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Composition: here are the notes that make your music more effective (part 5)

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How to compose a great melody even starting from a very simple one

Today’s lesson is very important.

In fact we will put into practice everything we have learned up to now.
By mixing all the different knowledge about harmony and composition, we can reach some very interesting results.

On one side we will obtain some very effective results by mixing seventh chords and chromatic ‘appoggiatura’.

On the other you will see how it is possible to compose a great melody even starting from a very simple one.

Learning material of this lesson

6 videos 46 mins
1. How to compose in a progressive way 2m 38s
2. Other chords with ‘appoggiatura’. Descending chromatic ‘appoggiatura’ 6m 25s
3. Other chords with ‘appoggiatura’. Using inversions. 7m 31s
4. How to change seventh chords with ‘appoggiatura’ 6m 25s
5. How to write a very fascinating melody by using ‘appoggiatura’ (part 1) 12m 11s
6. How to write a very fascinating melody by using ‘appoggiatura’ (part 2) 11m 16s
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