In this session we shall explore about :
- How do you make music without loops
- What are the types of melody
- What is the difference between loops and melody
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How do you make music without loops?
Music is more than just loops. To make music without loops it means to make a melody from scratch.
First step, open piano or any software instrumental truck within your DAW. if you are a beginner I will recommend you to use piano sound or any violin, or guitar because they are so easy to start with especially if you're a beginner They have a lot of voice to transform your idea.
In the second step, select the key of your music. For example, Your song is in the key of C major, and you want to make sure your melody is correctly aligned with the key of your melody in c major.
The third step, start building ideal chords
The fourth step, develop I deal notes around those chords. Make sure your music notes match.
In the fifth step, you may either remove the chords and remain with your basic notes
Remember that melody has an end, Where it usually falls toward the scale , Therefore Don't push too long, You can start with 2 two-bar melodies.
Sixth step, The quickest way to make melody is to switch up and down notes around chords while creating rhythm, until you get what you want to sound like from your mind.
Remember that building melody starts with an idea transforming from your mind. I may Add this so that for you to create a melody you should have something to start with, which is the so-called Idea melody Or notes in rhythm over which you can implant realistic notes in your DAW.
What are the types of melody
The following are the types of melodies based on structure and emotion.
1. Simple melodies. Think about a few notes in rhythm.
2. Counter melodies. Think of counter melodies as a contrast. That means we can have a basic melody playing at a lower frequency and the other one playing at a higher frequency.
3. Legato melodies. Those are the melodies that hold when playing such as strings, lead, and violin. They create a sense of continuity and flow.
4. Chromatic melodies. They are unexpected melodies that fall off the usual scale of the music. They are very unique and they add some impressions.
5. Emotionally, melodies are named based on what they express which is an emotional trigger which can either be a happy melody, sad melody, anger melody and their associative.
What is the difference between loops and melody
To make music without loops it means to make a melody from scratch.
Before getting too far, the foundation of loops comes from the melody. Therefore loops are building blocks of melody. That means if you have any melody you can create loops.
Generally the above are the types of melodies, the difference between melodies and loops and constructive ideas on how to create insane melodies without loops.

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