Intervals and melodies 1 for Ableton Push

Name: Intervals and melodies 1 for Ableton Push
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Introduction on how to improve your melodies on Ableton push

Created byRobbie James

Last updated 5/2020

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What you'll learn

Students will understand how to use generic and specific intervals to create melodies
Understand tension and release in scales and intervals
Introduction to compositional techniques for more advanced composition.

Course content

2 sections • 19 lectures • 31m total length

Introduction1:08
Watch the course intro video and post your inspirational tunes and descriptions below!

One I've been listening to recently is pizza guy touch by touch sensitive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uXrXTSASK0

Melody is very central to the piece, theres a lot of repetition but for me the main vocal melody doesn't get boring! The lead melody that doesnt change kinda goes into the background once you get used to it to allow other melodies like the vocal to come through.

1 Scale Degrees1:04
Explore how scales and intervals shape melodies on Ableton Push, noting seven-note scales, the octave, and how interval distances differentiate major and minor scales in C major and k mode.
1A Practise Scale Degrees1:28
2 Generic Intervals2:10
2a Practise generic intervals1:48
Explore generic intervals to train your hands for diverse shapes and positions while composing melodies, blending theory with improvisation to stay unpredictable through scale patterns, transpositions, and varied interval ideas.
Course PDF0:10
3 Tension and resolution2:40
3A Practise Tension and resolution1:51
Explore tensions created by intervals and practice moving between tense notes and resolving them. Observe how finishing a melody on a non chord time affects resolution.
4 Specific intervals1:46
Explore chromatic mode on the Push, learn the 12-semitone chromatic scale, and how major and minor intervals shift, especially the sixth and seventh, using a five-finger technique and lip pads.
4a Practise specific intervals1:00
Intervals 1.1 quiz
5 3rds 6ths and 7ths2:54
5a Practise 3rds 6ths and 7ths1:30
6 Intervals to melodies2:08
6a Practise intervals to melodies1:14
7 Sequence analysis3:34
7a Practise sequences1:06
8 Interval inversions2:20
Intervals 1.2 quiz
8a Melody assignment0:46
9 Conclusion0:27
Please post any comments of what you want to learn in the next course or feedback on the facebook group
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Final quiz

Requirements

Have beginner skills in ableton and have an ableton push with ableton Standard/suite

Description

This course doesn't just explain theory it gives examples and useful rules for creating melodies that will have you writing more memorable melodies quickly!

It starts with the building blocks of melody; scales and intervals -one of the most misunderstood parts of music theory. This is broken down into scale degrees, generic and specific intervals and importantly the musical effect that these scales and intervals have - ie how you can use the natural tension and release in scales to form melodies.

Finally we introduce compositional techniques to extend and assist in melody writing.

Who this course is for:

Users who want to improve their understanding of melody and theory using Ableton Push
Beginners on the push who want to start with learning melody

Intervals and melodies 1 for Ableton Push

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Lectures18 lectures • 30min

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