Composition Masterclass
[Soundsliced] 4 Original Pieces for Acoustic Guitar: Jazz-Influenced Song Sheets Included
About this masterclass
Jamie Taylor presents four of his original pieces for acoustic guitar — "Little Owl", "Song For The Listener", "Lost Hearts", and "Wednesday's Child" — with full notation and TAB, video and mp3 performances of each, and a discussion of how the pieces work. The music is jazz-influenced in some of its harmony, with country and folk references as well.
What's included
- Video performances and mp3 downloads of all four pieces
- A 17-page transcription booklet mixing standard notation, tablature, and chord diagrams — accessible even if you don't read music
- Soundslice-enhanced synchronized notation, so a cursor travels through the transcription in sync with the video performance
- A discussion of Jamie's compositional process: melody-led writing, AABA structure, and extending an initial idea into a complete piece
- Key relationships and tertiary modulations (modulating by thirds), illustrated through the key changes in "Little Owl"
Have a go at playing the pieces yourself — or better yet, take some inspiration to write your own. As Jamie puts it, it's arguably only when we start writing our own tunes that we really start to know ourselves as musicians. And it's a really fun thing to do!
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1Discussion on How Jamie Composes Music10m 16s
- 2Four Original Creations Downloadable PDF6m 58s
- 3"Little Owl" - Performance & Mp3 Download2m 6s
- 4"Lost Hearts" - Performance & Mp3 Download1m 18s
- 5"Song for the Listener" - Performance & Mp3 Download1m 48s
- 6"Wednesday's Child" - Video Performance & Mp3 Download1m 47s
- 7Little Owl - Soundsliced2m 10s
- 8Lost Hearts - Soundsliced1m 57s
- 9Song for the Listener - Soundsliced1m 47s
- 10Wednesday's Child - Soundsliced1m 43s
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