Description (by Kevin Estrella) A melody I created in E Harmonic Minor inspired by Bach and Vivaldi. Having spent years listening to their music, I have gained incite into the philosophy of how Bach and Vivaldi build melodies. I ‘break the code’ for you so you can begin to create your own more complex melodic lines using…
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Description (by Kevin Estrella) A ‘turnaround’ used by Bach, inspired by the Brandenburg Concertos, by J S Bach. A turnaround is similar to a ‘cadence’ (V – I chord progression). It is a melody that carries a chord progression transitioning from the V chord back to the I chord. This melody can be used to replace diminished…
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June 18 • 1942: Paul McCartney is born June 20 • 1942: Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is born • 1983: Grace Potter is born June 21 • 2002: The very first Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival begins in Manchester, Tennessee June 25 • 1984: Prince’s album Purple Rain sets a record when 1.3…
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Building Melodic Themes from Arpeggios (Spectre of Orion Chorus) Description (by Kevin Estrella) We look at the chorus of ‘Spectre of Orion’ by Pyramids on Mars. I show how I take a very dissonant chord progression (tri-tones) and put together a melody using arpeggios. By finding common notes shared among the chords we can put together a…
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Description (by Kevin Estrella) A pedaltone melody inspired by J S Bach’s Lute Suite (BWV1006) Lesson here. Kevin is the guitarist and composer of instrumental rock band Pyramids on Mars™. His music is hard rock, industrial, and metal infused with lead guitar melodies inspired by violin melodies of Baroque classical composers Bach & Vivaldi. His…
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