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Guided Composition Tutorial: Creating Diatonic Chord Sequences in Cubase

This step-by-step guide helps you compose music for AQA requirements using Cubase. Learn to write songs, not just pieces, and succeed in your music GCSE. Utilize Cubase to edit and compose chord progressions effortlessly. Follow the provided link for more resources and guidance. Enhance your composition skills by inserting a cadence extension.

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Guided Composition Tutorial: Creating Diatonic Chord Sequences in Cubase

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  1. KNOW:A minor scale SHOW: You can insert notes into Cubase COMPOSE: A diatonic chord sequence • Step by step guide to composing A* - C grade songs. • It’s not about composing a piece your ears have yearned for. Its about meeting the requirements of AQA. • This not an instruction manual, those expecting to be spoon fed will struggle. Composition means song writing, you writing a song. Not sticking your hand up after 10 mins saying “I don’t get it”. • Song writing on Cubase means you won’t have to write a score. (teacher demo) • Last year no one got below a C grade in their composing because Cubase allows you to edit at a later stage or as you go along. • Click here - http://www.musicgcse.com/Unit%204.html and open the ‘Area of study justification’. • Go through the justification and marking process. • Pick 2 area’s of study for final piece.

  2. 1: Use a scale to compose a chord sequence (triads) TASK 1: You MUST know your scale. Why? At the bottom of your AoS justification fill in either a major or Minor scale. All piano chords: http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/G.asp TASK 2: Compose a chord sequence in 3/4 time signature 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Count Chords Em Bd Am Am

  3. 2: Using Cubase – Set up In pairs get Cubase loaded • Select More. 2. Select Empty • Select Create. When saving: Save in your ‘My documents’ folder.

  4. 2: Using Cubase – Set up • Right mouse click here • Select ADD MIDI TRACK • Click ADD TRACK

  5. 2: Using Cubase – Set up • Click here • Select DIGITAL KEYBOARD

  6. 2: Using Cubase – Time Signatures

  7. 2: Using Cubase – Always use the metronome Turn Auto Q on Turn the metronome on TASK: Hit record and play in your chord sequence

  8. 2: Using Cubase – Getting your music in time Enlarge, Snap, Select all and Quantise.

  9. 2: Using Cubase – Windows shortcuts • Ctrl + D = Duplicate • Ctrl + C = Copy • Ctrl + V = Paste • Ctrl + Z = Undo • Crtl + A = Select all TASK: Duplicate your Chord progression 3 times.

  10. I NOW HAVE… x x x x x EXTENSION: Insert a cadence

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