147 WAYS TO WRITE A MELODY
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That one dude has a lovely tone on the soprano sax!
hello samurai! nice to see that worlds collide. you have a fantastic channel.
Thanks brotha!
Was just about to say the same - beautifully expressive playing.
I'll jump on this bandwagon as well. Your content is awesome Samurai!
Thanks, I'm glad you like it!
Props to that last guy who just said, "Screw it, metal is life." That was amazing.
It was so great
I shed a tear when I heard it turn around. It was fantastic
I almost clicked to another video thinking it was over and then bam time for metal!
Didn't see it coming at all. Was really expecting Reggae.
gigabrain1973
\m/ \m/
10:52 we all thought he was wearing a normal button up shirt
I was like... ok a dress and stockings. weird flex but k.
Androgynousssss
U ruined the plot twist for me because I’m impatient and had to click on the time stamp hOw dArE yOu
It was a picardy 3rd
WHAT ARE YOU ALL SEEING THAT I'M NOT
When you mentally finish the melody by yourself, it feels wrong to hear other people play the song differently.
Nothing to do with your comment, I just love Kaytranada.
Music😐
Gosh sometimes I wished I could transpose the symphony that can come out of my head if I had any interest in writing partitions :>
@@thebadsiddhartha jesus...
@@hovercat26 Look it no you my elepse had around some sample of growth what size but wont wonder if bits the difference.
Well this was neat
Rob Scallon do I smell a collab coming?
I'm kinda disappointed that 1.) you didn't submit anything and 2.) if you did, that you weren't featured. Oh well, maybe next time, huh?
Didn't expect this dude to be here too. This video needs more ducks.
***** that too
you should do a vid like this
the first guy who added lyrics (who was singing along to a taylor acoustic guitar) sounded so good!! i loved the lyrics, too
Oh hey, yeah, that guy was awesome! Go, that guy!
I also loved ukelele girl who wrote lyrics.
oxymoron0o Yes! I wish I could find their submissions to add to the playlist, they were two of my favorites.
I know! It reminded me of I fight dragons and it made me so nostalgic and I loved it so much!
what's his name???
Why does this video make me cry? Because people making music together is one of the most beautiful things in the world.
ikr!?
The one at 7:59 has to be my favorite. Her voice is just so vibey and calming. Its something you could feel but also just dance around to.
I know it's been three years but that's Sidney Gish, you should totally listen to her music, very dancy
wow that saxophone kid sounded incredible!
Thank you!
Sounded classy as hell, brilliant job!
Yeah, man! As a sax player myself, I recognize a great player, and you are one of them! Keep it up! You'll go far!
You killed it man. Keep writing.
Insane control on that soprano for your age man! Don't forget to branch the lower side of things too ;)
W E A R E A L L B E A U T I F U L S N O W F L A K E S
This needs to become a meme
Im jacks kidney
im jack
Achw3l i just saw that part while seeing youre comment
tocix turtle rug me too
the music world is beautiful, why did I spend my 7 years in architecture:(
Sam Zheng you can start at any time! :)
Architecture is beautiful! And you can do music too :)
I found so much possibilities in music than architecture as each building design requires justification. Whereas musicain can have the total control over the music. Even the song is bad, at least you can consume the product that you created straight after. Architecture taught me not affraid of creating things and improve on it. Music is probably the same but more freedom on the process of creating.
Never too late!
@@shoutxiao5459 I know I’m just a stranger on the internet , but do what you love ! don’t do what you don’t love just because it’s what you thought you truly wanted to do in the beginning . Follow your passions and you’ll never regret a thing in life .
2:55 belongs in the movie Up
Everything about this video is just absolutely amazing! My goodness, the dedication and time this must have taken! Fantastic!
Agreed! This is nuts.
Make Somethingnnn
lol the girl at the end
cal girl busting into that e.piano jazz is the real hero.
thanks man
Cadence Hira that was probably my favorite one haha. good job
thanks man
8:34 that sounds like something you'd hear out of Up from Disney!
Peter LeGarrick oof
Sounds like the background music you'll hear from a fancy dinner.
Studio Ghibli
Peter LeGarrick married life from Up
It's very waltz-y (no pun intended!)
This is really interesting. When I'm writing a melody it often feels like there's only one obvious solution, but you've shown here that everybody has their own unique solution - and that they're all valid! It's like each person's song is a little package of their own consciousness....
