Interval Rule for Better Melodies

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[@Ayavaron]

those djent penguins were a really great thing to show after the lesson was over!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey hey Cy, great to see you, hope spring is treating you well :) Happy you enjoyed the penguins! We wish you a wonderful week :)

[@DudleyaSetchellii]

Great advice. I will be using it. The ending with the Penguin Djent - lol!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Happy you dig the penguins, and the advice, Detection Post! We're happy to have you here in the Hack Music Theory community :) What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope you have a fantastic weekend :)

[@vishalchunara1670]

I have to say that the melody is sounding exciting and sick after applying the rules. And feeling better after watching the end of your video. Khub khub dhanyawad🙏😄

[@HackMusicTheory]

We're so happy to hear this video left you feeling better at the end, Vishal! A very warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community :) What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

[@Rabiyakhatoon-tt7po]

I am from india

[@Quintopia1]

y'all have taught me many lessons, thank you!

[@nwtngraphics]

guys, your videos are so well produced, no tons of pointless speaking, only useful info, thank you!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Aww thanks so much klavisha, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

[@validcore]

Sounds great without seeming too forced. Perfect for lead or lyrics.

[@Table-Top]

You nailed it with the helicopter metaphor. I'll remember that !

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hi Table-Top, great to see you, thanks for stopping by and connecting! How's life treating you these days? How's your music making going? Hope you're having a lovely weekend and we send you lots of good vibes :)

[@ashamael]

video confirmed what I already knew: hiking is not for me. I'll take the helicopter, thanks!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Lol, that's great news, ashamael! Thanks for stopping by and sharing your confirmation :) We hope this finds you well and we're wishing you a fantastic rest of your weekend!

[@immateriumepicmetal4544]

Would be nice if you could analyze the intro from "Storytime" by Nightwish. It's an old song but the intro builds so much tension

[@HackMusicTheory]

Lovely to see you, Ma'ar, hope all is well with you :) How's your music making going these days? Wishing you a fantastic week!

[@alpanakurmi4451]

Woah Woah The melody literally improved Thank you so much 😁🎵

[@HackMusicTheory]

Thanks for stopping by, Alpana! Really happy you enjoyed this lesson, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :) Kate

[@HAZARDOUS88]

Thank you, this is very helpful!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Happy to hear it HAZARDOUS88!! We're sending you lots of good vibes for the week ahead, and until next time, take care :) Kate

[@HAZARDOUS88]

@@HackMusicTheory Thanks, same to you!

[@Marxlrose]

So using these snippets of info! ty :)

[@HackMusicTheory]

Most excellent, Mark! Hope you're well, peace and blessings to you :) Kate

[@MarkLumsley]

Snare drum go BRRRRRR

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey Mark, thanks so much for stopping by! We'd love to know what kind of music you make? Thank you big time for being here in the Hack Music Theory community, we wish you a fantastic weekend!

[@batican8367]

Just bought your book from bezos. Excited.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Woohoo, that's awesome, thank you Batican!! We hope you enjoy it :) We'd love to know what kind of music you make? Take care and have a lovely rest of your weekend :)

[@aaronvalentinleo]

thank you

[@Allthewrongkeys821]

The ending is sick.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey thanks, Braden!! A warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community, what kind of music do you make? Thanks for watching and we wish you a wonderful weekend :)

[@autisticChronicles360]

All endings are sick, in my opinion. It makes every video 1,000,000 times better.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Lol, that's quite the statement, Crosbyman64, thanks for your enthusiasm!

[@Allthewrongkeys821]

@@HackMusicTheory I play some kind of prog metal/ jazz hybrid. Don’t have anything produced that I could show off. But i will get there in time. Thanks for yet another helpful lesson. Be well.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Thanks for sharing Braden, we love that you're hybridizing and getting creative with your music :) We're cheering you on, and look forward to hearing from you again soon!

