👨🔬 WRITE A GREAT MELODY with this Formula | Sentence Form in Music Composition kzitem.info/news/bejne/1pmEvZaXsIWajYI
@jjrussell
2 жыл бұрын
If only I had a dollar for every 8 bar idea I have sketched out with no idea what to do next. Transitions are the worst but also the best. This video was great for transitioning to the same theme and I know many of the concepts are the same but it's love to see one where you handle transitions to another melody or theme entirely. Amazing channel. Thank you so much.
@jjrussell
2 жыл бұрын
Oh I missed the last 20 seconds where you said you'd do that next time. Can't wait!
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Yea I thought it was kind of a weird idea transitioning from a theme to the same theme at first, but I realized while making this that I could do a better job of even that in my own work!
@Jack_______oh
Жыл бұрын
Just started making music recently and ran into this. I figured it was a common issue so i just searched "how to make music transitions" lol.
@Jath2112
Жыл бұрын
I...no longer feel alone...haha. I have a hard drive with something like 30k little audio clips... mostly little 8 bar ideas... maybe 20 or 30 fleshed out pieces... but...I feel like a nameless King of 8 bar ideas. I usually struggle beyond that. Partially because the first part kinda ...uses up the "inspiration"... so I end up just mechanically trying stuff after spending myself on the first part... it isn't always like that... but very often it is.. it is just...very easy to get started. It is not so easy to finish and polish it.
@PelleKuipers
2 жыл бұрын
Even though I mainly write rock songs I love these videos because they give me ideas to get all the instruments together. And I can't say it often enough; your style of editing is perfect. Short, succinct, and informative.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Ideally the principles still work no matter what genre we're in
@prestonrcasey
2 жыл бұрын
And honestly, the transition which already exists in the Mipha training Sidon music is another great example
@casperdewith
2 жыл бұрын
Cool, concise video! As a _Breath of the Wild_ fan, however, I couldn’t help but notice the Mipha from the thumbnail is from _Age of Calamity_ instead. This made me think of the fact that Mipha has a different theme in _Age of Calamity_ based on the original from _Breath of the Wild._ Maybe you can compose a transition between those?
@richardbarcaricchio
2 жыл бұрын
So good. Ryan you are off the charts good. Thank you for your channel, man. Its fantastic.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@simongross3122
2 жыл бұрын
Very good. I've been unconsciously doing some of this but it's good to see the techniques laid out so neatly. Thank you.
@paulmdevenney
2 жыл бұрын
oh yeah. Transitions, transitions, transitions. Bring em. Fast to slow, dark to light, minor to major, slick key changes. I'd love to see them all talked through.
@prestonrcasey
2 жыл бұрын
You tickled my fancy by talking about Zelda music
@ianmcarthur1635
2 жыл бұрын
Hey just found your channel. This is very helpful and nicely laid out. Thank you! :)
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@mouhiazeck
Жыл бұрын
For someone who knows zero music theory, this channel is like watching (or rather hearing) magic. Like HOW does it just WORK like that???
@MichaelBarnathan
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like this video is more useful towards extending your music than the one on the REPS method. That one will buy you a few extra seconds. Learning to develop a theme or shift to another will give you minutes more of the listener's engagement
@Solstici_
2 жыл бұрын
i stumbled on your last video looking up tips on how to write string sections, then today this one showed up in my recommended and after watching some more i really have to say you are amazing at transmitting useful and concise information in an easy to understand manner and with brilliant examples. i really hope your content gets to lots more of people soon as i think you completely deserve it. Congratulations man!
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@HowlingUlf
2 жыл бұрын
Keeewl! Composing a crossfade! :D That was smooth!
@pericomposer
2 жыл бұрын
So, I've just watched 2 videos from this channel thanks to the algorythm and I think it's the best channel for me in my whole youtube life. Thanks so much for these videos, they have been so helpful that I'll be wathcing em more than twice for sure
@Unelith
2 жыл бұрын
I've always hated transitions, and I like completely changing the track quite a lot, so I really appreciate this video. I've never thought to list out all changes and categorize them like that. Now I just hope it doesn't turn out there are 63 changes between my sections
@audielavalos9619
2 жыл бұрын
Aside from the great explanation of comppsing technique this is also a good intro to what a transition is.
