Francois – How To Write Melodies

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A complete framework for writing melodies
Applying this knowledge in examples to find better melodies for your own productions
We will show you how to come up with interesting and fresh melodies using different scales and modes for future bass, edm / festival, melodic deep/techno, house, pop, progressive house and many more
We are going to show you many nice sound examples – offering a practical application of our theoretical frameworks
We are going to deeply analyze melodies and find out

- - why some melodies simply work and others don’t
  - rules and codes for “hit song” hooks and melodies

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How this course is structured

In the first part of this course we are going to look at the basic concepts around melodies and make use of many examples.
In the second part we will take a deeper look into scales and modes as starting points for more advanced and intentional melody writing.
We will learn how to come up with great melodies, using different scales and modes, “that work” in your own compositions and make them sound more interesting and unique.
Many practical writing sessions are covering different styles such as Melodic Deep / Techno, Future Bass, EDM, Summer Vibes, Progressive House, Pop and many more.
Along the way, we are going to share a lot of our specific knowledge and experience on composition.
You will get around 4 hours of studio sessions with Francois.

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Who is it made for?

This course is designed for electronic music producers – we are going to take the perspective of someone working inside a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation – like Cubase, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio).
The course is designed for beginners but it’s also suitable for advanced learners of the subject as we go into great detail after our first “basics” block is covered.

Introduction: Melody Course

Refresher: Music Theory & Harmony

Melody Basics

The Foundations of Great Melodies – Part 1

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1 – Melody Foundations 1: Tell a Story (5:20)
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2 – Melody Foundations 2: Range (3:02)
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3 – Melody Foundations 3: Q&A, Repetition & Variation (6:24)
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4 – Melody Foundations 4: Steps, Skips, Leaps and Rhythm (9:24)
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5 – Practical Session: Writing a simple Melody for Melodic Techno (16:46)
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6 – Practical Session: Writing a simple Melody for EDM (6:59)

The Foundations of Great Melodies – Part 2

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1 – How to Establish a Tonal Center for your Melody (7:54)
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2 – Practical Session: Writing a simple Melody – Summer Beat (8:49)
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3 – The Tritone: An Example (3:14)
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4 – The Intervals Part 2 – Properties (11:59)
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5 – Intervals: The Millennium Whoop (3:18)
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6 – Beginner Scale Trick: Transpose to a Scale you know well (3:27)
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7 – How to find Chords for any Melody (15:22)
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8 – Practical Session: Writing a simple Melody – Pop/Future Bass (11:54)

Using Modes To Set The Mood

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1 – Modes: Fundamental Concept 1 (8:05)
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2 – Modes Example: Dorian (9:08)
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3 – Modes: Fundamental Concept 2 (9:17)
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4 – Modes: Fundamental Concept 3 (3:42)
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5 – Modes Example Lydian + The Gist (7:41)
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6 – Modes: Sum Up and Take Aways (4:22)
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7 – Practical Session: Writing a Melody in F Phrygian (Festival Style) (14:16)

Interesting Scales For Writing Melodies

Bonus Videos – Writing Sessions #1

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1 – Writing a Melody with the C Major Scale (Francois) (23:09)
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2 – Writing a EDM-ish Melody with the A-Minor Scale (Francois) (11:32)
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3 – Creating an EDM Chord Progression and Melody (Tom) (22:35)
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4 – Writing Tropical Summer House Chords and Melody in Amin (Tom) (29:21)
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5 – Writing a Future Bass Track from Scratch (Tom) (39:12)
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6 – Writing Progressive House Chords and Melody from Scratch (Tom) (27:36)

Bonus Videos – Writing Sessions #2

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1 – Writing Session – Chords and Melody – Melodic Deep / Techno (30:16)
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2 – Writing Session – Chords and Melody – Melodic Deep / Techno with Moog Bass (22:56)
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3 – Writing Session – Hirajoshi Scale (7:59)
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4 – Writing Session – EDM Progressive House “Dramatic” Progression in F-Minor (8:23)
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5 – Writing Session – Uplifting Summer House Chords in C#-Minor (21:21)
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Bonus Session: Writing “Snake” Chords & Melody (16:51)

Bonus Inspiration

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