How to write a melody
Chords and harmony are an extremely important part of composition, but of course they’re aren’t everything!
Another important part is the melody, and it isn’t always easy to write a melody.
You might have found yourself from time to time, while playing the piano or the guitar, in the situation where you found a very interesting sequence of chords, and not being able to compose a vocal melody on which you could sing.
The “non-harmonic tones”
We will begin today with a series of video lessons that approach the so-called “non-harmonic tones”, which will help you a lot in composition and writing arrangements.
In today’s videos we will approach two themes in particular:
- Why are “non-harmonic tones” so important when writing music?
- What are non-harmonic tones?
Enjoy!
Learning material of this lesson
| 3 videos | 15 mins |
|---|---|
| 1. The relationship between harmony and melody | 7m 18s |
| 2. Composing a melody on a sequence of chords | 3m 43s | 3. The non-harmonic tones | 3m 54s |
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