Originally Posted by Jack Swain
a way to find melodies that work well with a lyric is to take advantage of those indiosyncratic ways we say the words to evolve a melody from it. To make a fully formed melody you will end up exaggerating those idiosyncracies, but the advantage to doing it is you are not trying to shoe-horn words into a mismatched melody. You are, instead, letting the words themselves build the melody for you.


Jack- Yes, I think that is the best way to do it. Makes perfect sense. Depending upon the emotion, the words would be said differently too. As long as it's natural to the mood, feeling, you can't go wrong, wouldn't you agree?

Jim-Yeah, I remember them (Yes). I didn't collect their albums, no, but progressive rock, I don't even know what that is, so I can't say. I like country music, but I like other styles better. I was trying to get a feel for what you were saying regarding that song, but.. Got another one I can try to appreciate?

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if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be,
he must be. -- Abraham Maslow, American Psychologist