The guy at 05:08 totally nailed it with chords and lyrics. Absolutely perfect....
Raunak Gupta who is he? :(
Marlene Mae I wanted to know the the same.
Raunak Gupta I still haven't found him :(
we're looking for a Cinderella
>totally nailed it with chords
>2:55
*the vintage, man*
I'm loving this diving into music style of video. It's really helping me learn a lot about how music comes together and is making me super stoked about getting back into learning the guitar.
This is an amazing channel, WELL DONE! I really love the way you both share your talent and inspire/teach your community.
poorlyfound I'm also trying to get back into guitar so I was wondering how you're practicing (gonna practice) did you hire a tutor, youtube vids something else?
5:20 dude is so good wth
So true
caitlin ت looks like tom holland
Ikr, why isn't he famous already?
Seriously... I want to find out who he is!
looks like gibby
bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh... the dude's voice at 5:09 is sooooooooo fricken good. I love his version!
3:07 vintage sounding chord
Prophecy. Lmao
- Niilo that just reminds me of like early 1900s orchestral stuff
What is the chord?
Hell yeah, what's that chord?
Vítor Medeiros it could also be the instrument but if anyone knows it we’d like to hear
Jesus, some incredible Talent in this video. A lot of those melodies sounded like sitcom-intros to me for some reason.
I really enjoyed this, thanks for making it!
TMC (Topgame Media Crew) I think it's probably that Picardy 3rd coming in. I feel that it's most commonly used at the end of the theme songs for such shows. If you have a look around you could prove me right/wrong :)
Whenever I see those wii eyebrow options I’m like, who actually has eyebrows like this. Andrew Huang, Andrew Huang has
this is true
Omg you're so right!
LABJoostmhw Awesome 69 likes
I love how full of musical sounder these videos are. The fact that we weird little air wiggling goofballs can find ways to communicate so similarly, and yet so... Diverse in meaning, context and passion.
I love the creative soul of the universe, and you sir nurture that soul every day. Never stop!
Totally agree!
You stole my last name
Props to the saxophone kid
Thanks!
Beautiful variation! Loved it
very beautiful.
best one mate
It felt like i was watching the Godfather but instead everyone lived happily ever after
This was very interesting :)
rezo haha lel,
Hab mich vorher schon gefragt, ob du mitmachen würdest :^)
rezo
Rezoooo:3
Hey Rezo :D
LOL du hier? XD
Oh, Hi Rezo
Du auch hier xD
No one is tagging the perfection at 3:59 so I guess I will
This is the healthiest CZcams rabbit hole I’ve been on in a long time! Thanks for the inspiration all! 🤘🏻
Guy with tenor/soprano sax and girl with melodica. You both are amazing!
Renat Khanzarov alto and soprano*
I like the french folk sounding thing the girl with the melodica did
@@wbwillie thats cadence hira!
@@windowbar awesome, thanks
I really loved all this. I had to be a spectator, since I unfortunately have no musical talent or skill to contribute, but I love seeing everyone able to participate, with you showcasing everything. Reminded me a lot of the "We Go Together" song you made with everyone.
Yesssssss, I was smiling the whole time! #thatsallicoulddo haha
14:19 THIS DUDE IS FRICKIN AMAZING! He's his own 8 man band. It just gave me the chills. Loved the ending
8:34 this can be in a studio ghibli film.
Not really
art에반 yeah it doesn’t really fit with the style
yeah I felt the same when I heard it
P O N Y O
@@nehemiahzo_ Ahh you again.
It's really nice to see the way you addressed this clinically and statistically. Also really nice to see the community united in these submissions!
Awesome video Andrew :)
Have you ever heard about the Schillinger system? It's basically a set of 'rules' for writing music, a lot of which stem from Maths and numeric sequences. I learnt about it at university, as I was taught by one of the leading acedemics on the subject (Jeremy Arden, he's on the Schillinger system Wikipedia). One of the things I've always taken from it specifically was a certain approach to melody writing regarding phrasing which is pretty much perfectly exampled by the girl at 4:00. Your initial melody follows the rules as far as phrase, followed by a variation on the phrase (similar phrase, overall higher pitch), and then she embellished it with an expansion (I might be a little off the mark with wording, it's been a while since I've explained it, I've just been using it without telling people >.>) which is essentially filling up the bars with a whole bunch of notes that often go higher than the original phrase. Finally she came to a cadence which finished off the melody at a satisfying end.
