Music Composition DUMmIES

• V •

V chord, use of, 97

verse-chorus, use in pop music, 154

video games, composing for, 213, 271

viola, pitch range of, 179

violin

bows with slurs on, 183

pitch range of, 179–180

spiccato on, 184

violin instruments, tuning, 177

violincello, pitch range of, 180

The Virgin Directory of World Music,

consulting, 276

Vivaldi, Antonio, concertos created by, 281

voices

independence of, 200–202

writing harmony lines for, 198–200

writing music for, 198, 205

• W •

W (whole-step) H (half-step) pattern

in Dorian mode, 62

in Ionian mode, 61

in Lydian mode, 62

in Mixolydian mode, 62

walking rhythm, example of, 31, 33

weak beats, using passing tones on, 82

weak syllables, placement of, 223

Web sites

American Composer’s Forum, 219

Audiosparx music library, 270

Cubase composition software, 19

Film Connection, 219

Film Music Network, 219

Finale composition software, 18

Logic Pro composition software, 19

Pro Tools composition software, 18–19

Sibelius composition software, 18

software packages, 18–19

Whitacre, Eric, 263–264

white piano keys, playing scales on, 60

wood instruments, playing scales on, 164

world music, resource for, 276

wring effort shapes, using, 132–133

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