Pop Song Harmony- things i need to remember
- Created by: Heather
- Created on: 22-03-13 11:41
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- Pop Song Harmony- things i need to remember
- THE BASS LINE
- Phrasing must be judged in 2/4/8 bars, likewise to the melody
- Look for oppertunities to create a sequence
- Don't include any on the beat dissonances
- If using slash chords, ensure that the inversion is deffinaely the bass note
- Repeated pitches may be used but try to vary the rhythm
- Range from E below bass stave plus 17, should cover at least the given range in the material
- End phrases with a long note, rest or fill (scale) leading to the next one
- Contrary Motion with the melody line
- Intervals of a perfect 4th are good
- THE CHORDS
- When the bassline descends by a third this is good
- Always write them above the main beat of the bar
- Find cadences at the end of every 4 bar unit/ new section
- Imperfect cadences must end on a V7 to lead back to chord I
- Seventh chords work if the root of the next chord is a 5th lower/4th higher
- Symbols dont take account of key sig, so remember to put in ACCIDENTALS
- 6ths are a major 6th above the chord root-leap too and from chord notes
- A diminished chord is minor with a flatterned 5th
- Dont repeat the same chords in a row
- MELODY
- 2/4 bar phrases with rests at the end so the singer can breathe
- No consecutive 8ves/5ths between the melody and bass
- Sensible range- Middle C plus 12 but higther for CLIMAXES ONLY
- Appoggiaturas are approached by a small leap (3rd) and resolve down to a harmony note
- 7ths can be prepared by a step or a leap from a chord note and must resolve down to ANOTHER CHORD NOTE
- GENERAL
- Look for melodic patterns, where your bass and chords should also be the same
- Create contrast between the bass/ melody texture
- THE BASS LINE
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