D-50 Improv #1

An improvisation on my old Roland D-50. I LOVE this patch with the fifths. Makes some great late 80s and early 90s sounds.

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Music

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• Roland
• D-50
• Improvisation
• Justin
• Tokke
• Tokkemon

[wagnerviolist]

@TekinOzbekMusic Tekin, which option? Are you mentally retarded or do you classify yourself as stupid? 

[jawoodruff123]

When one composes for solo instrument that is not a keyboard instrument... you are learning and doing more things than writing a monophonic work. You have to think of the various nuances of each instrument and utilize them in a way that makes the piece interesting to the listener. Just writing a piece that has a melody will not cut it. I have been composing for 15 years now - been through college and am now at the start of my career. I know my stuff. Thanks!

[jawoodruff123]

Yes, melody construction is one of the most important first lessons any student of composition should take. Regardless of your aesthetic or background - a firm foundation will serve any student well!

[mermaidopera]

I would also like to hear some of your compositions, Mr. Özbek.

[mermaidopera]

My first lessons in composition dealt with melody - but it was never designed to exclusively deal with one instrument. We talked not only about solo melodies, but also compound melodies that exist in counterpoint. In fact, it was my counterpoint classes that taught me about solo writing, more than any solo-instrument class did.

[jawoodruff123]

Writing for one solo instrument is not going to teach someone monophony. *facepalm*

[jawoodruff123]

Ouch. Just because I have them start with basic and intermediate compositional skills first and NOT extended and advanced first? I think to have a pupil start with composing a work for solo flute FIRST is very, very bad teaching. I mean, come on, you have many nuances you have to pay attention to. And a beginner student will not take all of them into account.

[Tokkemon]

@TekinOzbekMusic European education IS western education.

Was your first composition for solo something BTW?

[jawoodruff123]

I would never have my pupils start with a composition for solo instrument unless it were piano or another keyboard. They would learn a lot from a solo instrument exercise, sure, BUT I would want them to first grasp the basics of form and development. Then they can focus there little hearts content on developing a good knowledge of writing for solo instrument (extended performance technique, etc.)

[jawoodruff123]

Start with composing for one instrument??? Where are you getting this stuff at? No, you don't start by composing for solo instruments. You start with a firm understanding of music theory. Note values, chords (both basic and advanced), melodic construction, harmony, atonal/tonal differences, etc. Then you compose for small ensembles of 2 - 3 instruments or piano solo. A beginning composer should NEVER write a piece for solo flute or other non-keyboard instrument first!