Music Tutorial

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Originally posted by Kaimetsu


No. Drums aren't just a static background, they should interact with the main tune. If you do the drums first then you have to build the tune around them, and that's stupid.

I think it's more of a challenge than an act of stupidity if you can pull it off right. In most cases I usually start by writing a few measures at a time, usually about 8...then I continue to build those 8 measures piece by piece. If I get an idea for the drums while I'm putting other stuff down, I'll go ahead and add it in. There are just some instances where I feel it is necessary to add drums first. Especially when you want drums to have melodic effects (namely, timpani, mallets).

Take this piece I did for shifting ages for example. I actually started the tune with ride hits and added a melody that followed the same rythmn. Since I knew what I had in mind ahead of time, I didn't really think it made much difference WHEN I added it..it all comes out the same in the end.