Author: billjonesmusicstudio
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Musical Analysis Categories
Eleven fundamental categories of music analysis serving as conceptual entry points for understanding any musical work comprehensively. These eleven categories serve as conceptual entry points for understanding music comprehensively. Each addresses a distinct dimension of the musical work and can be applied independently or in combination for multi-dimensional analysis. Form and Structure — Examines large-scale…
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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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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…