Madlibbin‘ Melodies | Songwriting Exercises 10 – Holistic Songwriting

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4bkLjydTv0

Summary

### Summary

The Melody Deck’s Mad Lib exercise helps in creating catchy and memorable melodies quickly and reliably, as hooks are crucial and difficult to write. This is achieved by drawing cards from the deck, combining melodies, using beginnings or ends of phrases, and improvising. The Song Line Index is a Kickstarter project aimed at making this tool a reality for musicians.

Highlights

• Mad Lib exercise helps in creating catchy and memorable melodies
• Hooks are crucial and difficult to write
• Combine two melodies from the deck for over 2,800 possible combinations
• Use beginnings or ends of phrases and improvise
• Reusing melody segments makes hooks more memorable
• The Song Line Index is a Kickstarter project for this tool

Key Takeaways

• Mad Lib exercise helps in crafting catchy melodies quickly
• Hooks are essential, and the Melody Deck aids in creating them
• Combining melodies, using beginnings/endings, and improvising makes the process more efficient
• The Song Line Index aims to make this tool available for musicians via Kickstarter