I feel like one of the most influential parts of making music is the starting idea, which could be anything like a bassline, rhythm, weird time signature, or a melody. What is a common or interesting starting point in a composition that you would like to share?
I'll start:
About 2 months ago, I learned about this cool term called "Quartile Harmony," which is basically stacking fourths on top of each other. I liked the way it sounded, so I decided to try to make it work into a song. In the end, the part of the song with quartile harmony was pretty brief and didn't appear until almost 2 minutes in, but I think that it is still an essential component of the piece. Trying to build my way up to and around that section ended up being some of the most fun I have had in a while in terms of making music.
The song:
https://youtu.be/dgOGfxy88Ao
I'll start:
About 2 months ago, I learned about this cool term called "Quartile Harmony," which is basically stacking fourths on top of each other. I liked the way it sounded, so I decided to try to make it work into a song. In the end, the part of the song with quartile harmony was pretty brief and didn't appear until almost 2 minutes in, but I think that it is still an essential component of the piece. Trying to build my way up to and around that section ended up being some of the most fun I have had in a while in terms of making music.
The song:
https://youtu.be/dgOGfxy88Ao