Guess these melodies from their rhythms:
1.)
2.)
What is the name of this children's song?
This two part phrase has repeated rhythms like the first examples, AND the notes are the same. Not a SUPER exciting melody, but obviously, very memorable!
This is a PHRASE:
- A phrase is a series of notes that sound complete even when played apart from the main song.
- PHRASES are usually 4 bars long.
- A good phrase contains a two parts: a question (1a) and an answer (1b).
In your song, you will write
- 2 phrases for the A section - each phrase is 4 bars long
and
- 2 phrases for the B section - each phrase is 4 bars long
Choosing notes for your melody:
The easiest choice of notes is:
All of these notes will sound great with all of your chords.
For more challenge, choose notes from the complete:
Some of these notes will conflict with your chords, so you have to use your ears to tell you what sounds good.
Also, use this rule when choosing melody notes:
- Melody notes that are found in the chord that is happening at that time sound best.
- These are called CHORD TONES.
For example: The melody notes that sound best with the C major chord are C E and G.
The notes that sound best with the G Major Chord are G, B and D.