@twitch.101
2 жыл бұрын
I love how short your videos are, very hyper focused on one topic to get you back to writing and application as fast as possible.
@rickrosfeld2236
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. This is probably my greatest weakness. Haven't seen anybody address this problem this succinctly. Can't wait to try these ideas on some of my transitions.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome glad to hear it's helpful, video on a full transition section coming this Wednesday
@ThePianoenergy
2 жыл бұрын
A nice piece of music, thank you!. I wish I could keep it in my ear while you are introducing a new transition rather than having to listen to background music. Don't be afraid of silence!
@Musicman995
Жыл бұрын
i like to think about it as blending a few different colours, you need to increase the amount of the new section at a steady rate until it blends seamlessley
@sincostan999
2 жыл бұрын
youtube recommended never fails, subbed!
@Nicenigel14
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely more transition videos like this please! Very helpful!!!!! Thank you for the brevity.
@frankeisele383
2 жыл бұрын
Super helpful guide Ryan - been struggling a bit with convincing transitions. This will surely help! Looking forward to the next video on transitions
@listeningcolors9888
2 жыл бұрын
Great video Ryan!! Looking forward to video on transition between different themes or moods🙌🙌😃
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@corrinflakes9659
2 жыл бұрын
Dorephan, Mipha, Zora, and Sidon in respective order make the DoReMiFaSoLaTiDo. Just account that in Japan the La is Ra (no L's) and Ti is Si (because Ti becomes Chi, and Shi/Si is closer to its root to tone), and it only takes a diacritic to make So to Zo. And in Mipha and Sidon's respective thenes they feature the appropriate notes in the leading leitmotif.
@glanni
2 жыл бұрын
When you added the pickup it was suddenly on a whole new level. That one really made it emotionally involving, NICE!
@maskedbandit102
2 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel about a week ago and I've been binging it since. I'm an elementary music teacher IRL and my composing (which I used to love doing before knowing too much about theory) had absolutely stagnated. Your channel has singlehandedly gotten me to write my first bits of music in literal years. I'm so appreciative of your easy approach and watching you go through your explanations both with score study and watching you make the music yourself. Super helpful. So, thank you so much for what you're offering here on KZitem--I really appreciate it.
@donalddurham7999
2 жыл бұрын
The three pickup eighth notes of the string leading up to the new voice in the higher register is genius. I would not have done that. I would have added something that says "we're going to a new section and I'm setting it up...JK! I was setting you up for one thing and gave you another". I would have used 4 to 8 16th notes in the last beat or two. Just to keep the listener on their toes... their mind(s) won't actually know what the next section will be like until they're there. But once they are there, they'll want to experience another transition.
@billbusen
Жыл бұрын
This video helped me solve what seemed like an impossible transition. Happy frolicking of squirrels and birds from tree to tree transitioning to the approach of Death Incarnate (a woodsman who will cut down one of the trees). I put a waystation in the middle (Fall weather music), and then it was clear which elements would change from frolicking to fall, and what to change from fall to death. You rock!
@alvarezblanco
2 жыл бұрын
thanks for these videos. i am somewhat struggling with my writing at the moment so this just came here to save me!
@ivanfaigenbom5300
2 жыл бұрын
Love this video. I just found your channel and inmediately suscribed. Thanks for this wonderful content
@blacksmithsforge640
2 жыл бұрын
These videos really are going to improve my music covers on my channel! I’d appreciate you giving them a watch and giving any advise you’d like so I can apply it to my next pieces. Thank you man!
@jaredboult
2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, loving it so far!
