Today, I'm showing you three ways you can add chromatic notes to a melody. This can help you go a long way to creating different flavors and special moments in your...
Today, I'm showing you something really special: How I write a melody using the great melodic formula. I created this myself for my course and it's crazy just how...
Today, I'm showing you how you can stop writing melodies that already exist. It's a rite of passage for all songwriters and composers, but that doesn't have to mean the...
Today, when you write a melody, I'm showing you why keeping melodic contour top of mind is imperative. To put this idea to use, we'll look at Debussy's classic melody for...
Today, I'm going to show you how to find objects in any melody, so you can make your inspiration your own. This is a really powerful tool and I'm really only scratching...
Today, I give you three places you can confidently add a harmony to your melody. No fuss, no muss. This is crucial for creating more intrigue for boring moments, or making...
Today, we're breaking out Ode to Joy's full phrase to see the form Beethoven uses lying underneath. This can be super powerful – not just as a neat formula to try...
Today, I'm showing you how to write a melody like the classical composer, Johannes Brahms. I'll be taking his famous lullaby and coming up with a wholly original melody...
Today, I'm showing you how you can actually get your lyrics to start writing a melody for you. Yeah, you heard me right – you're not gonna want to miss this one. ...
Today, I'm teaching you how to write a mini melody – even if you have zero inspiration whatsoever. This is a great exercise because it gets you thinking in much...
Today, I show you how to write a melody like Mozart. One of the most renown composers of the last few centuries, being able to write a melody like Mozart means being able...
Today, I'm going to definitively answer the question: Is it OK to Write a Melody Over Chords You Found in a Song? I get asked this question by literally every student, so...