Naturally not all music follows this rule (kudos to Melodica girl, that was some intense re-working), but if you're stuck on a melody I find it so useful to use his teachings. I'd highly recommend the book with foreward by Jeremy Arden if you're interested (The Schillinger System of Musical Composition Vol1&2, though Vol1 is a very useful book in its own right).
***** Everyone who knew SOAD in our class spotted it! Did you go Herts too?
***** Oh wow haha, funny how people meet through YT comment sections. I was a songwriting&production student. Make the most of Jeremy, he's probs the best composition lecturer there.
Nick Morrow Lmao
Matt Good Or you could just write Fux counterpoint.
Matt Good f
13:23 this is a really interesting arrangement that I wouldn’t’ve expected either. well done!
7:20, when she asks.
XD
damn
XD
lol
Lmao this is funny
Are we gonna be doing another melody "contest"? I totally missed the last one and it seems like a bucket of fun
CuffRox +1
same but i didn't know we could use computer
YES +2
+SkyEye MCCIX
dude I like your channel.. we should do sub to sub
petition for that guy at 5:09 to finish the song
looks like everyone's trying to find out who he is lol
Michelle Hw. Yes!!!!!!
Really soothing voice. Beautiful!!!
La la land
Check for me!
3:59 i think i'm in love 😍
i'm talking about the melody tho
Ikr 😄😄😄
6:50 aw i'm flattered. finished it myself while watching this video and I also happened to start it like that.
i cant think of anything me too! I got the chills when I got to that part. Guess we were late to the party, but still part of that group of people. Have you ever heard of synesthesia?
That first girl at the end completely threw off the game! I loved her submission. I started dancing too lol
:)
Cadence Hira is it u haha
tfw a CZcamsr is willing to go through the theory of songwriting. Subbed.
This felt more like a video on psychology than music, and I loved every second of it
2:55 I liked this one the best!! he killed it!!!!
As a music producer, I find this video absolutely fascinating...interesting to see what people come up with, and in what patterns. The findings here say a lot about what's being made by musicians of all styles, from pop to eclectic, and as to what people listen to and let influence them.
The oboe one and the girl right before them at around 4:00 were so good, in my opinion! They seemed to fit what the hypothetical "song" was trying to do the best.
my favs
2:54 sax kid
5:08 guy singing w/ guitar
7:25 midi (i think this is how i'd finish the melo too)
10:58 andrew's (sounds like smth out of toy story so cool)
13:22 Cadence Hira (melodica girl)
I really want to know who melodica girl is her music was so interesting
Oh my bad i found her its Cadence Hira
0:25 One thin ass ukulele.
I AM ADDICTED TO THIS VIDEO I'M WATCHING THIS FOR THE 10TH TIME.
Andrew please make more of these videos I love them
Capri Phonix same lol
Please
Yessssss
Everyone's so good and I'm just here with my guitar like "How do you do E again?"
GT Toledo how is it going now?
5:10
*It's Gibbeeehhhhh*
Punpal Punpeep OML
LOL
Read my f***ing mind!!
I think he looks kinda like Tom holland
Gibby Holland, the voice of our generation.
"We're all beautiful snowflakes."
- Andrew Huang's robot
😂😂
That was cool
Loved your video... "Accidentally found it whilst looking for tutorial videos on how to write a sad song".
me too
Halo Entertainment Indonesia (HEI) SAME
Halo Entertainment Indonesia (HEI) that would mean human environment interaction in social studies
such a cool project
I particularly liked the oboe and ukulele pairing. and at the end the girl with the keyboard thing that goes into a dance is amazing haha
5:20 guy looks like a fusion of Charlie Puth & Tom Holland wtf
And... GIBBY
WAIT
r/rareinsults
(no i dont have reddit)
The guy who changed his shirt for every sax.,, I salute you
6:45 exactly what I started humming right after you asked what was next. I don’t want to sound like I’m including myself in any special group, but I can’t quite shake the feeling this is some kind of synesthesia (perceiving the melody as a story)
Fascinating study, and a particularly fab entry from the jazz melodica at the end. I had a busy week, so didn't record a submission, but for the record my first instinct was to continue with the same three-note stepwise sequence rising from the last note of the supplied melody as you said five other people continued with. So call it six! :)
It's just occurred to me that that's because it's "Some Day My Prince Will Come" from Disney's Snow White. Dang. It's so tough not to write in borrowed fragments!!!!
