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Simple Tools for Better Melodies
Andrea Stolpe Andrea Stolpe

Simple Tools for Better Melodies

Simply put, melody is rhythm plus pitch. The pitch tells us what note to sing, but the rhythm tells us when and how long to hold it. Many times we songwriters play with pitch while turning a blind ear to rhythm. But it is rhythm, I think, that produces a more definable melody than pitch alone.

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4 Critical Listening Tips for Songwriters
Andrea Stolpe Andrea Stolpe

4 Critical Listening Tips for Songwriters

One of the most important techniques you can learn as a songwriter is how to listen critically. So how do we learn to do this? We start by breaking the different components of a song into four large moving parts:  Melody, Chords, Lyric, and Groove.

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