Saher GaltWe started this together, singing and harmonizing, and it blossomed into a global experience of unity and collaboration amidst the isolation. To me, it represents a point of light at the end of this long tunnel, and may it continue to be a message of hope whenever you need it.
let you down in a deep hole eyes drown like a dam broke candle wick in the cold lit wet while the wind blows
saw the ocean turning dark fizzled out like a spark seventeen with the broken past swept to sea on a sinking raft
hold on hold fast hold on this is gonna pass that shadow's moving fast
they couldn't look you in the eye it's like you were ticking time everybody ran for cover then talked about you in another tense
never really had a chance medicating in advance chinatown in a vacant lot going down like an anchor drops
hold on hold fast hold on this is gonna pass nothing ever lasts
not 'til the hourglass breaks not 'til you're buried in waves not 'til the ferryman waits not 'til you sparkle and fade not 'til the darkness takes hold
hold fast hold on hold this is gonna pass just hold on.
Galt Aureus - Hold OnSaher Galt2021-03-27 | We started this together, singing and harmonizing, and it blossomed into a global experience of unity and collaboration amidst the isolation. To me, it represents a point of light at the end of this long tunnel, and may it continue to be a message of hope whenever you need it.
let you down in a deep hole eyes drown like a dam broke candle wick in the cold lit wet while the wind blows
saw the ocean turning dark fizzled out like a spark seventeen with the broken past swept to sea on a sinking raft
hold on hold fast hold on this is gonna pass that shadow's moving fast
they couldn't look you in the eye it's like you were ticking time everybody ran for cover then talked about you in another tense
never really had a chance medicating in advance chinatown in a vacant lot going down like an anchor drops
hold on hold fast hold on this is gonna pass nothing ever lasts
not 'til the hourglass breaks not 'til you're buried in waves not 'til the ferryman waits not 'til you sparkle and fade not 'til the darkness takes hold
hold fast hold on hold this is gonna pass just hold on.The Complete Guide to Chords | Add 9Saher Galt2022-11-30 | We cover the add9 (and ♭9 and ♯9) chords, with all the triad and ninth combinations, revealing a spectrum from floating, gossamer chords to those hurtling toward annihilation.
Add nine chords are a simple yet potent way to thoroughly transform the character of the basic triads. At the same time, we broach an important point about voicing and enharmonic spelling and the subsequent effect on name and implied function of chords.
Any additional questions on Add 9 chords, feel free to ask in the comments.
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--Support-- Patreon: patreon.com/sahergalt Facebook: facebook.com/sahergalt Instagram: instagram.com/sahergalt Twitter: twitter.com/galtmusicIntroduction to four-part rhythm | Interactive rhythm practiceSaher Galt2022-08-26 | Four-part musical textures are so common that understanding them is essential. We can practice processing and internalizing the sheer volume of musical information involved by working four-part rhythm exercises, where we perform four independent rhythms at the same time. While challenging at first, this opens the door to a raft of musical abilities very much worth having and reveals a path to deeper understanding of four-part textures.
0:00 - Flexibility, Speed and Precision in Singing 0:14 - Pentatonic Tumble Example (Descending) 0:20 - Pentatonic Tumble Practice (Descending) 1:12 - Vocal Run Example 1:24 - Vocal Run Practice 1:50 - Pentatonic Example (Ascending) 1:56 - Pentatonic Practice (Ascending) 3:14 - Vocal Run Example 3:19 - Vocal Run Practice 3:40 - VictorySing a Round With Me | Old English RoundSaher Galt2022-03-31 | We sing Ah Poor Bird together, a traditional English round.
Rounds are a specific type of canon where each instance of the melody repeats verbatim, thus continuing in circular fashion. It presents an endlessly fascinating compositional puzzle, the creation of melody which harmonizes with itself. Rounds are also a particularly useful tool as multipart listening exercises, especially while also maintaining one's own melodic course. This is the essence of harmonizing, after all.
This round, Ah Poor Bird, has a few different variations, and you may be familiar with one of its alternates. There's a common one where the melody in "high above the sorrows" is sung on a C# rather than C natural, invoking harmonic minor, whereas the version we sing here is natural minor. And there are a few additional verses, all of which vary from version to version. Fun to explore, if you're so inclined.
