CREATING AN EFFECTIVE MELODY

PODCAST #1

with Erik Nielsen

Strong sense of keynote
Repetition
Mostly stepwise motion
Effective shape

 

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RESOURCES

Aimee Mann - Little Tornado

Duke Ellington - Solitude

Maria and America from West Side Story- Bernstein

Notated examples used in podcast
Scortch Download

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
1st four notes  -  Scorch    Sibelius
1st phrase  -  Scorch     Sibelius
BB  -  Scorth    Sibelius
BBA  -  Scorch     Sibelius

Deck the Halls (openning two bars)
Scorch    Sibelius

Surprise Symphony - Haydn
Scorch    Sibelius