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Hello and welcome. 
This is the first episode of the

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music, composition lab series, 
where I'll be making music using

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the techniques and music theory 
Concepts that you can find in 

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the beyond music theory blog. 
My goal is to show you ways in 

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which you can put this knowledge
into practice and be creative 

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with it. 
Which is what is music is all 

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about whatever, the genre, feel 
free to experiment with these 

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Concepts and apply them to your 
music. 

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This time, I will be composing a
small music piece using 

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anticipation and suspensions you
will find more information about

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this technique in the blog, but 
presuming, it can be used as 

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means to create release prolong 
or even preparing, the harmonic 

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tension. 
That ensues, while you are going

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from court to court, it is a way
of creating harmonic interests 

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and depth here is how they sound
and She patient is one or more 

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notes from the next chord that 
appear earlier a suspension, 

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which is a note from the 
previous quarter that is 

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sustained to the next chord and 
then resolves downwards. 

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And finally, a retardation the 
same as suspension with the 

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difference that this note 
resolves upwards Typically the 

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effect can be found at the end 
of phrases or in Cadence's but 

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you don't have to feel 
restricted by this as you will 

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hear. 
First, I created the main Melody

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and harmonized it, the 
approached I used was to create 

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the framework that represented 
the harmonic feel and direction 

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I wanted by harmonizing the 
strong Beats. 

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Then on a second pass, I filled 
in with other chords, increasing

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the harmonic Rhythm, where I 
felt necessary mostly to support

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the melodic use. 
I introduced the suspensions and

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anticipations after the 
harmonization process where I 

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could hear and test its effects 
in specific parts of the music. 

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You will now hear examples of 
how I use them chords with 

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Melody on Top. 
This is a suspension resolving 

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downwards. 
Now, an anticipation that helps 

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to prepare the modulation. 
And in the final Cadence, we can

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hear the anticipation of the C 
sharp in the base, the 

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suspensions in the middle 
voices, resolving downwards and 

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a retardation resolving upwards 
by the end of the top Melody, 

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There are other examples 
throughout the music that helped

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me to create tension in some 
passages. 

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But the ones I showed you are 
representative of some of the 

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contexts where this technique 
can be used. 

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I made an arrangement for a 
string quartet and in the end of

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the episode, you will hear the 
final result of how the music 

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turned out. 
I hope that this technique 

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inspires you in your work. 
And although I took this 

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Arrangement approach, don't let 
it put you off. 

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As this can be applied to our 
genre. 

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You are into it's just that I 
felt like doing something like 

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this. 
Remember to always leave room 

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for experimentation and now I 
will leave you with the 

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arrangement. 
Thank you for listening and I'll

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see you on the next episodes. 
Happy composing