How To Write A Great Melody
A practical guide to writing memorable tunes
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suitable for all genres and styles
A great melody sticks in your head forever. This course breaks melody writing down into practical steps - how to write strong motifs, repetition and variation, adding chords to melody, rhythmic identity, and strong B-themes and Middle 8s.
Complete with follow along tutorials with Guy Michelmore (Marvel, Disney, DreamWorks) and self-paced projects, you'll create your own melodies and themes at each stage with practical tasks and projects. Develop a melody writing toolkit, seek feedback from other students, and grow alongside a creative community built for learning.
Practical, hands-on learning
Follow-along tutorials
Not just a video playlist of tutorials - you compose in-step with your tutor. Avoid getting left behind by following along with scoring demos and quick fire techniques to try alongside the lessons.
Finish the course with a collection of motifs and themes you can develop further and use in your own compositions.
The Melody Writing Checklist
Ten melodic development techniques used by composers and musicians of all genres and styles. From pop to film scores, these techniques are the foundation of strong melody writing and will help you turn even the shortest ideas into memorable themes.
Learn from an Emmy-nominated composer
course structure
Introduction
Getting Started
Discover what really makes a great tune. Learn why the context of your theme matters, guide your experience by sharing your goals in our interactive video, and explore your own melodic taste.
module 1
Foundations Of A Great Melody
Learn the building blocks every great melody shares. Learn the importance of knowing your core idea, and understand the most key components of strong theme writing - motifs, repetition, and variation.
module 2
Melody To Chord Progressions
Explore the connection between melody and harmony. Learn which notes work and which notes clash, how a melody implies chord progressions, and how the same tune can be transformed by different harmonies.
module 3
Melodies And Rhythm
Rhythm is an underrated component of a great theme. Learn how rhythm gives a tune a clear identity and how stripping melodies back to nothing but their rhythm is a great test of its strength.
module 4
The Melodic Development Toolkit
These are your 10 techniques for strong melody writing, each explained in its own follow-along tutorial. Compose in-step with Guy and see how a short motif can be transformed in simple, repeatable steps.
module 5
Melodies In Practice
Study B-themes and middle 8s in Wicked, Harry Potter, and The Police, then compose alongside Guy in a 3-part follow-along journey.
Join the community on Discord
Gain access to our ever-growing community of music makers on Discord. You can chat to other people taking the course, pick up fresh tips, share your music, and grow your network.
Don’t worry if you’ve never used Discord before, it’s simple to get set up, and totally free.
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