Music theory
Music theory : classic harmony
Classic music theory
Melody - harmony
Jazz and pop harmony
Elements of harmony
Pop composing
Ear training
Music theory sitemap
How to compose pop | jazz songs
In order to create a cd of pop songs, there are different passages:
- harmony and melody of the songs composition
- lyrics composition
- composition of the song structure
- arranging or orchestration
- deposit of musical scores and lyrics for the copyright administration and protection
- study of the part to record and preparation to recording
- cd recording, mix and mastering
- cd printing
- distribution
- selling
- analysis of selling reports
Harmony and melody composition
This is one of the crucial moments of all musical production. Here you create the not so much unrefined song idea. Usually a musician creates songs with his own instrument such us piano, guitar, voice. Nowadays so much is created with a pc by using accompaniments, loops, samples, audio samples, midi parts and so on.
I create with piano. It is calls me. I am sometimes seated to play without even realizing it. I suggest keeping always a pencil, a rubber and above all music paper next to the piano or guitar to write melody and chords straight off.
In this section therefore I explain and give tips about composing blues, jazz or pop songs. A particular importance is given to melody and musical phrasing that is fluency of melody phrases to create a finished speech.
Moreover, I am publishing the most used and important harmonic progressions of pop music, we hear on the radio and television.
Do not be afraid to plunge into this wonderful world of creativity and artistic expression being the song. You do not need to have a particular gift to write very beautiful songs, which could be the top selling ones in the future. You need only passion and patience.
Necessary notions to compose pop songs
You need passion at the first. Then you need to know:
- Major and minor scales
- The 5 chord families
- Scales harmonization
- Melody construction
- Phrasing
- Song structures and main styles
- Arranging
- Lyrics arrangement to melody