Bill Jones Music Studio

  • This piece began with an impromptu vocal and keyboard performance, without a specific beat or drum. To find the tempo, I used the keyboard’s MIDI recording. Then, I created “bounce” copies, which muted the original tracks. Next, I transcribed the…

  • MusicXML Elements Reference This document is a structured reference to the principal MusicXML 3.x elements used to encode Western common-practice notation.   See https://www.musicxml.com/ for details.   Terminology follows standard musicological usage (note values, meter, pitch classes, articulations, etc.). Examples emphasize attribute variability such…

  • This study guide presents eleven fundamental categories of music analysis. Each category functions as a conceptual entry point, though mature analyses typically integrate multiple approaches for comprehensive understanding. Form and Structure (Structural–Formal Analysis – Examines the large-scale organization of a musical…

  • 1. SECTIONAL FORMS (Based on Contrast and Repetition) One-Part Form (A) A single, unified section with no substantial internal contrast. Common in short character pieces, preludes, or folk melodies. Binary Form (AB or AA-BB) Two distinct sections. Covered in your document. Common…

  • This is an example of using your voice to improvise the basis of a song. This started out as an improvise on piano. As you can see, the improvise was NOT strict metronome, but was fairly even despite not having…

  • For educational purposes, Let’s create a MusicXML file that represents a D major scale (starting on D4 (near middle C), go up two octaves and then back down two octaves), put a “repeat” symbol at the end, and then use…

  • You got to see this! I asked this question to a popular LLM: “If you had to describe musical terminology, such as Rhythm, Meter, and Tempo (Grave, Andante, Largo, Allegro, Adagio, Vivace, Moderato and Presto), how would you do it?  What…

  • This is a short tutorial about my recording workflow. Hopefully it gives a feeling of how I try to go straight into recording with no distractions caused by the software or the hardware. Objective Media  Steps Set File Name and…

  • This album was released last year in July 2025.