Tag: # Arthur C. Edwards

Here I present: Arthur C. Edwards, “Practical Lessons Melody Writing”, 1966. CANTUS FIRMUS. INTRODUCTION. A cantus firmus fits perfectly with melody writing in a major scale and 4/4 time, with a few classical caveats.Here’s how it’s traditionally understood and how you’d write one.What a Cantus Firmus IsA cantus firmus (“fixed song”) is a simple, stepwise … Continue reading Arthur C. Edwards, “Practical Lessons in Melody Writing”, 1966. “CANTUS FIRMUS”.

Here I present: Arthur C. Edwards, Practical Lessons in Melody Writing’, 1963, PART EIGHT (8). PRELUDE.  Arthur C. Edwards, Practical Lessons in Melody Writing’, 1963 is about melodic structure basics: phrase and period.  A phrase is four (4) measure-bars, and a period is eight (8) measure-bars.  The example I give here the DOORS, “Light My Fire” … Continue reading Arthur C. Edwards, “Practical Lessons in Melody Writing”, 1963, PART EIGHT (8).

  Continue reading Arthur C. Edwards, “Practical Lessons in Melody Writing”, PART SIX (6).

Nicolas Slonimsky, “Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns”, 1947 was the topic of an earlier blog post. Here I present: Arthur C. Edwards, “Practical Lessons in Melody-Writing”, 1963, PART FOUR (4).  INTRODUCTION. The ABOVE list of “Scale Names with Intervals” is the basis of melody-writing.  The list is thirty-five (35) scales.   Number one (1) … Continue reading Arthur C. Edwards, “Practical Lessons in Melody-Writing”, 1963, PART FOUR (4).

  Denise Schmandt-Besserat, “How Writing Came About”, 1992 was the topic of an earlier blog post. Here I present: Arthur C. Edwards, “Practical Lessons in Melody-Writing”, 1963, PART THREE (3). INTRODUCTION. In music, a cantus firmus  (“fixed melody“) is a pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition.  The cantus firmus (C.F.) is first line BELOW. The … Continue reading Arthur C. Edwards, “Practical Lessons in Melody-Writing”, 1963, PART THREE (3).