Adopting Music Composition through Hookpad App
J. Julia, Prana Dwija Iswara, Tedi Supriyadi

Elementary Teacher Education Program, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi no 229, Bandung 40154, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Abstract

Creating a musical composition with interesting chords is not easy to do. It requires adequate knowledge and skills in the basic theory of music. This article aims to show one way to compose music by adopting established chords. A qualitative approach is used to explain each stage. There are four stages of the process, consisting of (1) selecting an established chord, (2) inputting a chord into the Hookpad application, (3) selecting a music style, and (4) creating a new melody. The results showed that adopting chords through the Hookpad application to create new musical compositions was quite effective. Chords adopted can be an inspiration to create new melodies. Thus, the Hookpad application can be chosen as an alternative music application that creates moderately new musical compositions.

Keywords: Adopting Techniques, Music Composition, Hookpad Application, Music Chords

Topic: Art Education