• GCSE Music!
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Hey i'm at the point my GCSE music studies where we have to create our SECOND song to be marked which will count towards my final grade in the subject, i was wondering do you guys have any tips on creating a simple but effective song? The first song i created was terrible, it was just a straight forward chords with lyrics that did not fit properly so i would really like some tips. I know the how to basicly texture the music using rides in the chorus, and closed hi-hat in the verses.ect but it never seems to come out right? by the way i play guitar. Any past experiences are awesome too.
make a mathcore song
Try not to be experimental. GCSEists don't like that.
[QUOTE=AK'z;29571159]Try not to be experimental. GCSEists don't like that.[/QUOTE] So just straight forward barre chords dya think?
[QUOTE=Bambo.;29571201]So just straight forward barre chords dya think?[/QUOTE] Well no be a bit more experimental than that :3: Also make sure it "sounds" good, spend time working on production and mastering.
Rides in chorus? Closed Hi-hat in verses? Huh, never used that when I made my songs.
[QUOTE=Bambo.;29571201]So just straight forward barre chords dya think?[/QUOTE] Use polyrhythms, bitches love polyrhythms
How do you think I'll be graded on this? [media]http://soundcloud.com/akayz_people/doomsoulcore2-by-akayz[/media] :smug:
[QUOTE=bravehat;29571251]Use polyrhythms, bitches love polyrhythms[/QUOTE] always
My logic being that if you make good use of polyrhythms and the music doesn't become too cluttered then they'll see you have a good grasp on musical theory, and that you know what you're doing and exploiting the alternative structure of the music. So yeah, bitches love polyrhythms.
Make many songs. Choose and pick the best one.
[QUOTE=bravehat;29571330]My logic being that if you make good use of polyrhythms and the music doesn't become too cluttered then they'll see you have a good grasp on musical theory, and that you know what you're doing and exploiting the alternative structure of the music. So yeah, bitches love polyrhythms.[/QUOTE] Can anyone explain to me polyrhythms? we haven't covered these yet.
[QUOTE=Bambo.;29571393]Can anyone explain to me polyrhythms? we haven't covered these yet.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa6Zx-Lcdy0[/media] :pcgaming:
[QUOTE=Bambo.;29571393]Can anyone explain to me polyrhythms? we haven't covered these yet.[/QUOTE] Instead of doing everything in standard 4/4 you pick multiple alternate time signatures like 3/4 and really weird ones I can't remember. Listen to Meshuggah Periphery, Tesseract and SikTh and you'll see what I mean.
Make some mind blowing Trance.
[QUOTE=Bambo.;29571393]Can anyone explain to me polyrhythms? we haven't covered these yet.[/QUOTE] 2 or more rhythms going on simultaneously. :iia:
Like this [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7BoKOscMrY[/media] Although I think pin wrote that in multiple time sigs, then played it in 4/4 if I remember right.
Pin is fucking insane Sikth gotta reuinite. And Aliases gotta actually release something :v:
Just have a clear structure, with micro structures and base it around a theme with a simple melody. Don't be afraid to repeat parts. It's GCSE, you aren't expected of creating much.
[QUOTE=mikeyt493;29571513]Pin is fucking insane Sikth gotta reuinite. And Aliases gotta actually release something :v:[/QUOTE] Yeah agreed, but it's pretty awesome the stuff Aliases have got up on youtube, and it's also awesome that pin and his girlfriend are the guitarists :v:
polyrhythms sound awesome but the songs we make are specificity played in a normal band with synths. you can pick instruments you want to use in the band, mix and match that sort of thing. is it still possible? and i like all the advice here, i think ima just start off with a basic chord framework then add texture to it simply.
They can go for any band all you gotta do is make em work, all you need is a guitar or two, a bass and some drums, everything else is just extra sugar in the cakes icing.
I though it had to be music for a scene in a film?
Texture is more than different cymbals. Add a bassline, lead and rhythm guitar, (try some polyrhythms and stuff) keyboard maybe. Try and experiment, whilst keeping it sounding good to anyone's ear.
alright, i'll try some things! when the recording is done (We use it to examine ourselves and write the theory bit) i'll post it here.
Do an avant-garde 8-minute jazz-backed spoken-word cover of Odd Future.
[QUOTE=Bambo.;29571393]Can anyone explain to me polyrhythms? we haven't covered these yet.[/QUOTE] They don't have to be in wierd time signatures or anything, basically you have one rhythmic cell that repeats and another one occuring simultaneously in a different time signature. The cool thing about them is that they sound different every bar because of the way they're set against eachother.
Get high \:v:/
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