The Motherland stands all alone, another shell will land, shaking broken homes,
and if you enter here on Moscow's order, dusting golden domes with pale moth powder,
then fill your pockets with seeds, fill your pockets with seeds! And may the Ghosts of Kyiv sleep peacefully in the fields of sunflowers you will leave.
in the cellars and streets, under chestnut trees, they may dream of peace, but they will fight to stay free,
and if you entered here at the tyrant's will, the only words I can think quote the Snake Island 13
and, "fill your pockets with seeds, fill your pockets with seeds!" May the Ghosts of Kyiv sleep peacefully in the fields of sunflowers you will leave.
Ghosts of Kyiv is now on Spotify and Apple Music. 100% of revenue from streams donated to organizations helping Ukraine.
--Connect-- Patreon: patreon.com/sahergalt Facebook: facebook.com/sahergalt Instagram: instagram.com/sahergalt Twitter: twitter.com/galtmusicA Message of Hope for 2022Saher Galt2021-12-31 | This past year, we set out with the endeavor to make this a better one, come what may. Taking calamity as a catalyzing force for growth, the struggle with it as a means to become stronger. How'd you do?
As happens with resolution, I expect you launched out of the gates with a flurry of inspiration. And I hope that energy sustained you through an unremitting string of successes until this very moment. Though, as sometimes happens with resolution, you may have met with resistance to your intention. Battered by the winds of fate, things perhaps didn't turn out exactly how you'd hoped.
During this formidable act of striving to overcome adversity, you may have uncovered the cruel truth that it is possible to fail in that. We're not guaranteed triumph over hardship. We're not even guaranteed forward motion. We can crash back to the base of the mountain we broke our bodies to climb, and pull an avalanche down with us.
Blanketed in snow, it can seem safer there. You can't fall, so long as you stay buried. And there is a certain icy truth to that. You can grow numb to the cold, and perhaps even find a kind of comfort in the glacial monotony of neverending winter.
Even there in that bleak surrender, an unchanging mausoleum of your pain frozen around you, there is one place a point of light still burns in perennial resistance to the cold. It's inside of you, and goes with you everywhere, even down the blackest hole.
Maybe it's so dim now there's only a trace of heat. But amid the uncertainty inherent in every moment, there is one unyielding truth.
If you dare to climb once more, hand over hand out of your frozen tomb, toward the warm, golden sun melting snowpack into swelling rivers, you'll find the florid explosions of life all the avalanches had eventually watered, flowers blooming like fireworks across a deep green sky, as your thawing heart gently beats again.
And the first step is to hazard the hope, and risk the bitter sting of its shattering. To look for a blade of light through the tiniest fingerhole.Why is the Ghostbusters theme song so memorable?Saher Galt2021-12-18 | We explore Ray Parker Jr.'s iconic Ghostbusters theme song with an analysis of its harmonic, melodic and mnemonic devices.
I ain't afraid of no ghost.The Horizon EffectSaher Galt2021-12-01 | Searching a finite depth into the infinite horizon. What lies beyond?
When I get a new piece of gear, I often create a new piece with it. Partly as a way to explore, but also the irresistible excitement generated by a novel thing can be a potent form of inspiration. This came out of my first day with the DeepMind synth.
-- CONNECT -- Patreon: patreon.com/sahergalt Facebook: facebook.com/sahergalt Twitter: twitter.com/galtmusicTwo-part rhythm practice | Exercises for perfecting rhythmSaher Galt2021-08-31 | Managing multiple rhythm lines at the same time is fundamental to learning to play & sing, mastering any polyphonic instrument, and understanding the interaction of rhythmic ideas in music. These two-part rhythm exercises will open the door to these skills and continue the journey of perfecting rhythm.
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/sahergalt TWITTER: twitter.com/galtmusic PATREON: patreon.com/sahergaltSing in Tune with Tetrachords | Interactive Singing LessonSaher Galt2021-07-28 | More on perfecting the ability to sing in tune. We practice the tetrachords found in the major scale using the reference technique we introduced in my last video. By honing these tetrachords, we're in effect preparing for all conjunct melodies derived from the major scale.
