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Composing Memorable Melody (Chapter Three)

September 30, 2016 By Chris Owenby Leave a Comment

Okay, by now you should have a firm grasp of the ingredients needed to compose memorable melody. Let’s recap. – It all comes down to intervals or intervallic structure – the distance from one note to the next (ex. 2nd, 3rd, etc.) – watch this video for a refresher on intervals. The diatonic scale – […]

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Cannot Not Compose – Greek and Composing

September 6, 2016 By Chris Owenby 4 Comments

The following post is by my friend and mentor, Dr. Nickitas Demos, Professor of Composition and Coordinator of Composition Studies at the Georgia State University School of Music. Nickitas is a prolific composer of music spanning multiple genres. He’s found the sweet spot where meaningful music and everyday life beautifully collide. He’s a brilliant composer […]

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Brilliant Music That Will Make Your Choir Want to Rehearse

May 17, 2016 By Chris Owenby 6 Comments

We’ve all been there. It’s like pulling teeth sometimes to get the choir to sing. A dreadful experience, indeed. We church music directors want our choirs to enjoy rehearsal. We think about the rehearsal all week long. Meticulously structuring it in hopes of achieving good results for Sunday. But what state is our choir in […]

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