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Musical Composition, Theory and Songwriting/Questions Answered by Expert Doglas Yeo
| Subject | Date Asked |
| composition | 5/3/2009 |
| Q: What works better in composition?Preparing the lyrics first and working out the melody? or vice ... A: I am not very expert at songwriting, but I feel that both ways work well. If you already have a set ... | |
| "Dawn" Pride & Prejudice Piano Arpeggio Fingering Question | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: I'm trying to teach myself "Dawn" in the Pride & Prejudice Piano Score and I was wondering if anyone ... A: Sorry, but I'm not familiar with the piece. However, generally for arpeggios, a tip is to try to ... | |
| combination of pentatonic and 12 step scale | 9/26/2007 |
| Q: m not a musician so please answer my question in very simple words.I m a student of ... A: my mail is yodogyo@gmail.com In order to do the above, you probably require some sort of MIDI ... | |
| combination of pentatonic and 12 step scale | 9/25/2007 |
| Q: m not a musician so please answer my question in very simple words.I m a student of ... A: the pentatonic scale is made up of 5 notes. In the key of C, this would be C,D,E,G,A. (There are 12 ... | |
| a song | 7/14/2007 |
| Q: I'm Laure, from Argentina. I am starting my career as a singer (though have studied music and ... A: Although I have never heard of this song, I'll try to answer your question. To mix both melodies, ... | |
| Chinese composition | 5/7/2007 |
| Q: I am currently composing a Chinese Mid Autumn Festival song. I am having trouble as I am composing ... A: I suppose you are composing for Western instruments/piano, since A flat major is very hard to play ... | |
| how to tune a guzheng | 2/3/2007 |
| Q: Would you mind assisting me? I bought a student model guzheng with only 18 strings. All strings have ... A: try out this guide at http://www.chinesezither.net/images/tuning0001.BMP It is for 21 strings, so ... | |
| guzheng brands | 1/18/2007 |
| Q: I am from Calgary Canada. There is no guzheng shops here thus choosing one in person is not ... A: I searched the web and http://www.chinesezither.net seems to be a rather reliable source, for ... | |
| guzheng brands | 1/16/2007 |
| Q: I need some help in choosing a guzheng. Is Dunhuang guzheng too fragile in cites with very dry ... A: Sorry, I have never heard of the above guzhengs. As for the Dunhuang guzheng, perhaps storing it in ... | |
| how to pull emotions from chords | 9/23/2006 |
| Q: answered where he stated "if you are writing chords and melodies to existing lyrics (your own or ... A: this is a good question. One of the purposes of chords (harmony) is to portray an emotion. For the ... | |
| nature of music | 9/7/2006 |
| Q: COULD YOU HELP ME WITH THESE 10 QUESTION? The distance between one pitch and the next is referred ... A: This looks like some questions from a worksheet, but never mind... Answer: 1) C: interval 2) D: ... | |
Musical Composition, Theory and Songwriting
Answers by Expert:
Doglas Yeo
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Composition, Theory, Chinese Instruments I can't answer questions on ethnic instruments outside of Asia (eg. Armenian instruments, etc.)
Experience
Composer of Piano, Chinese Orchestra, and others.
Came up with the theory "The Triangular Properties of Musical Chords"
Avid interest in Mathematical/Physical Theories of Music.
Knowledge of Chinese Orchestral instruments.
Education/Credentials
ABRSM Piano and Theory
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