This past week, I went to a camp where we learned how to compose music. Unfortunately, I was only able to stay 4 out of the 5 days the camp took place. Even more unfortunately, it was the last day where everyone throws a celebration and shares what they learned and created. However, I still got to learn a lot.
When I first arrived, I was a little wary of how this whole class would be taught. Soon enough, I felt comfortable with everyone else. They passed out sheets of blank music paper for us to start composing. The instructor teached us how to compose and how to use different scales and chords. By the third day, we were all using a program called Finale Notepad to create our official pieces. We worked day 3 and day 4 composing and rehearsing for the final day (day 5). Like I said, I was unable to go to the final day because I'm currently on vacation.
You may be wondering, how did I write my piece? Well, I took four chords from a song I know, "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green which I had figured out on my own piano at home a while back. The rest just came to me. My piece turned out really great for my first time. It was written for piano and was finished in one day, with a couple minor boo-boos fixed by the next day.
Here is a picture of some of the song:
If you would like to listen to my song, click here to download Finale Notepad. When you get on Finale, click here to download the song, titled "Skies of Colors" (please tell me if the link does not work). Don't worry, there are no viruses on the song. To play it, open Finale Notepad and click "file," then "open." Locate where you saved the song I composed and open it. Press the play button and listen to my song. Be warned, the way I have it written in Finale isn't exactly how I wanted it to sound, for example I added a repeat and it does not repeat.
My question for the week is...
What do you think of my song, "Skies of Colors?"
