Q. Now i dont mean make piano noises, i mean like a program where u can make music by pressing keys on keyboard and i makes sound and where u can adjust what sounds each key makes and stuff.
A. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/music/piano/index.htm
This site lets you play a virtual piano, organ, saxophone, flute, panpipes, strings, guitar, steel drums, or double bass! The sound very realistic and there is a "chord" option to play more than one notes at once. This site also includes simple instructions and 6 background drum beat options.
+ Thanks! Hope it helps.
What are some good songs to play on Acoustic guitar?
Q. I'm 13 and I have a pretty good range (for singing) and I would say i'm and intermediate guitar player and I really want a good song to sing and play guitar. I have been searching for hours and still can't find anything suitable for what I'm look for. I want something slow and soft that's is really pretty, but not too slow and soft of you know what I mean ha ha. Thnx! : )
yes, I am intermediate for a fact. :)
A. how good are you, because that can determine alot. im more so an intermediate so i play alotta mayer, opeth (their acoustic stuff mostly), jazz, or anything that has alot of moving lines (especially if they are fingerpicked). you really need to specify what you mean by intermediate players, because I know alot of beginners who consider themselves intermediate but in all reality they are still beginners.
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if you arent that good try:
angel, go on, banana pancakes, better together, or breakdown - jack johnson
pretty much any slow green day song
any nirvana song
taylor swift (which u'd never catch me playing)
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if you're intermediate (a good pretty good control and can play fluently):
barely breathing - duncan sheik
stairway to heaven - led zeppelin (this isnt a beginner song, idk y ppl think so but its not. if you intend to play it super tight/clean and musical, u cant b a beginner)
blackbird - beatles (again if you want it super tight, u need experience for this song. or its sound like mud)
daughters, who says, free fallin, stop this train, slow dancing in a burning room, etc - john mayer
gravedigger, crash into me- dave matthews
fly me to the moon - various artist
autumn leaves - various artist
all of me - various artist
lullaby of birdland - ella fitzgerald's is really hard to sing, other remade the song w/ vocals too
my funny valentine (is really slow, but the chords arent easy, and its a vocal feature)
bella luna, coyotes, hey love - jason mraz (you need great control over your voice if you intend on
playing mraz and only play his live version; i hate his studio version, except for bella luna)
if u like darker songs try:
still day beneath the sun-opeth
here are some other intermediate songs that are just so fun u really dont need a vocal line:
going home- shiro sagisu
laser speed-between the buried and me
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if ur quite an accomplish guitarist try (this doesnt mean ur an expert or whateva, just that u can sing and play more complex song and chord changes):
how insensitive
neon - mayer (i can play this but i cant sing a play this song for the life of me)
satellite - dave matthews (same as neon)
one song that is crazy hard no vocals though, but just one of those songs:
angelina - tommy emmanuel
I suggest you get a "The Real Vocal Book" which is like $15-30 depending which edition you get or voicing and where you get it. This book is what pro jazz band use at gigs, jazz vocal majors (like one of my best friends), and those who want to play harder, mature, and beautiful songs (the songs my funny valentine, all of me, autumn leaves, how insensitive, and fly me to the moon are all within the vocal real book) This book will last you all you musical life as long as you dont destroy the book. Its made to b played by yourself on piano or guitar, but since the real book is so popular it comes in different keys for other instruments (i have a Eb, Bb, and C real book, my friend has the Vocal real book which is also in C). You probably can find a virtual copy online somewhere like on 4shared.com or wateva filesharing site u use, but its kinda illegal but thats a thing of virtues, but so u know, its there.....
note: sorry if there r grammar issues, im a musician, lol
How can I compose an epic film theme song? Pleeeeease?
Q. I'm so interested in creating frenzy atmosphere with listening to an epic instrumental song; like Alexander Desplat's Harry Potter or Twilight songs. I know they frequently use horns and woodwinds, but I don't know how to record them. I just have a piano and a guitar, and I have no choice but to record my songs with computer softwares. Can you tell me which software? And please help me with naming some useful musical instruments?
