Description
In an earlier classical guitar tutorial we learned to play this nursery rhyme as a single note melody.
Simple Melodies For Classical Guitar
This time we'll harmonize the melody in order to create and play a simple classical guitar style arrangement of the tune. We'll learn to play the melody with full chords as well as a two voice counterpoint arrangement.
Like many nursery rhymes or folk tunes, this is a very simple tune. But this quality is what makes it perfect for learning how to orchestrate it into a full arrangement to play as a solo classical guitar style piece. Orchestrate means to take a single note melody and add bass notes and chords tones to play along with the melody. Harmonizing the melody to create full chords from the key signature makes a fuller sounding piece of music. So, we'll learn a little about how melodies and chords are formed from scales, what it means to play in a key signature. And how to select the right chords for the melody notes.
This piece is in the key of C major, in 4/4 time and we'll play it at 80 BPM.
Lesson Info
Tutorial Lessons
- 'Mary Had A Little Lamb': Introduction
- 'Mary' Melody Notes As Scale Degrees
- 'Mary' Harmonizing Measures 1-2
- 'Mary' Harmonizing Measures 3-4
- 'Mary' Harmonizing Measures 5-8
- 'Mary' Putting It All Together
- 'Mary' Experimenting With Bass Notes
- 'Mary' Making It More Musical
- 'Mary' Making A Two Voice Arrangement
- 'Mary' Making A Complete Arrangement
- Mary Had A Little Lamb: Performance Close View
- Mary Had A Little Lamb: Performance Wide View