The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #53204   Message #817850
Posted By: CapriUni
03-Nov-02 - 10:18 PM
Thread Name: Writing a Yule Carol -- help with melody
Subject: RE: Writing a Yule Carol -- help with melody
From Mary G.

cool. I played along with my accordian. I would, and I bet you anything that a lot of people uncounsciously would, change that last g to a b (below middle c) though...

Really? I'll try it... though the G just popped into my head at that point... then again, I've been known to do things bass ackwards. Maybe this helps explain why! ;-)

{Opens Noteworthy Composer, makes the change, and listens}

You know, that is nice :-)... more lullaby-ish, somehow... But maybe that's just because I'm already feeling sleepy. ;-)

From Mary In K.:

The tempo seems a little slow and the instrument that the program used is a bit funky

Hmmm... yes. I'd go for a little bit faster, myself, but it depends on the singer and the audience.

The instrument sounded fine to me... But I think my 'puter is playing back with the settings I have in my NWC, right now (flute, rather than piano...) I like the way you extended "hearts" to a half note.

Are the words in the right places?

Indeed they are!

Don't you just love writing songs by committee? ;-) Remember, you asked!

As a matter of fact, I do! I'm learning so much more than if I just muddled about trying to do this all by myself. When I do the latter, I find myself doing the same thing over and over, because I stick with what I know without even knowing what other directions there are to go in...