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Cool Jazzy Beats – Composition

LISTEN UP! - BE ORIGINAL - BE CREATIVE CHOOSE STYLES Cool Jazzy Beats - Composition Here is a composition with a Jazzy, cool summer, vibe. I used the Saxophone and Piano using 7th chords which have the jazzy flavour. It’s a short story, but there are some [...]

Pop Classic – Composition

LISTEN UP! - BE ORIGINAL - BE CREATIVE CHOOSE STYLES Pop Classic - Composition Sometimes it’s a fun thing to compose with a defined chord sequence you have worked out on the piano or guitar. In this case, I worked out the chords on a guitar. It’s [...]

Laying Back – Strings Composition

LISTEN UP! - BE ORIGINAL - BE CREATIVE CHOOSE STYLES Laying Back - Strings Composition This is a short composition illustrating how effective the strings can be to compose a cool pop melody. This is combined with the acoustic guitar can provide a laid-back track. [...]

Sweet Electric – Composition

LISTEN UP! - BE ORIGINAL - BE CREATIVE CHOOSE STYLES Sweet Electric - Composition Here’s how you can use the electric guitars together to create a catchy pop/rock type tune. Take a listen

Rock Power – Composition

LISTEN UP! - BE ORIGINAL - BE CREATIVE CHOOSE STYLES Rock Power - Composition Here’s how to create a Rock type track. Using the power guitar and solo lead. It’s a short story, but it will give you a few ideas. [...]

Film Music 1 – Composition

LISTEN UP! - BE ORIGINAL - BE CREATIVE CHOOSE STYLES Film Music 1 - Composition This is how you can create an atmospheric, mysterious track. The type you could hear as a sound track or background in a film. It's a cool way to use the [...]

Horns are Born – Composition

LISTEN UP! - BE ORIGINAL - BE CREATIVE CHOOSE STYLES Horns are Born - Composition This is how to use the Horns (trumpet) to create a pop/come track used as the type of music you might hear as an incidental music for TV show. [...]

Wheels Roll – Chilled Pop Composition

LISTEN UP! - BE ORIGINAL - BE CREATIVE CHOOSE STYLES Wheels Roll - Chilled Pop Composition How to develop a chilled Pop/Rock track using a O-Generator two bar loop. It uses the Electric Clean Guitar, Bright piano and Latin Bass and drums. [...]

Compose Dance Track Using Loops

COMPOSING ZONE Compose Dance Music Using Loops Create and recreate a dance classic using our Dance Music loops. Watch how to use your knowledge of creating a typical dance rhythm to great effect. Reference Lesson – Modern: Blue Level – Creating a Dance Beat [...]

O-Generator and Sequencers

COMPOSING ZONE O-Generator and Sequencers Create your own musical loops. Rather than using preset loops, Create, record and export from O-Generator to a sequencer like Logic Pro, Garageband, Cubase or Soundation.