Is the prince in that movie called Tom? If so....... :0
"w e a r e a l l b e a u t i f u l s n o w f l a -
there was one similarity I picked up on.."
lmao best thing ever
I’m very impressed with the way you put all those creative ideas in a spreadsheet to be analyzed.
Have me subscribing 😁😁😁
Where can I find the guy at 5:09? That one's my favorite and it sounds like something I'd listen to.
sophisacat :3 .
sophisacat :3 i want to know too! he sounds so good
sophisacat :3 I looked through the description, he's called Devon Prontack, there isn't that much that I found of him though, only one song and a couple CZcams vids, here's his SoundCloud:
soundcloud.com/devonprontack
Do you know the name of the song he is singing? its too good!!
Anyone great at guitar know what is the term for that strumming/pluck pattern or method he used? Sounded much better than strumming alone.
I've been listening to Chris Bryant's music now because of this and it's so good...
Wow that means a lot to me, thanks!
Chris Bryant Your music is what I imagine it would sound like if you travelled through space. or. ya know, like got really high. good stuff man, got yourself a fan
I have no idea about music, music theory, play any musical instruments nor sing. Yet I’m totally hooked! Talk about amazing stuff
that's Sidney Gish at 8:00 !! Go listen to her music, it's amazing!
Oh my god. So I'm not insane, it WAS her!
so thats why i was thinking she looks like sidney gish lmao
It was basic
I was so happy when she showed up outta no where
@ParksRobinson i was too!
7:58 sounds like something out of Steven Universe
get her on the show now
Omg yessssas
Alex Hornewer GET 5:20 A LABEL BRO
that is Sidney Gish
Yehhsssss
Wow this video felt meaningful actually
4:58 didnt knew post malone plays ukelele
LMAO
Antonio Elua he does, and guitar talks about it a lot.
Good joke tho.
Or that Greta Thunberg plays clarinets haha
There's something strangely beautiful about the communal nature of this video. Awesome to see so many takes on this lovely melodic starter!
Please do more of these and put the entries into a playlist. I would love more chord stories.
I usually really hate watching videos that are over six minutes long but this video is an exception whoa
B-roooo that was an awesome experiment! I’ve been totally hooked on your channel along with some of the others you’ve collaborated with and I gotta say you help satiate the music nerd in me for sure! Also, props to that ending composition, that was fantastic. Thanks Andrew!
I love your Wardrobe Andrew
And your videos. I learn so much from them 🥰
Wow, you really broke that shit down like a student who had to do a dissertation on song writing. Great job!
Hey Andrew, this is a really cool video, and I just found your channel because of it! I love the idea of this experiment, but I have one nitpick with your theory on the subject of the picardy third. Your description of it is correct, but what you play isn't really a picardy third. I would say it is more of a modulation or a secondary dominant. A picardy third occurs when you are pretty solidly in a minor key, so you really expect the cadence to be on a minor chord. The song starts with a C major chord, and pretty solidly seems to be in C major. Your final chords are even the classic IV->V->I (F to G to C) progression. For it to be a picardy third, it would be in C MINOR and then when you do F->G it would then go to C MAJOR unexpectedly. Instead, you start in a major key, and then finish with an unexpected A major chord. This is the major 6th chord in C major, not what a picardy third would be: a major tonic when a minor is expected. I would say it is more of a secondary dominant to modulate to D major, or a type of deceptive cadence where you expect it to go to the tonic C chord but it goes to the A (VI) chord instead. You are certainly raising the third of the chord from what is in the key (C->C#) and it does sound cool, but I wouldn't call it a picardy third. Just my two cents!
This is my understanding of the Picardy Third" as well.
This videos shows how great humans are in essence. So much love and compassion put in a melody. Very moving
The examples you showed were so varied but so talented! I feel so honoured to watch this video; its so engaging- like a real class!
I'm tempted to get my combo to set this up and do a swing cover.
Mr. Sakamoto Do it! I'd love to hear it!
