Vamos Por Do-Re-Mi
Notes on "Vamos Por Do-Re-Mi"
(TI writes:)
This track is the first song* that my daughter made when she was 6 years old, combined with rhythm and other instruments.
* The score in the visual of the sound cloud is the score created by my daughter.
So, the phrase is composed only in C major scale, and chords are rarely used.
The part created by my daughter of this song is counterpoint. For example, the right hand melody “Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So” is the part that the left hand plays “So-Fa-Mi-Re-Do”.
This is not because the daughter knew the counterpoint, but because she did not know the chord.
So she played the melody with her right hand, moved her left hand symmetrically, and found the sound there.
In the meantime, she knew that it was a chord (played repeatedly) and learned something like harmony.
This was very close to the evolution of music and was interesting.
In addition, I created an image of orchestra like in the music of Bossa Nova arranged by Claus Ogerman.
As you know, his orchestra arrangement is very unique, which doesn't have classical elements.
There is a part of the French modern style, but it is not only that, but also jazz style, but it is not jazz itself.
I made a counter melody by using augmented fourth and augmented fifth. Analyzing his track, I'm not necessarily doing that, but I felt it was the closest.
What I noticed through this work is that, with a single melody, now any sound can be in tension.
I think this had a big impact on my later arrangements.
Also, in the sound selection to mixing, the gimmick is used that starts with only the acoustic sound first, then gradually replaces the sound with the electric sound, and finally turns into an electric sound.
(TM comments:)
Phrases that children make are of great charm. What is even more interesting in this track is that its whole consists mainly of counterpoints. While it’s quite ordinary to add chords to a child-made melody, this is unique in terms of counterpoint arrangement.
Perhaps I have never heard a piece with the combination of child-made melodies, Bossa Nova and Electronica, either.
Although I wasn't involved for this track, there seem TI’s changes in style, as he told above.
This track is the first song* that my daughter made when she was 6 years old, combined with rhythm and other instruments.
* The score in the visual of the sound cloud is the score created by my daughter.
So, the phrase is composed only in C major scale, and chords are rarely used.
The part created by my daughter of this song is counterpoint. For example, the right hand melody “Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So” is the part that the left hand plays “So-Fa-Mi-Re-Do”.
This is not because the daughter knew the counterpoint, but because she did not know the chord.
So she played the melody with her right hand, moved her left hand symmetrically, and found the sound there.
In the meantime, she knew that it was a chord (played repeatedly) and learned something like harmony.
This was very close to the evolution of music and was interesting.
In addition, I created an image of orchestra like in the music of Bossa Nova arranged by Claus Ogerman.
As you know, his orchestra arrangement is very unique, which doesn't have classical elements.
There is a part of the French modern style, but it is not only that, but also jazz style, but it is not jazz itself.
I made a counter melody by using augmented fourth and augmented fifth. Analyzing his track, I'm not necessarily doing that, but I felt it was the closest.
What I noticed through this work is that, with a single melody, now any sound can be in tension.
I think this had a big impact on my later arrangements.
Also, in the sound selection to mixing, the gimmick is used that starts with only the acoustic sound first, then gradually replaces the sound with the electric sound, and finally turns into an electric sound.
(TM comments:)
Phrases that children make are of great charm. What is even more interesting in this track is that its whole consists mainly of counterpoints. While it’s quite ordinary to add chords to a child-made melody, this is unique in terms of counterpoint arrangement.
Perhaps I have never heard a piece with the combination of child-made melodies, Bossa Nova and Electronica, either.
Although I wasn't involved for this track, there seem TI’s changes in style, as he told above.