P.1
Writing
a Melody
"Speaking to yourselves in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart
to the Lord." (Eph 5:19 KJV)
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Look
and Listen for things that make a melody good. Click on the Melody
MIDI file to hear these examples. [Each technique is
emphasised by the piano] |
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Try
these things in melodies you improvise |
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Try
some melodies of your own, using some of these ideas. |
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Improvise
some 2 and 4 bar phrased melodic ideas, using the 12-Bar Blues in
C MIDI file. |
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Listen to
MIDI file
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Melody
Example
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Play to
MIDI file
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12 Bar
in C
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