For this composition, I asked a guitarist to help me play my riff. I use a Zoom to record my audio. the notes I used are Em, C5, G5, D5.

Guitar

The beginning of this composition uses the same notes from my original guitar track. 
I used variation in track, I added a chords between the notes are Em, C5, G5, D5, this happens at 11 second of the track, this will make the track contrasts and won't keep repeating the same note over and over again. 
After the original guitar section is played,  I used repetition and sequence after the double play (30 seconds), I changed the note from Em, C5, G5, D5 into Em7, Cadd9, G, D, by changing the note change will make different and adds more of a sense of rhythm to the listener.

I used Cubase to make this dance beats. I used the idea from the mini track that I had created before, I used decoration in this track by using the same synthesized drum kit bet and bass drum, but expand the beats. this happen at the beginning of the track, this will make the track more memorable and expand the track more in the same style. 
In this track I used Repetition and Sequence. I took the same rhythm: Bad Bass, and paste in on a different instrument track, I also changed the note from C, D, A at Bad Bass to 3 note higher but using the same rhythm, this happens at 20 seconds of the track, this make the track sound more longer and continuous. I also used accompaniment by having more than one instrument in the track, by having more instrument will make the track sound more interesting and , using harmonies will allow the track to sound less flat.
In this track I had also use Retrograde, I move the Bad Bass beat from the beginning(C, B, A) and change the note into opposite of the original chords(retrograde)and this happen at 15 seconds of the track, this is creating a new rhythm for this track.

Dance

For this composition, I used Cubase to record this composition. I used an extra musical idea (watching horror trailers) to help me create this piece. I  used the plug in: Bendy bells for this horror track, which is the same plug in used in my original mini composition.

I used Canon in this composition by copying the same Bendy Bells in this track and paste it after about 1 or 2 second after the first Bendy Bells. The canon would create an echo effect which would make the bell sound endless and therefore sound more scary.

At 17seconds of this composition I had use the plug in Tea Time to play the song of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  I used Repetition and Transposition, I used the original song that everyone knows and change the pitch, from the Notes D#, F#, F, D, I moved the notes one or two note up; to make the sound higher pitch. By using the song that everyone know to create this track will make it more familiar to the audience, and by change the pitch of the song will add some elements of uniqueness.

 Also before the Tea Time sound start I have added an Organ sound; using the same note as the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, but it retrograde the note and make the note longer (Rhythmic Augmentation), by doing will create an appetizer to the audience before the song start. 

I also added a vocal recording in this track alongside where Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is playing. This would create texture and make the piece not sound as flat as before. The contrast between the recorded vocals and the sfx instruments makes the overall piece sound much more creepy and eerie.

Horror

The software I had use Cubase to made this dance bets. the chords I had use for making this melody is F, F, D, A, F, F, F, A, G*, the instrument I have used is Bad Bass, the sound of bad bass is very similar to disco, which it link track with the theme of dance.

For this composition, I asked a guitarist to help me play my riff. I use a Zoom to record my audio. the notes I used are Bm7, D, G, A

Horror Trailer composed - Annabelle

The instruction of this track is the first chord of a piano melody, this piano chord will keep playing throughout the song. The first verse stated with a drum set beat (0:24 seconds), then is slowly dragged into the first chorus; where the guitar chord start playing (0:40 seconds). The second verse stated straight after the first chorus finish (1:05 seconds). Next, the chorus following on; where is more beat and base instrument coming in, slowing it drag out on to the bridge with another piano melody (2:00 seconds). Last, the third chorus started dragged in with the drum set beat from the first verse, then more instrument lead on to the last chorus. The track ended with the instrument slowly diminish.

Music - Hip Pop - 26:05:2017, 22.44

The instruction of this track is a 2 seconds sound effect that lead to the first verse. The first verse is begin with a beat that is 8 bars long, then more other instruments; such as the drum and more other beats sound join in, to flow into the chorus (chorus start at 0:44). Next, slowly some of the instrument flow out, and more other sound effect come in to lead to the 2nd verse (start at 1:08), in the 2nd verse I added a guitar chord, this is making the track more interesting and vast. Before the second chorus start there is a bridge that guide the track from verse to chorus, and the changing point is created by a 2 second sound effect at 1:12. After, the second chorus start at 1:45 with the same instrument from the first chorus, and this is making the link for this full track. Later the piano chord come in, and this is the bridge start flow in (2:08), the main rhythm of this track is letting the sound fad out slowly. At last, the track start leading back to the chorus when the sound effect start (2:40), then the last chorus start at 2:52; with all the instrument from the first and second chorus before. The track ended with the instrument slowly diminish.

Fengyan Feng

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