How to Create & Develop a Melody – David Baker Book

constructing and developing a melody – from david baker improv book

Constructing a Melody, part 1

01 steps, skips and leaps

02 climax points

03 tension and relaxation

04 repetition

05 amount of movement in response to harmonic rhythm

06 unique feature.MP3

07 balance between new and old

08 varied phrase length

09 using existing melodic content

Constructing a Melody, part 2: same material as above, done as self-study by Dennis

01 steps, skips and leaps dw

02 climax points dw

03 tension & release dw

04 repetition dw

05 movement vs. harmonic rhythm dw

06 unique feature dw

07 balance of old & new dw

08 varied phrase length dw

09 existing melodic content dw

Developing a Melody, part 1

developing a melody (1) octave displacement

developing a melody (2) sequences

developing a melody (3) extension

developing a melody (4) truncation

developing a melody (5) augmentation

developing a melody (6) diminution

developing a melody (7) fragmentation

developing a melody (8, 9, 10) inversion, retrograde, and retrograde inversion

developing a melody (11) rhythmic or melodic displacement

developing a melody (12) recontextualizing

developing a melody (13) tonal shift

developing a melody (14) change of mode

developing a melody (15) juxtaposition of sections

developing a melody (16) simplify or complicating

developing a melody (17) alteration of shape

developing a melody (18) combining elements at random

developing a melody (19) isolating rhythmic aspect

Developing a Melody, part 2: same material as above, done as self-study by Dennis

developing a melody self-study (1) octave displacement

developing a melody self-study (2) sequences

developing a melody self-study (2a) variations on sequences

developing a melody self-study (3) extension

developing a melody self-study (4) truncation

developing a melody self-study (5) augmentation

developing a melody self-study (6) diminution

developing a melody self-study (7) fragmentation

developing a melody self-study (8) inversion

developing a melody self-study (9) retrograde

developing a melody self-study (10) retrograde inversion

developing a melody self-study (11) rhythmic and melodic displacement

developing a melody self-study (12) contextual placement for consonance or dissonance

developing a melody self-study (13) tonal shift

developing a melody self-study (14) change of mode

developing a melody self-study (15) juxtaposition of sections

developing a melody self-study (16) simplifying or complicating

developing a melody self-study (17) alteration of shape

developing a melody self-study (18) combining elements

developing a melody self-study (19) using rhythmic aspects

How to Create & Develop a Melody – David Baker Book

constructing and developing a melody – from david baker improv book

Constructing a Melody, part 1

Constructing a Melody, part 2: same material as above, done as self-study by Dennis

Developing a Melody, part 1

Developing a Melody, part 2: same material as above, done as self-study by Dennis

live class on developing a melody part 1

live class on developing a melody part 2

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