[@franzposcher8741]

Let's do a class on that ending...Damn that's awesome

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hiya Franz, hope you're having a wonderful May so far! I agree with you, as this is by far my favourite Djend Ray has made :) Sending you all our good vibes and wishing you a fantastic week! Kate

[@fattyboombatty7736]

Thanks to my favourite teachers! Would be great to see some DAWLess adventures too :)

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hi Fatty BoomBatty, great to see you again! How's your music making going these days? Would love to know what you envision a DAWless adventure to be! Thank you so much for being here in the Hack Music Theory community and we're wishing you a fantastic weekend :)

[@fattyboombatty7736]

@@HackMusicTheory Sorry, not too helpful of me! The sort of problems I encounter are things like transposing one track and retaining harmonic relationship to other tracks, transition from one pattern to another in a different key or mode. I usually manage it through trial and error, but it would be good to know why some things work better than others. I try to play dawlessly, though I find your computer illustration super easy to follow. Thanks again, fellow tea drinkers....

[@HackMusicTheory]

Yay tea! What kind do you drink? And what do you play and/or what kind of music do you make? Thanks for sharing some of the problems you're encountering, and for sure those things can be tricky! We don't have any KZbin videos that address those issues, as those go beyond the beginner level, but you'll find our hack for modulation (i.e. changing keys/modes) in our Songwriting & Producing PDF, which you can download here: HackMusicTheory.com/Bestsellers. This PDF also includes our mode hacks, which will be useful since you're using different modes. But, if you wanna totally master how to transition, then we recommend our Apprenticeship #1 online course, cos you'll learn everything you need to know in order to transition between sections in different keys/modes, as well as learning everything else you need to know in order write songs from start to finish. We really hope these resources help you on your musical journey, and thanks again for being here, you are truly valued :)

[@kitsunemusicisfire]

Dawg, I heard your voice and thought you would be some nice-dressed, suit and tie, salesman-looking kind of guy, but you look like a heavy metal band member🤣🤣🤣🤣 Never judge a book by its cover, great video by the way, very helpful! I'm always eager to learn when it comes to music.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey hey, P.K. Music, a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! We're pumped to hear you're eager to learn, what kind of music do you make? By the way, you're right, in his past Ray spent many years in a metal band :) We're cheering you on in your music making and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Kate

[@kitsunemusicisfire]

@@HackMusicTheory Thanks, I currently make a few genres: game osts, trap, pop, edm, future bass, etc. I'm happy to receive such a warm welcome!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Thanks for sharing P.K. Music! Hope you're having a lovely week so far :)

[@TheLunarSurface]

Thank you so much for this. It helps a ton.

[@HackMusicTheory]

We're so happy to hear it, Lunar Surface, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make?

[@TheLunarSurface]

@@HackMusicTheory I make some psych rock and other psych alternative indie stuff. Think MGMT and tame Impala as my biggest influences.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Cool, thanks for sharing, Lunar Surface :)

[@misberave]

Hey thanks for your amazing work! Im currently watching apprenticeship #1 and i got a question for the intervals. You mentioned multiple times that we shouldnt use perfect fifth and fourth intervals cause they sound boring. But i checked some songs and i found multiple songs use those intervals. For example Radio by Lana Del Rey uses even both in the chorus when she sings "Now my life is sweet like cinnamon" and the melody is extremely catchy its one of my favourite songs of her. So is there any exception to the rule i missed ?

[@visible7044]

it’s unreal how tapped in you are. you are the god tier of teachers for producers

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey Shiri, and a very warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community, we're so stoked and grateful to have you here! A truly heartfelt thank-you for your kind comments, we're super happy to hear that our videos are helping you so much. Yay!! For the record though, we take absolutely no credit for our skills. All credit goes to the Creator! Thanks big time once again for stopping by and watching a bunch of our videos, Shiri, that means a lot to us, and we really appreciate your time. By the way, what music do you make?

