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9780898796025

Creating Melodies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780898796025

  • ISBN10:

    0898796024

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-07-01
  • Publisher: Writers Digest Books
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Summary

The ABCs of music-making, from love ballads to protest songs, film scores to commercial jingles. Weissman teaches aspiring songwriters how to marry music to lyrics, orchestrate songs, put together demo tapes and much more.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
What Is a Melody?p. 3
Where Do Melodies Come From?p. 12
Where Do Songs Start?p. 26
What Defines a Good Melody?p. 30
The Form of Popular Musicp. 36
Rhythm and Groovesp. 43
Organizing Your Melodiesp. 54
Creating Melodies on the Keyboardp. 73
Creating Melodies on the Guitarp. 83
Understanding Musical Stylesp. 102
Arranging Musicp. 106
Writing Instrumental Melodiesp. 113
Reading and Writing Musicp. 121
Appendixp. 133
Indexp. 135
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