Article I wrote on vocal harmonies
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Sep 15, 2004 02:26 pm hey lyk.
that was a really helpful condensation of a few things i've seen before, and a few i havent. it will come in handy for sure so i don't have to go back through these books i have. should be helpful for newcomers to vocal harmony who know some theory, too.
i'm just about to start using harmonizing liberally. even though i mostly find contrapuntal stuff just by listening and getting inspired, i will definitely consult your article for voice leading hints with the other styles of harmonization. thanks for the link!
do you have other theory articles? if not you should write some.
olddogMember
Since: Jul 02, 2003
Sep 15, 2004 06:08 pm A very interesting read, most of it over my head, but interesting none the less. :)
Dan
Sep 16, 2004 07:35 am Hey lyk...
Your article was a bit long for me. I can sing and harmonise. Raw and natural rather than trained.
But from my initial sampling of the article I will definitely be going back to it until I get my head around it.
Cheers...
BM
Sep 16, 2004 04:16 pm Thanks everyone!
I've got some other articles posted at www.alandmoore.com/ramblings/ramblings.htm
but nothing music theory apart from my drum programming tutorial.
I'm working on a short theory primer type article, but it's growing steadily more unweildy as I flesh it out.
I'm finding that theory is just hard to condense or put into layman's terms. Anything less than the complete story gets people confused.
Sep 16, 2004 07:04 pm i've found that too. the main question is what order to present things in, and how to phrase the things in the simplest language possible with no more examples than are needed: the less note names you use, the better. the more you can speak in general terms without getting specific (not always possible, but more possible than you usually see in books) the better.
i've tried a theory primer too, liked it at first, then stopped liking it so much. i always think there's a better, more simple one out there just waiting to be written.
wow. that drum tutorial was really helpful to me. i'll be referring to that. what do you think of the ruffrider and easyrider drums, respectively? i just grabbed them. are these samples pre-compressed? sounds like they sit well in the demos.
Sep 16, 2004 11:27 pm I enjoyed your 'writing great vocal harmonies ' article lyk. It's just going to take me a little time to get my head around the entire contents...
On my first reading, I got to the problem solving part re tight and chordal harmonies. Although I have no formal training, I think I was able to intuit what you're saying (...that is to say, at my level). After giving it a day to sink in I was able to get into problem solving with contrapuntal harmonies (which I am still thinking about).
I agree with forty...there's got to be 'a better, more simple one out there just waiting to be written'...but I think you're onto something lyk. Keep it up...it will happen.
Cheers...
BM
Sep 18, 2004 04:31 pm Thanks!
I think the hardest part of writing a beginning theory tutorial is that you have to get through the vocabulary. I've tried writing around the vocabulary, but it just gets too wordy and ends up more confusing than if you just teach people the right words to use and get on with it. Same with other conventions like Roman Numerals, numbered scale degrees, etc. Most people who find theory to be "over their head" just need to get familiar with the terms, and then it's not so hard. I keep telling people, "this is stuff you know, you just haven't put a word to it yet."
Glad you found this helpful!
