What Makes Catchy Melodies, CATCHY? 🤨

Catchy melodies, that is all we want to. Sometimes though, catchy melodies doesn't mean good melodies. But let's take a look at how to make them.

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[Alice-Efe]

While these hooks you; there are other things that can make your track sound ameteur. Let me explain in this video:

[wiegraf]

6:48 This melody is so reminiscent of arcade music from the early 80s. Nice how much you can do with so little polyphony

[justin]

I can tell you're obsessed with music. Can feel the passion through the screen. Inspiring

[UTOBY]

Those things I tend to do sometimes:
1. Let the track play and do some other stuff, like cleaning your studio. Sometimes I begin to humm the 'missing' notes.
2. Use Riffer for melodies in a specific key and scale
3. Use the vst from Magenta (uses a neuronal net [tensorflow] to create or iterate over existing midi notes) and cherry pick the melodies
4. When having an Idea, I record it any where I am
5. Use a different instrument to play the melody. (Guitar, Bass, Different Synth, well even different vst-preset)

[petemusgrove]

One thing that's always fascinated me is how often the song I like least on an album ends up becoming my favourite and I think it's important not to throw out "bad ideas" without giving them a decent chance.

[wiegraf]

5:59 The coordinated movement up and down here is super interesting because it's something you are really not supposed to do according to the rules of counterpoint. I guess the thing is that counterpoint is not at all trying to be catchy and it is more about the vibe of being extremely balanced while in motion than any of the phrases?

[baroufess]

Alice your teaching capability is outstanding!!!

[Alice-Efe]

What other tactics do you use to make good and cathy melodies? 😊

[welock]

Great video! At 3:07, be careful though..you came dangerously close to Darude - Sandstorm 😂

[AndresAU]

Speaking of catchy melodies, the Jaws theme (that's in this video) is just two notes, and yet it's so memorable, it's insane!

[houseeka]

3:07 It's not boring, it's SANDSTORM

[peterelfman]

Excellent video! I've heard the bit about a good melody being easy to hum before. The part about being able to whistle is both genius and true. Well done!

[chinmeysway]

Like the distinction between good / catchy. I like the overlap and analysis but I like also to think that caring to achieve catchiness is overrated and formulaic and limiting. Catchy combined w surprise I suppose is a decent compromise.

[NICUofficial]

Probably my favorite two tests for "good" melodies and hooks in my own songwriting:

- Is it fun to practice & rehearse?
- Is it still stuck in my head the day AFTER I come up with it?

Maybe other people still won't like it, but at that point I've usually got something I want to keep in my song :)

[GarethThomasTunes]

Nice analysis thanks Alice - I love your enthusiasm!
I was sort of hoping you’d say something about harmony - as in playing with tension and release against the harmonic structure. I find that’s where the really juicy stuff lies!
Though your videos are lovely glimpses into a much bigger world. Thank you.

[steven]

you are so knowledgeable about everything you choose to discuss. I am truly inspired. Thanks for the upload

[peterp]

I like the slightly different direction your content is taking now. More of this! A pleasure to watch :)

[CatFish]

My technique as someone with little knowledge or experience is to lean very heavily on whatever "crutch" or "cheat" I can find to get into having fun making sounds. Lots of generative patching, dialing in a scale on the quantizer, Turing machines and Euclidean rhythm generators. Patch it up, see what it sounds like. Ok, change something. Keep going until I have something I like the sound of. Then see what I can do to spice it up, or vary it in some way. Three quarters of the fun I have is in the patching and sound design process.

[Nedirbuciddiyet]

You are great Alice!! Thank you so much for the video!

[mageprometheus]

Thanks for putting Levels back in my ear. I got rid of that last week with Forever Young. Drat, before I found a good tune to listen to I have Where Them Girls At by David Guetta. Now I have to go shopping thinking about you popping bubbles. Love and light.