The 4 Critical Parts to Writing a Melody 

in my gcse course, we had 20 hours (over the course of a few months) to write 3 minute piece, and although i love making music, we had to fill every bar with something and even with only 3 instruments i hated listening to how congested it was, this video is so good for a refresher or even a beginners introduction.

Many musicians aren't great teachers and vice-versa. I tend to forget to tell people things because to me it has become second nature. It's like "well duh," but to a beginner, it's not.

Roger Waters says exactly this in an interview. Leave space. People need to breathe!!

Phillip Morrison i agree

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not really.......school courses are designed to teach this stuff over the course of 1-4 years...so its way more in depth.... youtube is the fast food version of learning this shit..if you cant learn it in school youre either vastly ADD or suck at music...every music theory class ive taken gives you the technical definition of how each note works within a scale..Besides music theory in general teaches you how to identify what it is you are hearing...its not there to teach you how to make music

He is right! you're a bright teacher,

taught over 4 years to take your money, not because they are more knowledgeable.

This is as helpful as the video.

Great Maro!

ohlssonster agreed.

Hey, Michael new, Michael here.

He’s Definitely Earned My Subscription!!!

Thank you!

Oh my god seriously? I didn't even notice that until now. I give up.

I laughed and immediately scrolled down to the comments when I saw repetion written up there. Hehe

He missed some repetition in repe-ti-ti-on :)

Klaas ------- would you happen to be Dutch ? My dad's name was Klaas , I am Gerret Jan Schraa

Klaas ---- For other people here that don't know . Klaas is Dutch for Nick like Klaus is German for Nick or Niklaus or Nicholas or St. Nicholas better known as Santa Clause or St Nick

*Cries in python

i thought i was the only one who caught that he put not equal in programming lingo

Makes sense 😛👩🏼‍💻

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Programmers unite

Thinking "what should work here?" rather than paying attention to what's actually working.

Hey guys? any advice In how to fit lyrics into the melodies? I am having such a hard time doing it. I mean I have the whole idea a nice chord progression and then I get stuck :(

Was not expecting to see you here omg

Man I was a huge fan of your Super Mario Galaxy Let's Play back in the day. Shoutout for keeping little me entertained :)

My experience with this channel is exactly the same. Michael's videos have helped me immensely and I can't say Thank You enough!

I watch them all the time also!

"scales != scales" that's the C != inequality operator right there lol

+LearnAmericanEnglishOnline I just have a camera aimed at the desk and a camera aimed at me. I sync everything up later in FCPX and do the picture-in-picture thing.

I thought you were joe lyecett.

Holy shit Dustin I found you here. Lol

Lol

He shouldnt, though. I like what he does, and if he started making trap songs, I probably wouldn't listen anymore.

basically scott storch 2

he does make trap beats now

Asher he should make the decision based on if you alone will listen or not? I don’t think that’s practical

+♫ Michael Jan's Music Yep, I'm a part time software developer.

+Jason Kostempski Surely the biggest tech company in the world wouldn't make such an amateur mistake right&

+Michael New So what's your primary job/education?

+♫ Michael Jan's Music - As a now SysAdmin and former aspiring musician of 10 years, I'd say music (a melody, in particular) and computer science are about as polar opposite as it comes! Love and respect them both, though!

Hahahaha... you noticed that, i didn't. Somehow i forgot that that comparison operator is not a common knowledge. Probably because i have been writing code for too long.

Also yeah rhythm is a weird word

That's something I've been planning to do for a while. Not sure exactly when that will be yet, but it's coming.

Yes please, that would be great!

Repetion

Repepetition

repetishon

It bothers me.

Repepshin

Rev. Dave Moorman math too.

Pure data

And the != as a not equal to symbol

Yes haha 😂 it was too obvious

I wish there was more videos!

Not consciously, but I have played a lot of Portal 1 & 2. So maybe that's how it got into my brain.

+Michael New Really? Sir,I didn't expected it....Cool! Do You like videogame music,btw?

I was thinking exactly the same immediately as I read it. I loved that scene so much when I played it so it's always very present in my brain. Sadly only very few people share my excitement for stretching out the a in the word space :D

You might be describing a change in the root note of a chord. Every inversion of a chord has a function effect change. If this is not what you're referring to ignore

Its how you use it as well but all 3 sound good if used right

You'll notice the same thing on a six string guitar if you tune down a whole step or more, the F# that normally sounds great when you play a F#/Dmaj chord, sounds muddy, and dissonant. I can't give you a text book answer, but I can tell you that it's likely because the F# and A that you mentioned are being played on such a low pitched instrument especially if the root note on the other instrument is in the same octave. The bass is a much more versatile instrument than people give it credit for. You could try moving the a up an octave, or maybe 2 if you're using a piano for your root note. I'd avoid the F# all together unless your willing to to much higher on your bass. A Fifth or even a perfect fourth placed properly sound more natural together than a major third. If you have a piano, you can see this for yourself by playing a D triad as you continue to move toward the lower end of the piano you'll notice more and more dissonance, but slightly less if you take away the major third. The easiest thing to do though, is take advantage of the piano's incredibly wide range. for example that root note D could be moved up an octave or two on piano and trying an A or even the F# below it. I write almost all of my bass parts on a piano initially, because I just use my left hand to harmonize with an arpeggio or chord progression that my right hand plays. As long as you stay far to the left, within a bass guitar's typical range you can figure out what will work, then all you have to do is pick up your bass and make the time based, or rhythmic choices, which you can do without having to worry about harmony or melody. Given how long this post has been i'm sorry if it didn't help or answer your question, but I use a three piece string section and have to write the vocal harmonies for the group I play with, and I do it all on piano, so if you know even as the basics of piano, it's the best instrument for one person who has to write alone when multiple instruments are involved in the final composition.

Tristan Coyote It will sound right in some circumstances. Eg C/C -> G/B -> A/A -> G/G sounds nice.

landon breen it’s all about his priorities

Crashoverall oh wow 😯

+Ayoub Minen They're my pet flowers.

***** hahaha

+Michael New Petunias by any chance?

+Allsmasher Kalanchoe? Not sure if that's an actual plant or just a word Ikea made up.

+TheEndTrend that's probably right but this channel is about music theory.

Fair enough. I minored in music and piano performance in college, so I suffered through my fair share of music theory classes, even advanced ones. This still holds true to me personally, however. A melody just cannot be overthought without being ruined. Just my 2c.

+TheEndTrend It's just a hobby for me (marching band) but I agree. The music theory classes I've been to taught me scales but nothing at all about using them musically. That's what I love about Michael's channel, it reconnected theory and practice for me.

Still, having theoretical knowledge and being used to work with music probably helps. Writing good melodies instinctively happens only if you have built up said intuition.

foodice11 he propably know something about programming ... in some Languages like C, Java ..etc "!=" is the symbol of diferent than

I'm well aware