Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
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Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Nov 01 2023 06:25 AM
Recently I started finding it fun and useful, especially after trying to recall a couple of tunes that I wrote some 20 years ago and that were never fixed in any form besides some low quality live records.
So, what do you use for fixing your music ideas on paper (or probably for composing process as well?)
Do you put down the whole arrangement and how? Drums, keyboards, sax or whatever?
Paper vs sofware?
Sheet music or tabs?
What do you bring to the recording session with your band?
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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North Atlantic
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Posted on Nov 01 2023 07:48 AM
For most of my compositions, surf and otherwise, I usually have audio demos for reference. Occasionally I will write out chord charts for others. When I am composing or arranging concert band, orchestral type music, I will usually use Dorico as my music notation software. Dorico is faster and neater for me than handwriting music.
Having said that, I did a lot of writing music by hand in my university days; everything from lead charts to full on compositions with scores and individual parts. That takes a long time.
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
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Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Nov 01 2023 07:53 AM
revmike wrote:
For most of my compositions, surf and otherwise, I usually have audio demos for reference. Occasionally I will write out chord charts for others. When I am composing or arranging concert band, orchestral type music, I will usually use Dorico as my music notation software. Dorico is faster and neater for me than handwriting music.
Having said that, I did a lot of writing music by hand in my university days; everything from lead charts to full on compositions with scores and individual parts. That takes a long time.
Rev
Thanks! I never had any musical education and have no idea how sheet music works, probably that’s the best way for putting down complex arrangements but I guess a littе too late for me)
I am not good with putting down music by ear as well
Another day of struggling “musician”)
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https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single
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Lost Diver
https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3746
North Atlantic
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Posted on Nov 01 2023 08:54 AM
It’s never too late too learn. I suspect there are a lot of Youtube tutorials that can help, though a great teacher is the best way.
I see you can write tab and chord charts. Those are both valid ways of writing music as well. There are many forms of writing music.
Ear training is also a skill developed slowly with lots of practice over time.
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chiba
Joined: Sep 02, 2022
Posts: 386
Central VA
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Posted on Nov 01 2023 12:37 PM
I usually write out chord charts so I can refer to the song structure. If I'm concerned I might forget a riff before I can record it, I'll write it out in tablature, but these days I almost always record stuff onto my phone before I forget it. Then in the chord chart I'll just write "RIFF" or something like that. Example below.
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ldk
Joined: Nov 08, 2017
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Posted on Nov 01 2023 02:35 PM
MuseScore is nice software for making scores and tabs. Within an hour or so I learned what I needed to know for basic work. Available for Linux, Mac and Windows, and there's plenty of help online.
I rarely do more than write down chords for songs I learn, but MuseScore is good for making tabs to share with others.
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h3dg3h0g
Joined: Jun 27, 2015
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San Francisco East Bay Area
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Posted on Nov 02 2023 07:29 PM
Since every Reverbivores song is the soundtrack to a B movie, we do chord charts that also describe which scene the section accompanies.
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