The Meter Exercise Every Musician Should Try

A guide to molding music by adapting it to fit another meter, including melodies with lyrics (featuring Christopher Frank White / "Isto") as well as multilayered instrumental textures from Classical to Afro-Cuban "salsa". Thank you to my supporters on Patreon, and huge thank you to Christopher Frank White ("Isto") for singing through examples for this video. Hear more of his music on his channel https://www.youtube.com/@UCWuVPXRGM6q81XRRDv9bB0A The full playlist "How to Transform and Develop Musical Ideas" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ45M4ipLJwS9Yd-xzN5jUwCQk0aZIuPJ Lyrics and Text Setting https://youtu.be/y3ryXU_RYuw Advanced Polyrhythmic Ideas https://youtu.be/LfXcngAua_4 https://www.patreon.com/c/GalenDeGraf Support my vision to make music theory inspiring and accessible by joining me on Patreon. Members get access to complimentary complementary material through Patreon shop, including the sheet music for "Rondo Alla Turca" as a waltz, the Afro-Cuban odd meter adaptations seen in this video, exercises for transforming themes with scalar mapping, worksheets on Arvo Pärt's style, and more! You can also find my polyrhythm and post-tonal ear training bundles there. https://www.patreon.com/c/galendegraf/shop CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:55 General guidelines 2:08 Melodies with lyrics 10:16 Mozart march to waltz 12:42 Making salsa spicier #musictheory #rhythm #composer