[@noahnathaniel6682]

Love the videos, thanks for help

[@HackMusicTheory]

Thanks so much Noah, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)

[@Trash-Beats]

Watching and learning from Zimbabwe

[@HackMusicTheory]

Awesome! Thanks so much for watching, Trash Beats, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Wishing you a lovely week :)

[@autisticChronicles360]

Hello there, Kate and Ray Harmony.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey hey Crosbyman64, great to see you again!! How's your music making going these days? Hope this finds you well and we're wishing you a fantastic weekend :)

[@autisticChronicles360]

@@HackMusicTheory it's going well, so far. I'm currently idle when it comes to writing music. Most of the time I'll be playing some melodies or tunes on my Electronic Keyboard, then, when I find something I like, I create that melody in GarageBand, which is my go to software for creating music, with some others to spice it up (especially with percussion instruments). I've made 14 songs using this software, all of which are over 2 minutes long. I'll be honest, I created those songs before I checked out your Hack Music Theory channel, and one of my first songs had a major fault in that it was very repetitive. I got better over the years when it comes to writing music, so my newer songs aren't as repetitive. A lot of my songs are in the key of F# minor, and sometimes F# major.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Thanks for sharing Crosbyman64! We're super happy you can hear your songs getting better as time passes, that's awesome! We're cheering you on in your music making and hope to hear from you again soon :)

[@djcademx]

Like it !!! a lot!!! Can I sample a few seconds of your voice?

[@orchidcolors]

Aww, such cute guys at the end.

[@HackMusicTheory]

Aren't they?!! This Djend is by far my favourite so far :) We are doing well and enjoying the spring weather here on the West Coast. How about you, orchidcolors, are you doing well? How's your music making going? Take care and have a lovely weekend :) Kate

[@zoozeonja158]

좋은 멜로디를 위한 인터벌 룰 : 멜로디 구간에 6th, 7th 인터벌을 최소 한번이상 사용하라

[@nandakoryaaa]

Hi Kate & Ray! Looks like I'm second (major second) today. The DJEND is so cute!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Whoohoo!! Lovely to see what I imagine to be your smiling face, Andrei :) Happy you enjoyed the Djend! Are you enjoying your spring so far? We're sending you all our good vibes for the weekend! Kate

[@ELLIOT8209]

@@HackMusicTheory can you please make a video on why the Eminor 9th chord in the key of A minor has an F sharp? The flat 9 thing is confusing

[@nandakoryaaa]

@@HackMusicTheory The spring is still not here :) But overall, it's good. Thanks!

[@HackMusicTheory]

Come on spring!! Happy to hear that life is overall good though, Andrei :)

[@JostSchwider]

👍 - _also_ for the YT algo! 😊

[@HackMusicTheory]

Happy to see you happy Jost :) Have a wonderful weekend!

[@mdmorris6193]

Great idea for memorable melody. But I gotta say you’d need to be a serious vocalist to sing it!

[@LLAWREN]

aww the penguins 😍😁

[@HackMusicTheory]

Penguins!! This is my favourite one so far :) How's your music making going SEBAmusictv, did you finish another track? Hope all is well, and we're wishing you a fantastic week! Kate

[@nandakoryaaa]

Quckly checked one of my tracks and I have a G# - E interval but the root is F so I don't know how to interpret that lol

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey Andrei, you're looking good :) G# to E is 8 semitones, so you've got a minor 6th interval. The fact that F is your root doesn't change what that interval is, but it obviously changes the context of that interval.

[@nandakoryaaa]

@@HackMusicTheory yes, I mean the context :) Anyway it sounds like I wanted.

[@Lilrocfamily]

Nice videos and tips like what you do I also do music as well 👍💯

[@HackMusicTheory]

Hey thanks so much Lil rocfamily, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope you have a fantastic weekend!

[@SHR3DtheSky]

Hack vildjarta… song is shadow!

[@louispantke139]

Thank you

[@HackMusicTheory]

Thanks for stopping by Louis :) We hope this finds you well and are sending you good vibes for the weekend ahead!