Ps: sorry for my terrible grammer and thanks.
A. Wow! Slow down there, my friend.
Film scoring is a very rewarding experience, but you have to be careful in regards to how you'll tackle it. If done wrong, you may become frustrated with it and feel like it's a dead-end task, for all the wrong reasons.
If someone tried to build a house but didn't know how to use the most basic tools, chances are they would spend much longer time than was necessary or even healthy for them, and they may not even finish the house before they called it quits--and if they did, it probably wouldn't be nearly as high-quality work as they wanted.
The same applies to music. A novice shouldn't be attempting to score a 60-part piece with dozens of different instruments and different rhythmic styles, motifs, chords, progressions, etc.--without the proper experience, it's likely you'd stop after the first minute or so and get stumped on how you should continue the piece.
Try to start smaller at the beginning. Make a few piano or guitar songs, or maybe make a quartet piece. Start a project which you could reasonably finish. Then, once you've gotten your feet wet, you can start dabbling in the big orchestra--and that's where it gets real intense.
However, to answer your original question:
Since it's unlikely you have a symphony orchestra at your beck and call, I'll assume you're going virtual for the time being.
--Find some musical notation software--Finale and Sibelius are arguably the most popular programs out there in regards to digital musical notation, though they're definitely not the only ones. This is probably where you'll be doing the bulk of your work in orchestration and composition, as you'll be writing down the notes in these programs. (Expect to pay a bit of money, though--good musical notation software can get quite pricey at times.)
--(Alternatively, if you don't care much for traditional musical notation or writing for a live orchestra to play, you can find a DAW (Digital Audio Workspace)--FL Studio, Cubase and Ableton are premiere, if quite pricey, examples of good DAW software. You can simply record what you want your digital instruments to play with a keyboard or even just using your mouse, but you won't likely be able to see your work in a traditional music format, and therefore you won't be able to print it out for real performers to play.)
--Get some sound libraries! If you really want to go the route of the traditional big string/brass/woodwind orchestra, "EWQL Symphonic Orchestra" is a great start--moderately pricey, but packed with impressive-quality samples of all the instruments a film composer is most likely to use. There are others, too, with widely-varying price ranges--but keep in mind that more expensive is not necessarily better. You'll probably want a few libraries to pick and choose from according to what sound you want.
--Take a look at some online forums--try "youngcomposers.com," for example. Ask around--there's many people much more qualified than I am that are more than willing to dispense great advice for those who simply ask them.
And for the instruments:
--Strings, obviously. Can't have that "epic film score" sound without a big fat string orchestra.
--French horn, for those ridiculously beautiful and mellow solos, or those daring, blasting action shots and pads. They're the real "inspire the heck out of the audience" instrument.
--Trumpet, for practically any "inspiring theme solo" piece. They're a lot more bright than the french horn is, and quite a bit easier to play "fast-n'-high" pieces on, so they'll often be leading the band on the main themes, action sequences, or the traditional "clarion-call" inspirational scenes, such as when a commander is inspiring his troops to "fight on" when all hope seems lost.
--Clarinet/oboe, for those heart-melting soft solos and interludes.
--Flutes--for exciting scale runs, or those airy, soaring melodies, or those mystical, mysterious and lovely solos, you'll need flutes.
--Bassoon--you probably haven't heard it much in film scores, but when you do, it's unmistakable. It's hard to explain; you'll have to hear one for yourself. Once you know, however, you "know."
--Percussion! Because what's a film score without war drums, or timpani, or reverse cymbals?
--Piano! Stupendously versatile. Can move a crowd to tears, or back up the explosions. Especially in an "Alexandre Desplat" piece, use a piano!
What I wrote down was an "extremely" scant generalization on what each instrument is often used for, but there's quite a bit I was not able to include. That's the wonderful thing about music; you can do just about anything if you know the rules--and much more importantly, how to BREAK THEM! (In a way that's interesting to the audience and doesn't sound painful, that is.)
Hope this helps!
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