OutsideShore
Melodic
Development
by Marc Sabatella | This is from the
perspective of Jazz | "This is a preview
of the educational program A
Jazz Improvisation Almanac
which is under
development
for the Outside
Shore Music Online School.
Feel free to browse this preview
and learn what you can from it.
For a more completed product, though,
check out the original freely browsable jazz textbook, A Jazz Improvisation
Primer." | This page uses the construction of a
paragraph to show how an idea can flow into a logical
construction |
Pandora
Presents | Melodic Construction: Pitch and
Contour | mp3 tutorial - "Melody is so
central to much of the music we love. This week, singer and composer Melody Parker
stops by to describe how pitches can be strung together to form a
melody, and the ways in which a melody can quickly burst out, slowly
develop, or gradually expand over the course of a whole section.
There's a delicate art at play in the placement of pitches, from the
use of motives in a sequence to the deployment of broad leaps and
arpeggi. (10 mins.)" |
John Burr's Blog
| Musical examples | Rhythm and Melodic
Development in the Construction of Bass Lines
| "It is essential that the bassist learn ways to introduce
non-foundational elements into their bass lines." |
Making Music Matters | Rhythmic Basis of Melodic Improvisation
|
Audrey Podmore blogs on
creating and sharing music | "One can improvise
melodically in many styles but almost all successful
melody creation is built on a strong sense of pulse and rhythmic
balance." | This is a a brief suggestive article to
point you in the right direction | 3 relevant
comments |
MusicianNews |
Lots of melodic development tutorials
| They give you enough material to get you
interested. I recommend
selecting the text of each title and google searching for similar
results |
Sax On The Web
| "Tim Price is a
Selmer Clinician, professional musician, jazz journalist and author"
| Melodic
Improvisation
| Learning to use basic melody |
Musical ideas | Melodic
possibilities within personal musical style
| Tracking | The
three aspects of melody | Practicing these
concepts |
Analysis |
Scientific American | An Easy Way To
Increase Creativity
| Why thinking about distant things can make us more
creative |
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