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Songwriting: Melody and Lyric ideas for the Verse of your Song

Hundreds or melodies are written for songs, thousands of variations have been used, but how do you find the right melody for your song?
If you know the basic rules for a melody than this article will show you some ways of creating better melodies for your lyrics.
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writing a Melody or Solo in a Key: C major
Let's take the following example:
C G F C F G F C

So would a song using these notes for the vocal line or solo instrument be C major?

Singing Melody: how to sing a simple melody
If you are both a songwriter and a singer you will probably write a melody using your vocal skills. Even if you are not a great singer it is always a good idea to try and hum or sing the melody. But t

Melody development: note variations
When developing a melody in a song the notes variation is another essential tool in creating a better melody or writing a better song. Note variations can be used on any melody, just like the rhythmic

Song Lyrics: Verse Structure
Just as there are many ways and methods to write chord sequences there are many different ways to create the lyrics for a verse. But a great start for writing lyrics is using standard verse structures

Melody Writing: A Scale Example
In this next example we'll look at some music theory to help you understand how different scales can change the way you write melodies.
Let's take the simple A bass line example again and look at

Songwriting Techniques: Perfect Rhyme/Rhymes
There are different rhyning techniques let's start with a definition and some examples of a perfect rhyhme.

Can Poems be used as Lyrics for a Song?
Many beginning songwriters wonder if poems can be used as lyrics for a song. We’ll that’s not an easy question that can be answered in general. But let’s have a look at the relationship between poems

Writing a simple melody: Example 2
In the previous example lesson on writing a basic melody we actually were able to write a simple melody by following the 5 simple music theory for writing a melody. In this next lesson we are simply g

What is wrong with this melody? some new rules
The next example of a melody will instantely show you what is wrong with this example. We follow the basic rules of a melody but for some reasons we don't consider this a melody. Want to know why? Rea

Music: what is Melody? Music Theory Rules
A melody will sound more like a melody when it follows certain rules in music. Let's take a look at how music theory rules apply to a melody.

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