To sing with perfect tuning, we need extraordinary precision with the voice and exacting recognition of any pitch deviation. In this singing lesson, I share an exercise which reveals even the slightest changes in pitch and guides us with strong physical feedback toward perfect intonation.
Perfect Tuning Part I: youtu.be/IyMS1pCbaJI Perfect Tuning Part II: youtu.be/zab-JOorXZISinging MORE Exotic Vocal Runs! (Part 2)Saher Galt2021-04-19 | We sing more runs derived from exotic scales to improve vocal flexibility, challenge the ear and broaden musical horizons. Do you have a favorite mode?
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3deiTuQ Apple Music: apple.co/3cv6cwB Personal Facebook: facebook.com/sahergalt Galt Aureus Facebook: https://www.facebook/galtmusic Patreon: patreon.com/sahergaltHow to Sight Sing in MINOR | Interactive PracticeSaher Galt2021-01-26 | We explore sight singing in natural minor by memorizing the sound of the novel scale degrees, identifying the stepwise differences between major and minor, and incorporating numbers as well as movable do solfege. Any questions, ask in the comments.
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And it starts with the realization that calamity is inevitable. It's ready to strike at any time. It's never an "if", but a "when". This won't be the last virus. Or the last unseen disaster. Make no mistake, the universe is going to loose catastrophe upon us until the sun swallows the earth. If you were under the impression that someday you would have no problems or that it's some kind of goal to get there: I'm telling you there is no such destination. And waiting for things to get simpler before moving forward--the "I just need to get past this" kind of a mindset--is self-imposed purgatory. You can get stuck there.
You know, I started 2020 by saying life is literally never going to give you perfect conditions to move you toward your goals, and that it's probably actively going to do the opposite. Well, 2020 sure delivered on that promise. But I also said that struggle is woven into us at a primal level. Not just that it's inevitable, but it actually makes us stronger.
Now, don't get me wrong, hardship can be an awful and ugly thing. Hard to look at. But it's also one of our most potent teachers, and to look upon the face of catastrophe is to look deep into the nature of existence. When things break down, we catch a glimpse of what was making them work. And so rather than closing off, and growing cold, or shallowly distracting ourselves while the world burns--open your heart. And it'll expand and deepen. You'll be holding more pain, but also more love.
Instead of escaping problems on a personal or global scale, meet them head on. Empower yourself with the mindset that no matter what disaster is in front of you, you possess the resilience to get through it. And in return, you will grow stronger and earn the quiet confidence that only comes from being tested by fire. So, here's to being our best in 2021. Come what may.Singing EXOTIC vocal runs!Saher Galt2020-12-01 | We explore singing runs in exotic scales to push the ear, improve vocal flexibility and expand musical vocabulary.
I'll carry my own head like a saint, where my eyes will pray.
I haunt you, a holy place, sunk in your heart like a grave, I'm a shifting shape, a feeling without a name, yeah, I hang around like a wraith.
I'm your silver, reflecting angles that you hide, can I survive her lycanthropic side?
vanish like a ghost in your eyes, and gone before you know,
I haunt you.Saher Galt - Are We Alone?Saher Galt2020-10-01 | In the vast expanse, we search for a signal.EXTRA practice to perfect your tuning! Ear training for intonation (part 2)Saher Galt2020-09-10 | Extra intonation practice to perfect your tuning to the smallest degrees of resolution: 10, 5 and even 3 cents. Use these exercises to refine your ability to hear subtle differences in pitch and sing precisely in tune.
Get V60: galtmusic.com/lessons/downloads/v60-vocal-system Part I: youtu.be/IyMS1pCbaJI Part III: youtu.be/I7Ao64HljaYPerfect your TUNING! Ear training for intonation.Saher Galt2020-08-31 | Singing perfectly in tune requires distinguishing fine differences in pitch. Much narrower than the 100 cents difference that separates adjacent chromatic notes. In this video, we do a few ear training exercises that can help perfect intonation down to the resolution of 5 cents.
