Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
Effective Music making #7 is about Genre and how at the start it is an enemy of making music effectively. A well-written Song can move to (almost) any style or genre. If the music is broken though, it will not matter how amazing the sounds or mix are, it is still broken. The musical path really opens up when you have allowed pure music to come alive within you. To do this we need to start working without genre expectations. We look at how simple it was to swap our genre-free piece into something more like The Funky Song.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:37 A Different Way
00:02:54 Support
00:03:39 Mixing
00:04:34 Is Genre Fixed?
00:06:33 Turd Polishing
00:08:19 A Song is not its Genre
00:15:40 How do I make Genre X?
00:17:36 The Danger of Licks
00:18:47 Class vs Piss & Vinegar
00:20:38 Win with Music
00:21:21 Finding Balance
00:22:47 Learning without Genre
00:24:23 Learn your Licks (no cheating)
00:25:25 Find Music
00:26:54 Adding Genre
00:31:25 Where you need to be
00:32:38 Hear Through to What Can Be
00:36:19 Decisions
00:36:28 Leads
00:39:43 Chords
00:40:49 Bass
00:42:00 Drums
00:45:01 Real Musicians
00:46:53 Target Space
00:47:49 Recap
00:53:43 Avoid Loop Hell
00:56:45 Effort to Reward
00:58:26 Homework
00:59:50 Possible Method
01:03:41 Conclusion
Effective Music making #7 is about Genre and how at the start it is an enemy of making music effectively. A well-written Song can move to (almost) any style or genre. If the music is broken though, it will not matter how amazing the sounds or mix are, it is still broken. The musical path really opens up when you have allowed pure music to come alive within you. To do this we need to start working without genre expectations. We look at how simple it was to swap our genre-free piece into something more like The Funky Song.
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Return Value: ko-fi.com/benedictroffmarsh
Chat Group: facebook.com/groups/indiemusician
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:37 A Different Way
00:02:54 Support
00:03:39 Mixing
00:04:34 Is Genre Fixed?
00:06:33 Turd Polishing
00:08:19 A Song is not its Genre
00:15:40 How do I make Genre X?
00:17:36 The Danger of Licks
00:18:47 Class vs Piss & Vinegar
00:20:38 Win with Music
00:21:21 Finding Balance
00:22:47 Learning without Genre
00:24:23 Learn your Licks (no cheating)
00:25:25 Find Music
00:26:54 Adding Genre
00:31:25 Where you need to be
00:32:38 Hear Through to What Can Be
00:36:19 Decisions
00:36:28 Leads
00:39:43 Chords
00:40:49 Bass
00:42:00 Drums
00:45:01 Real Musicians
00:46:53 Target Space
00:47:49 Recap
00:53:43 Avoid Loop Hell
00:56:45 Effort to Reward
00:58:26 Homework
00:59:50 Possible Method
01:03:41 Conclusion
