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The Songwriter's Workshop: Melody
Songwriting Infobox 
Song ModelSongwriting Lyrics - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Song Form Title - Chorus - Verse - Prechorus - Bridge Melody Infobox Melody Lyric - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Author: Jimmy Kachulis The Songwriter's Workshop: Melody (Berklee Press)
UNIT 1: Rhythm
A. Ideas
Lesson 1. Note Lengths
Lesson 2. Phrase Lengths and Space
Lesson 3. Phrase Beginnings and Stressed Words
Lesson 4. Phrase Endings
Lesson 5. Ending Titles on the Downbeat
B. Song Sections
Lesson 6. Exact Repetition
Lesson 7. Varied Repetition
Lesson 8. Internal Repetition
Lesson 9. Contrasting Ideas
Lesson 10. Number of Phrases
Lesson 11. Contrasting Sections
UNIT 2. Melody On Chords
A. Ideas
Lesson 12. One Chord Tone
Lesson 13. Neighbor Notes
Lesson 14. Two Chord Tones
Lesson 15. Passing Notes
Lesson 16. Arpeggios
Lesson 17. Scales
B. Song Sections
Lesson 18. Keep the Rhythm, Change the Shape
Lesson 19. Repetition
Lesson 20. Sequence
Lesson 21. Inversion
Lesson 22. Shorten the Motive
Lesson 23. Lengthen the Motive
Lesson 24. Contrasting Sections
UNIT 3. Melody Across Chord Changes
A. Ideas
Lesson 25. Connecting Chords
1. Common tones. 2. Direct. 3. Connect.
Lesson 26. In-Sync Phrasing
Lesson 27. Out-of-Sync Phrasing
Lesson 28. Longer Melody Phrasing
Lesson 29. Major Melodic Cadences
Lesson 30. Minor Melodic Cadences
B. Song Sections
Lesson 31. Verse/Refrain Song Form
Lesson 32. Verse/Chorus Song Form
Lesson 33. Verse/Prechorus/Chorus Song Form
UNIT 4. Melody Over Chord Changes
A. Ideas
Lesson 34. Major Pentatonic on One Chord
Lesson 35. Major Blues
Lesson 36. Major Blues Over Progressions
Lesson 37. Minor Pentatonic Scale
Lesson 38. Minor Blues
Lesson 39. Mixolydian Melody
Lesson 40. Dorian Melody
B. Song Sections
Lesson 41. Major Blues Song
Lesson 42. Mixolydian Song
Lesson 43. Dorian Song
UNIT 5. Melody Against Bass Lines and Riffs
A. Ideas
LESSON 44. Parallel Motion
LESSON 45. Similar Motion
LESSON 46. Oblique Motion
LESSON 47. Contrary Motion Against a Bass Line
B. Song Sections
LESSON 48. Different Bass in Verse and Chorus
LESSON 49. Same Bass in Verse and Chorus
LESSON 50. Riff-Based Songs
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