progression in many scales…woo hoo!

The video is from PianoMother Youtube Channel. She is giving away valuable lessons in a way you will remember quickly. I also agree when she implies that we need to be able use the knowledge and techniques. I have been studying and know a lot more theory mentally. This means nothing if I can not sit down and play what I’ve learned on piano or guitar. The only way to do this is practice, practice, practice.

Happy Beat Making To All..
Pz Til Later!~

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Great morning to you! I am feeling super Went to StreetLegal Studios last night for an epic session. Six emcees on a fire track I produced. I will surely keep you posted on this one!! …

I’m onto music theory lessons this morning. I have been working on a few pop type tracks for an artist. I am still having a little trouble doing the melodies before chords. So far it’s been easier for me to work, using chords 1st. Sometimes I have an idea in my head and need to lay it down before anything else. I know the only way to really get this down is to learn more music theory.

I found the perfect site that covers songwriting, theory, and song structure: garyewer.wordpress.com. The site theme is “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting”. I’ve read three articles that cleared up some of the chord and theory questions I’ve had for a while. It’s honestly one of the most complete music blogs I’ve read. I’m checking out another article now about What Is The Circle Of Fifths. Not only does author,Gary Ewer, explain theory in an easy manner, he also gives a few chord suggestions to help you understand his post clearly.

Like myself, I know that many of my readers use piano, keyboards, and or keyboard midi controllers. I am sure you will find tons of valuable info atGary Ewer’s blog. Since many aspects of music theory and songwriting are covered; writers, guitarist, and players of other instruments will benefit from the site also.
garyewer.wordpress.com “The Essential Secrets Of Songwriting”

Happy Theory Learning To All!
Pz Til Later!~

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I am sitting here in awe. I’ve had this book for over a year and finally picked it up again last Sunday. It is written so clear and I honestly learned to read a basic melody in a couple hours.

Looking at music scores has been the same as looking at foreign language for me. I learned a tiny bit of notation when I was in grade school. After a while I just got off the path and into other things. Since I started the site, I have been studying theory much more. I’ve been learning scales, notes, chords, and key signatures. I haven’t learned to read them on a “stave” (the sets of lines where music is written).

I try to explain what I am learning; here, in a way easy to understand. I also share the books and sites I use most. Most of what I’ve shared so far, only uses the alphabetical letters to write or read music. This is cool, but it really relies on memory or having to have references available. Now that I know some music theory basics, it’s time to take it to the next level, (which should have been the first level). It’s time to “read” and understand all the things mentioned above by learning music notation.

If you have the opportunity, remember it’s best to take a few courses on theory. If you are new to music theory, music notation is the way to start. I skipped around notation for many years, and my musical journey has taken me back.

This book cost around 10 bucks, and you can get from the MsTrisMusic Amazon Store:

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Happy Learning To All
Pz Til Later!~

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