Melody in Songwriting: Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs(Berklee Guide). Melody is a subject too often neglected in the teaching of music. This unique resource gives melody that attention it deserves, and proves that melody writing is a skill that can be learned. Through proven tool and techniques, you will learn to write interesting melodies, how melodic rhythm influences rhyme, what makes harmony progress, and the many dynamic relationships between melody and harmony. This clear and comprehensive approach to songwriting unlocks the secrets of popular songs, revealing what really makes them work. Examples of great songs by such notable songwriters as Lennon and McCartney, Diane Warren, Robert Palmer, and more, provide a close-up illustration of the songwriting techniques employed by these masters of the industry. This is the book used in Songwriting classes at Berklee College of Music. The exercises provided make it a wonderful self-teaching manual and a great addition to any general theory course of any level. Use the tools presented in this book to help fine-tune your craft and start writing hits! |
Contents
IV | 6 |
V | 8 |
VI | 10 |
VIII | 11 |
IX | 12 |
XII | 17 |
XIII | 20 |
XV | 21 |
XXXVIII | 58 |
XLI | 71 |
XLIII | 72 |
XLIV | 83 |
XLV | 84 |
XLVI | 88 |
XLVII | 90 |
XLVIII | 93 |
XVI | 22 |
XVIII | 23 |
XIX | 25 |
XX | 27 |
XXI | 30 |
XXII | 34 |
XXIV | 35 |
XXV | 37 |
XXVI | 38 |
XXVII | 43 |
XXVIII | 44 |
XXIX | 46 |
XXX | 47 |
XXXI | 49 |
XXXIII | 51 |
XXXIV | 52 |
XXXV | 54 |
XXXVI | 56 |
XXXVII | 57 |
XLIX | 94 |
L | 99 |
LI | 100 |
LIII | 102 |
LIV | 103 |
LV | 104 |
LVI | 105 |
LVII | 108 |
LVIII | 113 |
LIX | 130 |
LX | 138 |
LXI | 139 |
LXII | 143 |
LXIII | 152 |
LXIV | 156 |
LXV | 162 |
LXVI | 159 |
LXVII | 160 |
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Melody in Songwriting: Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs Jack Perricone Limited preview - 2000 |
Common terms and phrases
7th chord AABA Addicted to Love Aeolian mode assignment balanced beat Berklee bIII blues bvII central statement chord progression chord tone chorus Compose contour create Developmental Technique diatonic dissonance dominant tonic Dorian mode ending following example following melody function Harmonic Minor harmonic phrase harmonic progression harmonic rhythm inversion lead sheet leading tone less stable lyric major 2nd major 3rd meas Melodic Minor Melodic Outline melodic phrase melody melody note metric minor 3rd minor scale Mixolydian mode motive natural minor neighbor tone non-chord tones number of phrases pedal point perfect 5th phrasal phrase begins phrase structure pitch relationship relative major resolution resolve root motion scale degree second phrase section of music song form songwriting Stability/Instability stable tones stress strong cadencing structural tone subdominant subdominant tonic sus4 tonal center tone tendencies tonic chord traditional major/minor transitional bridge tritone two-measure phrase verse verse/chorus songs verse/refrain ΟΣ