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@santimontali
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! I like how you treat these topics as a conscious process since personally I used to feel something was off and mess around till it sounded good, without being necessarily aware of the material that I could use. For my surprise, almost everything you did is the same I thought in the beginning and I feel good now haha! Love these :)
@YanickFM
2 жыл бұрын
Dude this is exactly what I needed right now
@gavinmarcellus2784
2 жыл бұрын
i come back every day watching your channel grow so much. It’s all deserved
@quintongordon6024
2 жыл бұрын
I've been going through and binging a lot of your older videos after finding your channel. I was about to go to your channel and look for the continuation to this video but then I realized you released this just yesterday.
@nilsfrederking62
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ryan! Your videos are so well made, you bring things just down to the essence without beating around the bush and you show how it is done step by step with the thinking behind. It is very helpful.
@myroslavsaratovkin6868
2 жыл бұрын
Big thanks. Looking forward to the next video. Huge amount of benefits to me. One of my favorite channels.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad to hear it
@minzungopa
2 жыл бұрын
I really need this.
@caseyfulton6932
Жыл бұрын
Great transition techniques. For some reason I imagined a pizzicato bass string transition starting in measure/bar 5 and perhaps some contrary motion in the strings measure/bar 8 perhaps as the violins rise a cello line could descend?
@TK-oi6rv
2 жыл бұрын
You helped me get unstuck with a current project. Can't thank you enough
@benlemke9430
Жыл бұрын
I've learned a few from this video. Thank you sir. I feel the soft strings transition could have started two measures earlier than you introduced them, as it felt like they began at an "odd" time, giving the feeling of being impostors in the wind section. Due to the tempo of the piece, it felt like the strings transition came in at the 3 of a 4-beat bar instead of a one. Just my novice thoughts here.
@Winnders
2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the next transition vid 🤘
@gimbo4025
2 жыл бұрын
as someone who doesnt play an instrument, has never composed anything, knows jack about music theory, but absolutely loves music, this was awesome. so cool
@notoriouswhitemoth
Жыл бұрын
I honestly think you could get away with introducing the strings a couple bars earlier, just have an understated drone to soften the change in timbre, I feel like that would flow a little better.
@thomaskaasi4225
2 жыл бұрын
Very informative and useful, Ryan! and I just saw you top 70k subscribers in real time haha 🙂
@SerpongeDash
2 жыл бұрын
I love sudden changes in songs so to me the transition isn't "better than okay", it is def more sophisticated here, but idk i think both work really well, super nice explanations regardless :)
@jensjensen4038
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ryan. Would it be cool to look at musical illusions? Like risset beats and shepherd tones? Dunkirk uses shepherd tones. I don’t even know how to make a risset beat. Really liking your channel and i know this might not be your channel focus atm but yea.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
That sounds fascinating, you're right probably not something I'll get too in the near future but I always need content ideas so I will add it to the list!
@DJaycerOfficial
Жыл бұрын
Somehow I wrote a weird auditory illusion for a transition into the downbeat with four quarter notes that lead into the main part of the song. The illusion is the feeling that those four notes aren’t actually four notes but rapid arpeggios. I’m not sure if that’s because I used the same sound for another arpeggio or what but it’s quite the thing
@Cameron_Norby
2 жыл бұрын
I subscribed to you only yesterday on my other account, but had to switch to my main account to say thank you for this video! This helps solve exactly the problems that I have the most often that cause me to shelve so many ideas.
@EdokLock
2 жыл бұрын
Very great Idea and awesome video
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jacksonwaldon
2 жыл бұрын
I love to experiment around with dynamics and time signatures for really interesting transitions
@DarthTingleBinks
2 жыл бұрын
I saw your video on the brass in How to Train Your Dragon, and now this. I can say now that I'll subscribe. I'm also looking forward to the next transition video, as I'm currently working on something that will use that kind of transition (multiple times). Each of those transitions will include this kind of transition though, so they're like... transitional transitions... or something. If you're curious what it is I'm making, here it is. Well, I have this idea for a live action Batman show, taking place during the 20 years before Batman v Superman, showing his gradual change to becoming more brutal and violent. And to reflect this, I want a main theme that does the same thing. So go from more heroic, to more violent and angry. So to do THIS, I'm starting of the "suite" with Junke XL (Tom Holkenborg)'s Batman theme from Zack Snyder's Justice League, which will then transition into my own Batman theme, which will hopefully give off a horror feeling (but it will get creepier as it goes along, rathee than starting off super creepy, just to really show the gradual change from hopeful to vengeful), and then will transition to and end in Hanz Zimmer and Junkie XL's Batman theme from Batman v Superman. This is not the first time I've made music, but everything else is pretty sub par beginner stuff. This is the first and only time where I'm really going all in, and I'll also have some of my band friends help out and record their parts for me to stitch together.
