House Music - Arrangement
House Music - Arrangement
House Music - Arrangement
INTRO:
First 16 bars: intro, basic introduction of the main theme, sparse mix with loud
kick drum for easy mixing. NEVER NEVER NEVER fade in the track, __ALWAYS__
start the track with a loud clearly discernible kick drum so that the DJ can
match the kick with the record currently playing and then adjust the pitch
accordingly.
Bars 25-32: Repeat bars 17-24 with slight variation on the fill for bars 28 and
32.
FIRST BREAK:
Bars 49-56: This is the first 8 bar section. This is a very hard part to write
because you have to transition from the first 32bar section of hard track into
the second section of the break where you drive the crowd into a frenzy. You
need to deviate enough to let people know something is coming, but you
cannot go too far or you lose the energy. This is where you start building the
tension.
Bars 57-64: This is where you drop out the kick drum, break into a more
complex rhythm and introduce the next set of weird noise that are going to be
the hook for your track. It should build up in two bar units 2-4-6-8 so that by
the last two bars of the break the crowd is about to explode.
Bars 65-104: This is where you drop whatever hook you have come up with to
really bring the track into gear. This is basically two 32 bar section pasted back
to back. This is where you track it out and let the groove work. The same
structure that you used on the first section of hard track applies, but you will
want to think about using other sonic tricks to keep peoples ears.
There are a million variations on this basic structure. It is how you break the
rules of it and how well you write and produce your sounds that sets you apart
from other producers. I cannot tell you too much more than that; Just listen to a
lot of records, and learn as much as you can about music.