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​Five Mistakes to Avoid in Creating Melody

This list comes from an article published by Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI). This organization has extensive experience in identifying songs with great public appeal.  See the full article at this link:
https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/the_top_5_melody_pitfallsemand_how_to_avoid_them_em


1.  Crafting melodies that sound as if they have been imposed upon predictable chord changes

2.  Settling for predictable rhythms in the vocal melodies

3.  Lack of contrast

4.  Introducing too many melodic motifs

5. Failure to edit or re-imagine melodies
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