How I Study Bach Chorales

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Welcome to my channel! I’m Saad Haddad, a conservatory-trained composer and the founder of "The Composer’s Brain," an online collective dedicated to advancing the craft of serious composers.

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I make content to attract like-minded composers that want to grow as artists under my mentorship. Nothing is more satisfying to me than seeing composers grow under my watch, no matter what aesthetic they're writing in.

Here’s a bit about my journey:

Age 7: Inspired by a book about Mozart, I knew I wanted to become a composer.
Age 15: Joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Composer Fellowship Program, mentored by Steven Stucky.
Age 22: Earned my B.M. in Composition from USC, studying under Donald Crockett, Stephen Hartke, Frank Ticheli, and Bruce Broughton.
Age 24: Completed my M.M. at Juilliard under John Corigliano.
Age 29: Named Composer-in-Residence at the California Symphony.
Age 30: Graduated with a D.M.A. from Columbia University and joined their faculty.
Age 31: Premiered “Aysheen” with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Today, I have a growing catalog of over 50 compositions that have been performed in China, Brazil, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, South Korea, Austria, Sweden, Canada, and the United States. These works include pieces for orchestra, chamber ensemble, vocalists, soloists, and electronics.

It took me 25 years to get to where I am today. Loving music is not enough. It takes doing the work that no one sees in the hopes of attaining an outcome that is not guaranteed.

If you love to compose as much as I do, then you’ll never stop doing it.

Let's go compose,

Saad

🕒 Timestamps

00:00 Why Bach chorales?
00:50 Chorale
02:14 Global Structure
02:44 Melody
03:51 Harmony
06:16 Voice leading
09:03 Text
10:25 Takeaway