musical sensation

[theladyrose]

Did I mention that I'm attempting to expand myself artistically by exploring the art of arranging music? I'm pretty sure I didn't. I'm in the middle of adapting a piece for bell choir, which is one of the few things that makes me genuinely happy. Unfortunately I know nothing about writing music or adapting what I hear. I had a crash course on timing yesterday from Sophia, who claims to know a lot less about music than I do. Thankfully now my piece will be in 3/4 time rather than 3/6. I've finally figured out what the bottom number means. I've managed to figure out the main melody line (after switching the key three times; I did figure out the original but then realized that the bells we've got are too low to play it properly and just lowering it by an octave would make it lose its charm) but need to figure out chords and the bottom bit in the bass clef. Oh, joy. But the main melody line right now sounds quite pretty, probably because Henry Mancini wrote the piece that I'm attempting to transpose and he's a genius. I'm adapting "Charade" (Carousel version). But I wish I knew what I was doing because this would be much easier.

Yes, be afraid if you do hear me banging on the piano in the arts building. The one attempting to play an all treble clef tune with lots of sharps in it is me. I think I scare all of the middle school instrumentalists from taking up the small practice room after school on Thursdays now, when I'm supposed to be editing the paper. I'm not going to even talk about Counterpoint right now as I'm not sure about what I should say or do or think anymore.