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Posted by: coffeeman Nov 22 2013, 06:01 PM

As the tittle says I want to know your approach for creating vocal melodies. I'm following the advice you gave me and I'm creating my first album, at this moment I'm composing the lyrics and vocal melodies for 5 original songs I have.

The approach that I'm using is, I sit with a notebook, my guitar and the original song. I pick a topic or a story that I want to tell, and start creating melodies on the guitar while the song plays, while I'm playing I also start singing the melody with a couple of words and start writing them.

So that's my approach but I really want to know yours if it's possible of course, I really like the melodies of your songs.

Thanks a lot amigo.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 23 2013, 12:22 AM

Hey mate Made a little vid for ya:

Posted by: coffeeman Nov 23 2013, 06:36 PM

You're awesome, thanks a lot amigo, I really enjoy these video responses.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 23 2013, 08:22 PM

QUOTE (coffeeman @ Nov 23 2013, 05:36 PM)

You're awesome, thanks a lot amigo, I really enjoy these video responses.

Hey mate! Hope it helped out

This writing thing... ah, it's like a beautiful woman - get a hold on her while you can

Posted by: Taka Perry Nov 26 2013, 08:34 AM

I think that the most natural melodies are the ones that you naturally hum over a backing track or something. When I'm making melodic lines, I often loop a backing track and record myself humming (not guitar) different melodies for 20 minutes or so. Then I can review it at pick out good parts.

I think using your mind to compose gives you ultimate creative flexibility, because your mind is a completely unique 'instrument' from anyone else's.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 26 2013, 12:54 PM

QUOTE (Taka Perry @ Nov 26 2013, 07:34 AM)

I think that the most natural melodies are the ones that you naturally hum over a backing track or something. When I'm making melodic lines, I often loop a backing track and record myself humming (not guitar) different melodies for 20 minutes or so. Then I can review it at pick out good parts.

I think using your mind to compose gives you ultimate creative flexibility, because your mind is a completely unique 'instrument' from anyone else's.

Great approach Taka - some sort of 'vocal jamming' right?

I place a part on the loop and sit back with my band mates and suddenly one of us starts humming something and then we jump quickly in front of the mic to record. If we realize that the line sucks, we go back to phase one

I think that each person has their own recipe to this and it would be cool to hear more opinions from other vocal line writers in here - anyone else?

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