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Three main elements of a song: melody, harmony and rhythm

Most people don’t hear the different elements of a song when listening for the first time; they just like the sound of it or they don’t. There’s no point of trying to deconstruct a song when all you want to do is dance? Songwriters – on the other hand – should always try to really […]

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Medieval melody manuscript

Thoughts on how to write great melodies

There’s no right way to create a melody and no objective way to measure it, i.e if it is good or not. Everyone is different – there’s no one solution. However, here are my thoughts. Avoid logic, avoid theory, avoid conscious application, avoid trying to write ‘interesting or good’ melodies. Strive instead to write only […]

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