Previously we have seen how melody is made up of short musical sentences called phrases. In songs, phrases will often mirror the way the text is structured. In this video, Adam demonstrates how an…
In this video, Adam is joined by singer Stephanie Gilroy to demonstrate how all elements combine to make melody effective using the Brazilian folk song, Nesta Rua, as an example.
So far we’ve looked at some of the techniques for giving words a musical rhythm and structure. Now, we turn our attention to melody, and the relationship between time, melody and rhythm within…