@RemyLuciani
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool vid! :) Looking forward to the next one.
@Trombean09
2 жыл бұрын
I just stumbled upon your channel and I think I'm going to go on a binge spree pretty soon. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom! I would like to see another video with more examples of transitions in different contexts. You mentioned doing one that goes from one character to a completely contrasting character and I think that would be super interesting. Also you mentioned that you could add extra measures to make a transition happen and I'm curious to see what that would look like for you. Thanks so much for all you do!
@arichalian108
2 жыл бұрын
Incredible video
@AcidMonkie
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Transitions has slways been one of my greastest composing challenges. Looking forward to more!
@artistwintersong7343
2 жыл бұрын
I feel nerdy to say all this but :)-- {and these videos are quickly becoming my favorite ever}-- Since you said "the winds," I am looking & commenting about at the end of bar two not the top line but looking at lines two & three; these would not breathe well at all. Energy dissipates as air is spent. But I think those breath-commas are awkward as a fix, more of a elementary prompt. And this is your exact theme/emphasis in this topic module, likewise at the end of bar four to me, it, well, is weak breathability (is this really a word, how cool) in the same way. The winds otherwise do not "breathe." The winds flow keyboard-style-esque but not gracefully as breathing. My idea towards breathability would be instead of a half note, a dotted quarter & eighth. The wind player would then, I think, naturally breathe before the eight note that leads into the next bar, right about on beat 4. The and-of-four becomes then part of the next phrase. I digress. These videos of yours are so great and this is my first comment ever to your work here on youtube. I just now discovered your channel. Greatest Ever Channel. Strings!! What program are you using? The midi strings sound nice. Is it Sibelius or another similar? Thank you, sir, for all this. Wow.
@MarcoLongoMusic
2 жыл бұрын
I like the music excerpt, it reminds me of Dragon Quest
@positiveoutlook7029
2 жыл бұрын
I wish I found this channel months ago. All of this is so helpful. Thank you so, so much
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Better late than never, welcome
@chilpz
2 жыл бұрын
I love this game’s music so much. One of the best gaming soundtracks of all time
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like the people who trash on it never actually bothered to listen
@WaltMusekamp
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, Ryan. I found it very helpful. Looking forward to the next one!
@joshsanchez9793
2 жыл бұрын
THIS IS SO FUN. WOWW
@robkunkel8833
2 жыл бұрын
If I had time in a bottle … Jim Croce must have made this old standard (“Time In A Bottle”) starting with this chord sequence. I’m a new subscriber.
@jeanpierrecarpentier
2 жыл бұрын
So interestingly vital information's that puts everything in the proper order,, all the time keeping it simple. :)
@odeimaginations5267
2 жыл бұрын
Those samples sound like they're coming from Cinematic Studio Series. I'm not sure though. Regardless, great video! I'm happy I found your channel. Your approach here is wonderful. It's very practical and I feel like the amount of depth you go into is just right.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks I appreciate it! The sounds are from Noteperformer
@AlbertKimMusic
2 жыл бұрын
I kinda wanted more of a bar string run but this was also very informative
@bryndayy
2 жыл бұрын
This was great, loved it.
