Shakespeare’s Globe: Earth Day

April 22, 2021April 23, 2021 LTGuitarist Bespoke Project Blogs, In The News & Elsewhere Online, Original Music 60 second film, cinematic, composition, earth day, film score, globe theatre, score, shakespeare, short film, the globe

I was thrilled to be asked to score 2 60 second films in collaboration with The Globe Theatre for Earth Day 2021.

Beginner’s Music Composition Dictionary

August 7, 2020February 18, 2021 LTGuitarist Beginners! Get Started With Guitar, Song-Writing composition, music dictionary

What is tempo? What is an ensemble? What is pitch? These questions are all answered in this LTGuitarist Beginner's Dictionary for Musicians. Not understading commonly-used terms is one of the biggest barriers to progessing in music, especially as a beginner. There's loads of great music tutorials online, but not many of them take the time … Continue reading Beginner’s Music Composition Dictionary

Month of Chords

June 5, 2020June 1, 2020 LTGuitarist Challenges, Composition Techniques, Music Theory, Song-Writing challenge, composition, month of chords, music theory

Througout April I challenged myself to write a new set of chords every day, posting them up on Twitter. Now, I know what you're thinking: "Liam, you're a musician. Surely you're writing music all the time?" Yeah, sure, but I don't usually have the time to actively improve on my craft. Working on something will … Continue reading Month of Chords

Intro To Speed Composition

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 LTGuitarist Professional Musicianship composer, composition, fast composer, speed composition, write music faster, writing music fast

https://youtu.be/Ckv3siqzvYA Talking about why composers may want to prioritise speed over quality and offering some ideas for musicians wanting to try out speed composing. This is the first of several videos on faster music composition - future videos will look at specific techniques and ideas in detail.

Phasing

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 LTGuitarist Composition Techniques, Music Theory composer, composition, gcse music, inspiration, minimalism, phasing, songwriting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ5h7WZn8Pw Exploring Phasing through traditional music score and digital audio manipulation. Phasing as a super cool composition technique which is used to great effect in minimalism and abstract pieces of music but can be equally useful and intriguing in modern music too. The scoring software is Guitar Pro 7 and the DAW is Cubase 8.5

The Picardy Third

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 LTGuitarist Composition Techniques, Music Theory, Song-Writing chords, composition, how to resolve, major, minor, picardy, pun, resolution, resolve, star trek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLXk1xcvQck What is a Picardy Third and how can you use them in your compositions? RE the thumbnail: Yes. I know. That's the joke.

Retrograde

March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 LTGuitarist Guitar Tuition, Music Theory, Song-Writing composition, minimalism, retrograde, Song-Writing, songwriting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuy3-YvcoLI A new compisition technique for your toolbelt - used in minimalism and more abstract styles, Retrograde can be a fun way to manipulate a phrase or leitmotif.

Addition & Subtraction

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 LTGuitarist Composition Techniques, Music Theory, Song-Writing composition, inspiration, melody, method, minimalism, minimalist, music, music ideas, notation, tab, technique, toolbelt, write music, writing music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRg3lro2Fik  A new composition technique for you. Addition & Subtraction are commonly found in minimalism but has uses in contemporary cinematic music or even pop and rock.