How to arrange ethnic songs well

Answer 1

The following aspects needed to be considered when arranging ethnic songs:

** 1. Mode Analysis **
1. For China folk songs, we must first clarify its mode, such as Gongdiao, Yudiao, Zhengdiao, Shangdiao, etc. Different modes had their own unique colors. For example, when arranging a song like Jasmine Flower, the first half of the song could be played with Gong as the main character, and the second half could be played with Zheng as the main character (ending to Zheng).
2. If it was a Western song in a major or minor mode, the ending note could be seen. If the ending note was "do", that is,"1", it was a major mode song, and if the ending note was "la", that is,"6", it was a minor mode song. In principle, songs in major mode would use major chords to arrange the main chords (or some minor chords could be added), and songs in minor mode would have corresponding chord arrangement rules.

** Two, Chord Collocation **
1. ** Folk Song **
- When the Gong Zhengdiao of China folk songs had major colors, the major triad was the main one, and the minor triad was the auxiliary one.
- You can use additional chords, non-third overlapping chords, empty fourth, empty fifth and polytonation techniques.
2. ** Western Tune Song **
- The main chords of a major mode song were grade I, grade IV, and grade V major chords (namely, grade 1, 4, and 5 chords). In the melody, the chords could be selected according to the common notes with these main chords. For example, the I-grade chord "1" could be selected with two chords, and the V-grade dominant "5" could also be selected with two chords. Generally, a major mode song could be completed by only using these three major chords, but it could also be added to enrich the harmony.
- Minor mode songs had their corresponding chord system, and the chord selection had to be based on the characteristics of the mode.

** 3. Choose the accompaniment style **
1. ** Folk Song **
- For example,"Jasmine Flower" can be decomposed into arpeggios and columns as a texture.
- For folk songs of different styles, the lyric category might use arpeggios and other accompaniment methods that could reflect the rhythm. For example, the first half of Liuyang River (the first and second sentences) used short arpeggios to reflect the rhythm of running water; the second half (the third sentence) could use one-on-one column chords or octave bass jump; from the third to the fourth sentence, the music could be pushed to the climax and then the end.
2. ** Western Tune Song **
- According to the style of the song (lyric, march, dance, etc.), the appropriate accompaniment type should be selected. For example, a lyric song may use a softer and coherent accompaniment type, while a march may use a rhythmic and firm accompaniment type.

** 4. Playing Techniques **
1. In folk songs, at the end of each small sentence, you can play the chord outside the tone, such as changing the third tone to the second tone or the fourth tone (change 572 to 562 or 512, change 135 to 125 or 145, 5 -can be played to 5125, 1 -can be played to 1235, etc.).
2. When filling in the long notes in the melody, pay attention to the method. For example, the second sentence of Liuyang River ends with 1 -, which can be played with the left hand 1653.

** 5. Other aspects **
1. For ethnic songs with lyrics, one could also start from the content and emotions of the lyrics to find out the context of the song itself and choose a matching arrangement method.
2. If it was an impromptu accompaniment, it was necessary to clearly divide the work between the left and right hands. The right hand used the flow of the song melody as the main clue, and the left hand used the accompaniment as the main clue (such as column chords, arpeggios, semi-decomposed bass, etc.).
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