Dr.FillyBlunt
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Sonically, I am happy with the sound of my pianoish melody. As it plays out though, it just feels to me basic and repetative.
Whenever I lengthen the pattern and get more creative with the melody by changing notes, it sounds okay on it's own but in the context of the song I feel like it draws too much attention and it feels like it's played "over" the song rather than "in" it.
I guess what I'm trying to say is I feel like there is a fine line between too simple a melody and too complex and that I always end up falling onto one side or the other.
This is a song I did recently that demonstrates this (former of the two situations). How do I find a way to give my melodies "direction" without overstating their role in the arrangement?
Am I perhaps placing the blame for my conviction about this beat wrongly on a single element (melody) when it could possibly be something else, perhaps the arrangement?
Whenever I lengthen the pattern and get more creative with the melody by changing notes, it sounds okay on it's own but in the context of the song I feel like it draws too much attention and it feels like it's played "over" the song rather than "in" it.
I guess what I'm trying to say is I feel like there is a fine line between too simple a melody and too complex and that I always end up falling onto one side or the other.
This is a song I did recently that demonstrates this (former of the two situations). How do I find a way to give my melodies "direction" without overstating their role in the arrangement?
Am I perhaps placing the blame for my conviction about this beat wrongly on a single element (melody) when it could possibly be something else, perhaps the arrangement?
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