Melody Making 02 | Basic Phrases (Patreon)

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Hi Everyone,

Now that you've been listening more closely to phrases, it's time to practice writing your own! This lesson talks about skips, steps, and repeats and gives you a nice starting point for writing your own phrases. Check out the PDF, and post your homework to the community forum via post Melody Making 02 | Basic Phrases

HOMEWORK - Writing basic phrases

• Practice making phrases using the diagrams on the PDF (attached at bottom of post)

Your phrases must all follow these rules:
1. Use no more than 7 notes
2. Stay within an octave
3. Experiment with a mix of skips and steps
4. Experiment with repeating notes
5. Experiment with long and short notes
6. Share your favorite 3 phrases with the community

Other lessons in this series:
Melody Making 01 | Overview
Melody Making 02 | Basic Phrases (Current Lesson)
Melody Making 03 - Coming soon