Deconstructing Dil Se
This course is in 2 parts. The first half teaches how melodies are built: the motif, the phrase, and the 2 classical structures built from phrases: the Period and the Sentence. We’ll learn how composers grow a few notes into a complete song using techniques like sequencing, fragmentation, diminution, truncation and extension. Every technique is demonstrated through songs we already know, from popular Indian music to works of Beethoven and Mozart.
The second half deconstructs 5 songs of Dil Se in detail: Jiya Jale, Satrangi Re, Ae Ajnabi, Dil Se Re and Chaiyya Chaiyya. For each song we go inside the DAW and look at how its melody is developed, the scales and modes behind its colour, the harmony, the rhythm, and the production: pedal points, implied tension, stereo imaging, groove and humanisation, and how the energy of a song is raised and dropped.
Course Curriculum
Deconstructing Dil Se
The Period – Introduction
12:22The Period – Song Examples
12:22The Sentence – Introduction
01:08The Sentence – Song Examples and comparison with the period
25:20Melodic Development – Sequencing
21:48Melodic Development – Other methods Part 1
36:10Melodic Development – Other methods Part 2
17:40Melodic Development – Analysing Mozart
05:29Analysing Dil Se – Part 1
29:15Chit-chat and wrapping up
07:29Analysing Dil Se – Common themes through the album
03:35Jiya Jale
37:05Satrangi Re
52:24Ae Ajnabi
27:01Dil Se Re
47:50Chaiyya Chaiyya
23:57Deconstructing Dil Se – Session Notes
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