SATB Aanlysis

Hi @GospelPiano12,

4 hours ago, GospelPiano12 said:

Going to put this one into SATB, but I'd like to use different harmonies for the verses and chorus. Any ideas?

For me you can use stabler harmony for verses and sharper sounds in chorus just like what you did in bar 1 with the E natural, probably good with an augmented chord Ab+. B.2 can be harmonized with Db7 while b.11 with Fm.

Henry

4 hours ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Hi @GospelPiano12,

For me you can use stabler harmony for verses and sharper sounds in chorus just like what you did in bar 1 with the E natural, probably good with an augmented chord Ab+. B.2 can be harmonized with Db7 while b.11 with Fm.

Henry

 

I agree. I was thinking of using augmented triads for the chorus, and 7ths on the verse. And I added some IV/V chords to the verse. I'd like to learn some more passing chords between a IV and ii chord. I always use a IV-VI64-ii. 

Well, really it would be a IV- V43/ii-ii

2 hours ago, GospelPiano12 said:

Well, really it would be a IV- V43/ii-ii

This is a very smooth progression with the bassline moving in Db-C-Bb. An upper voice can move in Bb-C-Db with a ii6 chord substituting the IV chord, the V43/ii can be a vii65/ii (actually just substitute the F with a Gb) if you want a more dissonant sound. Or conversely the bassline moves on Bb-C-Db.

Is this good? I'd like some more distinction between the harmonies on the verse and chors

Hi @GospelPiano12,

I find it good and especially enjoy the chromatic passing tones. I really hope you can add more of that! It will add much colour and motion for the piece especially as a spiritual.

Just beware of the tied notes!

Henry

31 minutes ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Hi @GospelPiano12,

I find it good and especially enjoy the chromatic passing tones. I really hope you can add more of that! It will add much colour and motion for the piece especially as a spiritual.

Just beware of the tied notes!

Henry

 

Are there any places you see that could benefit from more of those passing tones?

Having a bit of trouble notating this one

Hey @GospelPiano12,

The "to" in first line is Eb.

The "that's" in line 3 is Eb

The following lines I heard:

G F Eb D G F Eb D G Bb Bb

Eb G Bb Bb Eb C C C-Bb

Eb G Bb Bb Eb C C C-Bb

G Bb Bb Eb C C C Bb G-F Eb

Eb G F Eb Eb G F Eb Eb-F F Eb D Eb

The repeated lines I don't mark them.

Henry

Quick rhythmic notation in flat.io lol

Finally got a chance to use Aural Skills in real life. Wrote this whole away from home, so no piano to play it on first. That's the melody - anyone have any harmony suggestions? I'm going to go back in and add some echo parts too. 

Hi @GospelPiano12,

Just brainstorming, e.g. the first bar can be a I-IV64-I progression, b.5 can be g minor, b.6 c minor!

Henry

8 hours ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Hi @GospelPiano12,

Just brainstorming, e.g. the first bar can be a I-IV64-I progression, b.5 can be g minor, b.6 c minor!

Henry

 

I might try these...lmk what you think. 

I think I'll need to adjust my voicing on my C7 chord 

Finished it

Not an analysis, but I'd like to experiment with writing something more vocal - how would my harmonies look with something like this? 

I'm thinking mainly 3rds, but some 6ths would be nice between the soprano and alto.

I'm not really the most experienced when it comes to writing choral arrangemnets

Hi @GospelPiano12,

On 5/13/2023 at 2:04 AM, GospelPiano12 said:

I'm not really the most experienced when it comes to writing choral arrangemnets

For me is b.8 really this syncopated in the soprano part? For me the "Har" syllable should be a downbeat in the next bar. In the "fruit" in b.5 it's the same as it should be on downbeat of b.6 and last for 9 quaver beats. 

Henry

25 minutes ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Hi @GospelPiano12,

For me is b.8 really this syncopated in the soprano part? For me the "Har" syllable should be a downbeat in the next bar. In the "fruit" in b.5 it's the same as it should be on downbeat of b.6 and last for 9 quaver beats. 

Henry

 

Not sure, I can see that, but then b.8 would need to be adjusted and I'm not sure how. Unless I make that previous word "time" ties into the next bar. 

Would this work better?

I have this up to "And it's coming soon":

Thank you that helped - I'm glad that I was mostly on track

8 minutes ago, GospelPiano12 said:

Thank you that helped - I'm glad that I was mostly on track

Please give me reputation points for that as I don't want to be in that 444 points condition now!! LoL (4 means die or death in Cantonese LoL)

Henry

Oh my, I gave you some points lol

2 minutes ago, GospelPiano12 said:

Oh my, I gave you some points lol

Haha thx Gospel! 💋

Just now, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Haha thx Gospel! 💋

 

You're welcome