SarahC Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Since school starts next month I am trying to get back into the groove of things by doing some stuff related to the class I am taking. So this morning, as I sat in a traffic jam, I was listening to "On and on and on" and started to come up with other vocal parts for the song. Like, if there were no other instruments on it besides Jeff's voice, but fill it in with the tenor, bass and alto parts. Make it like a 4-part choral song. It worked suprisingly well. I will try to work it out on some staff paper and post it... Has anybody else tried anything like that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keylime Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Since school starts next month I am trying to get back into the groove of things by doing some stuff related to the class I am taking. So this morning, as I sat in a traffic jam, I was listening to "On and on and on" and started to come up with other vocal parts for the song. Like, if there were no other instruments on it besides Jeff's voice, but fill it in with the tenor, bass and alto parts. Make it like a 4-part choral song. It worked suprisingly well. I will try to work it out on some staff paper and post it... Has anybody else tried anything like that? Wow! That's impressive. I harmonize (or attempt to), but that's about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deepseacatfish Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Since school starts next month I am trying to get back into the groove of things by doing some stuff related to the class I am taking. So this morning, as I sat in a traffic jam, I was listening to "On and on and on" and started to come up with other vocal parts for the song. Like, if there were no other instruments on it besides Jeff's voice, but fill it in with the tenor, bass and alto parts. Make it like a 4-part choral song. It worked suprisingly well. I will try to work it out on some staff paper and post it... Has anybody else tried anything like that?I had to do something somewhat like this in music class but rather than doing 4-part choral we had to do just harmony parts in piano for a line. It was pretty interesting... It would be kind of interesting to take Jeff's lead part as a melody and completely re-write the harmonizing instruments, you could get a very different arrangement of the song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cash Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Since school starts next month I am trying to get back into the groove of things by doing some stuff related to the class I am taking. So this morning, as I sat in a traffic jam, I was listening to "On and on and on" and started to come up with other vocal parts for the song. Like, if there were no other instruments on it besides Jeff's voice, but fill it in with the tenor, bass and alto parts. Make it like a 4-part choral song. It worked suprisingly well. I will try to work it out on some staff paper and post it... Has anybody else tried anything like that? That's a cool idea, I just don't think I wanna take the time to figure out what Jeff is actually singing. If you wanna post your version or even just the original melody I'll join you in a friendly 4-part-on-and-on-and-on-chorale off. I'm using Sibelius 4 btw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 That's a cool idea, I just don't think I wanna take the time to figure out what Jeff is actually singing. If you wanna post your version or even just the original melody I'll join you in a friendly 4-part-on-and-on-and-on-chorale off. I'm using Sibelius 4 btw.Dude, I don't have a program to do it... I do it all by hand. Old school, represent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
destijl-atmospheres Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Dude, I don't have a program to do it... I do it all by hand. Old school, represent! If you'd me to check for part writing errors (parallel 5th, spacing errors, etc.), let me know... I just got my degree in composition and frequently tutor friends in harmony.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cash Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Dude, I don't have a program to do it... I do it all by hand. Old school, represent! You can download the demo to see if you like it. You can use everything except for the save funtion. If you really like it (like it did) i got it on bit torrent (it's like 400 dollars otherwise). If you do, just don't sell your music! For educational purposes i think its fair to steal their program... And as this thread seems to be full of music theory nerds, who understands my signature? It's pretty basic, i think... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 re-write the harmonizing instruments Us jazz dorks would call that "reharmonization." There's another term for you music students out there. I don't have a program to do it... I do it all by hand. Hell yeah. Representin'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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