Author: billjonesmusicstudio
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Voice Leading Example
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 voice from audio to MIDI. This is quite a detailed process. After that, I soft…
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MusicXML Elements
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 as rhythmic value, duration, and notation modifiers. This is not a verbatim schema listing; rather,…
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Musical Analysis Categories
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 work, how sections, phrases, and formal functions relate over time to create coherence. Pitch Organization…
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Music Form
Comprehensive Overview of Musical Forms Musical form represents the organizational structure of a composition. Here’s an extensive catalogue of forms used across Western and non-Western musical traditions: 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.…
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Voice Leading Example 2
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 a click to follow. The lane “MODX” was the original recording, live MODX sound, then…
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MusicXML (Scales)
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 the lyrics from the “Star Spangled Banner” as insert capability for the <lyric> element. After…
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Poetry Meter = Musical Meter?
I had to show this html / javascript file I created using Claude. You type in your lyrics and it gives you the accent marks of your text. I call it the Lyric Meter Analyzer project. Here is some background: I asked the question: Is there a way to convert poetry meter to musical meter?…
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Recording Workflow
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 Template a means Acoustic Guitar as the chord structure starting point v means voice and…
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