V60 is the biggest, more complete vocal system ever developed, comprehensively covering tone, resonance, power, runs, expression, intonation, high notes, low range, connection and much more; over 1,000 tracks and 30+ hours of techniques, exercises, instruction and musical application. It's powerful, motivating and fun! Everything you need to get your voice sounding the best it ever has.Unleash the creative power of Backbone!Saher Galt2020-08-11 | We explore Steinberg's new drum designer Backbone and discover its power extends far beyond creating percussion. The convenient drag and drop sample layering, re-synthesis and decompose features make it a wildly creative tool for inventing unique instruments like leads, basses and pads.
C O N N E C T: Facebook: facebook.com/sahergalt Patreon: patreon.com/sahergalt Instagram: instagram.com/sahergalt Twitter: twitter.com/galtmusicSaher Galt - PulsarSaher Galt2020-07-25 | A massive star collapses, crushing every proton and electron into neutrons, becoming so incomprehensibly dense that a section the size of a sugar cube weighs a trillion kilograms. Spinning wildly, with powerful magnetic fields focusing jets of radiation that sweep over Earth like beams from a galactic searchlight, we observe the pulsar.
We use dissonance to bring out the anguish, balancing the dissonances with the sweeter underlying chord progression while carefully resolving the biting intervals. Chromaticism allows us to transform the prevailing harmony, darkening chords and bringing out a sense of urgency. Melisma flags symbolic imagery while bringing movement, drama and complexity to a static moment.
Full score plus isolated stems available on Patreon.
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#Orchestral #MusicRhythm Practice in Compound Meter (6/8, 9/8 and 12/8)Saher Galt2020-01-30 | We practice rhythms in compound meters 6/8, 9/8 and 12/8. Also, we cover what makes compound meter distinct from simple meter.
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#2020 #HappyNewYear
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--Music theory prerequisites-- Intervals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXg8e... Triads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K00Iv... Sevenths: youtube.com/watch?v=rVriHe--Lt8
Specifically, we'll check out the guitar tablature, string harmonic, harp pedal diagram and score condensing features in Dorico 3. Any questions, ask in the comments.
Patreon: patreon.com/sahergalt Instagram: instagram.com/sahergalt Facebook: facebook.com/sahergalt Twitter: twitter.com/galtmusicRhythm Practice in Simple Meter (2/4, 3/4 and 4/4)Saher Galt2019-11-20 | We practice rhythm in the simple meters, 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4. We also cover what simple duple, triple and quadruple meter means in general and preface variations you're likely to encounter.
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--Connect-- Patreon: patreon.com/sahergalt Facebook: facebook.com/sahergalt Instagram: instagram.com/sahergalt Twitter: twitter.com/galtmusicThe Complete Guide to Chords | Part 1 - TRIADSSaher Galt2019-10-01 | In this guide to chords, we cover how to build all the triads (major, minor, diminished and augmented), the concept of triadic chord building in general, and we preface roman numeral harmonic analysis.
D major: D F# A F# minor: F# A C# A diminished: A C Eb Bb augmented: Bb D F#How to HEAR Compression | Ear Training for Mixing and MasteringSaher Galt2019-08-30 | We train how to hear compression as well as explore the impact of different methods of compression, including fast attack/fast release, slow attack/slow release and fast attack/slow release techniques.
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/sahergalt INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/sahergalt TWITTER: twitter.com/galtmusic PATREON: patreon.com/sahergaltSinging with EXPRESSION | Techniques to bring out the emotion in your voiceSaher Galt2019-08-01 | We cover singing with expression, introducing a couple key techniques, and discuss how training your voice to develop a variety of timbres, dynamics, articulations and vocal gestures will empower you to express the underlying emotion in a song.
We show you how to sing with emotion using two techniques that express intimacy, passion, mournfulness and vulnerability. We also discuss what's involved in training your voice to become an expressive singer.Saher Galt - Is This Redemption?Saher Galt2019-07-27 | A piece I composed for strings, performed live in Angel Recording Studios, London.