Music Composition
Jordan Prestler
History
Theory
• Pitch (Perfect)• Melody• Rhythm• Harmony• Scales & Modes• Expressive Qualities
Time Signatures
• Common Time
• Cut Time
• Increments of 3 or 4
Key Signatures
• Major
• Minor
Circle of Fifths
Notation
• Staff• Pitch• Sharps• Flats• Clefs
Notation (cont.)
Soulfége
Orchestral Arrangements
• Violin• Viola• Cello (Violincello)• Bass (Contrabass)
• Added Brass
Choir Arrangements
• Soprano• Alto• Tenor• Bass
• Voice Splits
Composers
• Bach• Beethoven• Mozart• Pachelbel• Williams• Chopin• Tchaikovsky
Progressions
• Chord Progressions
Genres
• Country• R&B• Hip-Hop• Rock• Pop• Rap• Electronic
Symbols
AUTO-TUNE
• Voice Correction Software
• Cher
• T-Pain
• Kanye West