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How to Fix a Boring Melody Using the Octave Trick melody tips May 02, 2023

Today, I'll show you how to fix a boring melody using the octave trick. A crazy simple fix that always works. And also welcome back to May Melody Madness where I'm...

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How Arpeggios Can Make or Break a Melody melody tips May 01, 2023

Today, we're talking about how the power of arpeggiation can help us write a better melody. Welcome to May Melody Madness where I'm making a ton of videos to celebrate the...

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How to Write a Melody Like Debussy melody tips Apr 13, 2023

Today, we're taking the immensely popular melody for Claire de Lune by Debussy and learning how to write our own melody out of it. Just like last week, we're stealing a...

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How to Write a Melody Like Beethoven melody tips writing process Apr 06, 2023

Today, we're learning how to write a melody like Beethoven. Good ol' Ludwig Van...But instead of straight mimicry, we're going to take elements of Beethoven's music to use...

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How Great Composers Write Register Shifts in a Melody melody tips Mar 30, 2023

It's important to stand on the shoulders of past masters. In this case, we can glean how great composers handled changing registers in a melody. Oh and there's an example...

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How to Foreshadow Your Melody melody tips Mar 23, 2023

When we foreshadow a melody, we're making it feel inevitable – like it was always meant to happen. This feeling of inevitability is really not all that hard to...

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How to Write a Powerful Harmony for Your Melody harmony tips melody tips Mar 16, 2023

When we write a melody, sometimes we need a harmony to go long with it. Today I'm sharing a powerful tip rooted in voice leading to ensure your harmony sounds amazing,...

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How to Write a Memorable Melody That Sticks in Your Head melody tips music theory Mar 09, 2023

What does Mozart, The Lord of The Rings, and Tears for Fears have in common? A powerful melodic technique to make your music sound great. Today, I’m sharing their...

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How to Tell if Your Melody is Actually Good melody tips writing process Feb 16, 2023

Telling whether or not our melody is actually good can be a huge pain point all us songwriters and composers have to weather at some point. But fret not – I’ve...

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