Mr. Sakamoto Do it please
I actually really liked those two from 4:36 onwards, sounded very upbeat and happy ^^
This is why I love musicians who love to be creative and emotionally expressive. I am touched by the love.
I didn't expect to enjoy watching this as much as I am right now. I'm loving this video. Thank you for spreading melodic knowledge and inspiration throughout the CZcams. 👏
Who's the dude at 5:08? He needs an album
totally agree.
Tetrachromia I'm searching for comments to find this dude ! Seems like we're the only ones who have actually caught attention to this dude. he's crazy good!
I have been searching so long to see if anyone knows anything about him.. Sadly I cannot find anything ;-;...
If my eyes are not fooling me, after stalking everyone in the "guests list" I think he's name's Devon Prontack... At least he looks like the guy on the profile photo. Yes, it's a little creepy but the dude really needs an album
Imma try find his youtube if he has one
the metal one at the end was beautiful
Andrew, I think one of the reasons why a lot of people (myself included) used the E, F, G note pattern is because the melody is very similar to "L'Hymne à l'amour" which also does the E, F, G after the first part of the melody. Go check it out!!
Wow that girl at the end with melodica...that was the best by far
OH! And the saxophone kid is my hero.
That was awesome. I leaned stuff, and I really enjoyed the submissions you featured. You've got some talented fans.
this video made my night! entertaining on so many levels.And I learned the whole time without knowing til I learned. I am Inspired! Thank you So MUCH!
it makes me so happy that all these people took inspiration and just did different things with it, experimented and made something cool. everyone made their own style of music and it was just so cool and inspiring
omg that vinyl in the back, who's the artist, it's too eye catching to not notice.
ANDREW HUANG You like JDilla? me too!
Irene Montemayor I haven't noticed it half through the video... you just made me recognize it 😂
My girlfriend looks over at what I'm watching just now at goes "Look at his eyebrows!!! They're isosceles triangles!!!!"
Ahahahahahaha
But... they’re scalene...
....but tbh, I think they look like that black rabbit in watership downs.
Those scalene triangles
Ridiculous. Could not listen such a useful information with the Castlevania bat-brows.
Love yer stuff mate but... :)
Sorry, man. Couldn't watch your very well made video nor listen to all those cool submissions over THOSE FLEEK-ASS EYBROWS!
This is sooo clever!
I ve said it in previouz comments on another vid!!!
Top marks on your upcoming of
1- the concpt of the experiment
2- the analysis of the results
3- your use of wording and descriptions of those results
4- your synthesis of all those results!
5- it makes so much sense and ... i can only admire
5a- the way your brain works
5b- the way you inspire strangers to come up with ´ART'
....
😘👍👏
Dude; loved this video 7 years ago, love it just as much now. Thanks for doing content like this!
I think it would be really cool if you did some sort of weekly or monthly music challenge, I would love that! like so he can see this
I agree! I want to do more! He could build a whole community of composers. Or maybe there already is one...but anyway, yes! More of these!
This is one of the most interesting videos I have seen in a long time. Happy that someone makes such videos!
The short snatch of melody you played and asked volunteers to continue comes from "Can't get used to losing you" by Andy Williams. However, I am sure you were unaware of that. But what is surprising/shocking is that 147 people didn't think of that musical reference. Probably says a lot about their age, and mine! Check out Williams' song and you'll hear what I mean.
Interesting experiment, nevertheless!
elderly like you and i are at a disadvantage in songwriting - every new melody we’ve heard before but youth are burdened with all that knowledge…
6:58 I know why! They all have listen to Edith Piaf, l'hymne à l'amour. The progression is very similar with the verse so they follow with chorus "Peu m'importe... si tu m'aimes..." :)
The guy who played the guitar, sang lyrics and made the phrase longer!! I'd so freaking love to hear a whole song from that. I loved the lyrics and the melody he came up with
Who is the amazing musician at 5:10? Please link a brother up
Harrison Allen It seems like everyone in the comments are looking for him. No luck yet though..
Wow! This was so unique and fascinating to see other people build on this melody. It was so cool to watch this analysis!
Man you are absolutely amazing!!! of course also all the contributions by the people who took part in this challenge!!
But man... you really put in so much time and dedication to make something creative that everybody can enjoy and learn from!
I wish I'd be creating as much as you do.
I'm amazed. thank you for the inspiration!