@user-ou2zr2oy2q
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Ryan! For me, transitions are a pure nightmare lol. I didn't know the binary and gradual technique, looks pretty useful. I really like your transition -You didn't lose momentum, and it was pretty smooth 👏 PS- 2:22 also, for Alan Belkin, contrast are multiple changes at once (not a single change). So, if you make multiple changes too quickly, you are creating contrast. The same idea goes to unity / cohesion (more parameters in common during the entire piece). Incredible book :)
@bachtothefuture857
2 жыл бұрын
Really great video, Ryan! Been a question of mine so this was a great walkthrough, with explanations and the demonstrations (in both score and MIDI). Would love to see more of this, perhaps with some examples from other scores on different transition ideas. Thanks for all your hard work!
@djfull4442
2 жыл бұрын
I think the problem is those two parts work the best without any transition. Check out the beginning of Vivaldi's Sinfonia in C, that's the same situation. But when you have a movie theme with three different ideas, like in Basil Poledouris's Klendathu Drop, there's so little room for transition the third idea is used AS a transition between the other two. Or when you have an ambient soundtrack with several condensed ideas, like Jesper Kyd's Hawking Theme 1, there's even less room so the themes have to be planned so the end of one is a beginning of another. To do that without clashing is a real challenge.
@thynature
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting topic, thank you!
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@xenomorph6599
Жыл бұрын
Mipha 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 vah rutah looms from age of calamity had GREAT motif incorporation in there
@jaikumarsivalingam
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Ryan
@sprinklesta
2 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel and really appreciate it. Thank you!
@martijnvanbeek4387
Жыл бұрын
Love this one!
@ilikemusak
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see your take on transitions with a smaller ensemble with everyone playing
@braethebrave1569
2 жыл бұрын
This was really helpful! Can't wait for the next transition video; I think that will be really helpful to what I'm working on right now!
@Vansud
2 жыл бұрын
I like to think of transitions as body ligaments connecting different bones.
@mymo_in_Bb
2 жыл бұрын
The instrumentation change can absolutely be a gradual change. It's difficult to describe, but in some of my pieces, the instrumentation gradually develops into a completely different one within the span of a second or two, it's not a binary change, but rather a quick gradient.
@jackhollis3903
2 жыл бұрын
This is great! Just found your channel and am about to binge all your videos.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, please do!
@mateobezuh2199
2 жыл бұрын
Great one, looking forward to the next more drastic transition video! 🎉thank you
@michellamontagne
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ryan I am glad that I found your channel very well done it is going to help me I’m sure I just subscribed
@animatorireenie8319
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. It's a very helpful explanation.
@johnpcomposer
2 жыл бұрын
Nice video. Very helpful.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks John!
@pilcaroo
2 жыл бұрын
Very clear and practical, thanks! Looking forward to the next video. I think you put the wrong link at the end of the video, it's to the video about woodwinds, not to the one about sentence form.
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@owjekndjw5193
2 жыл бұрын
I clicked on this because of mipha and you. was not disappointed
@MusicAbsum
2 жыл бұрын
This is great, thank you :)
@azielross4684
2 жыл бұрын
Do you ever think you could do an analysis on kingdom hearts music? I‘ve seen a good amount of breakdowns on kingdom hearts composition but I’d like to see what you take from yoko’s music in the game
@mountchoco8174
2 жыл бұрын
This helped out so much!!! Thank you so much! :D
@octoberphoenix
2 жыл бұрын
Nice ideas, nice vid too, although the tune is redolent of "Hushabye Mountain" from Chitty chitty bang bang.
@bressingham6
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Subbed
@hi_micama
2 жыл бұрын
So interesting!
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@Chatulhu
2 жыл бұрын
you're gaining subs fast you might be at 10k within the next 20 minutes haha
@RyanLeach
2 жыл бұрын
Its nuts, two weeks ago I didn't even have 3k
@Meatiecheeksboy
2 жыл бұрын
Got a subscriber, great vid
@Envy_May
2 жыл бұрын
i think there's a melody pickup in one of the versions that goes like [rest]-^E-^A-^C-vB•-^C•-^-D-|^E (melody) and it was weird not hearing that hh
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