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Why do you want to create music?

You may be interested in creating your own music for many different reasons. It might be the first step of your music career. You may want to use your own music to use along side something else you’ve created (film, video, application).

As enjoyable as it is to play the music of others, it can be frustrating when it comes to creating your own music. For one thing, there are so many questions when it comes to music composition. Where do I start? Beginning, middle, end? How do I create a melody, harmony? What is a pentatonic scale? What about a chromatic scale? Which instruments do I use?

Hopefully we haven’t scared you, and you’re still with us.

Playing music can be taught, so can creating music. Music composition isn’t reserved for the prodigies or geniuses. Of course it will require effort to become better, and as you get better the process should get easier. Good news: there are many different techniques, formulas, or blueprints so-to-speak, that can be used to help with your composition.

Ultimately, experimentation will help you with your expression. Understanding fundamentals such as consonance and dissonance (fancy way of saying what sounds good or bad) are important yes, but in the end you’ll know when your song sounds right.

In the upcoming posts, we’ll help you to get an understanding of the basics of song creation.

Next week, we’ll look at how to create a melody in Medly.

Until then, check out Orville’s Groove by Ryan James, a fast paced jazz song made with Medly.

You may have grown up learning how to play different instruments, reading sheet music, and playing someone else’s music, but you still can’t quite make your own songs. Don’t worry, you’re not alone.

Together, we’re going to learn how to create our own music. Each week we’re going to go through a different topic. We might explore how to make a melody, or we might go through creating some rhythm using a bass line. We’re going to take on these topics in a simplified way. As we go through the process together, I’m going to share my examples.

There’s going to be a lot of great lessons coming out, and we don’t want you to miss out. Enter your email below to be notified when we post to the Medly Blog.