Melody Rhythm Rule

<p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="WTj-b6oD-Ks" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/WTj-b6oD-Ks/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WTj-b6oD-Ks?rel=0&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="450" width="800" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Melody Rhythm Rule</strong></h2> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Learn how to avoid this rhythmic fault that many songwriters and producers make in their melodies. But first... Tea!</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Hello revolutionary music makers, we are Kate and Ray Harmony (AKA Revolution Harmony), and welcome to Hack Music Theory, the fast, easy and fun way to make music! If you’re new to theory, or if you just want a refresher, then read our free book "12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales &amp; Chords". It’ll give you a super solid music theory foundation in just 30 minutes. The free download is below. Enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Fault</strong></h2> <p style="text-align: justify;">Firstly, just to clarify. A fault is not a mistake! Music is an art, so if you’re making music from your heart, then there cannot be any mistakes. But, when songwriters and producers don’t understand theory, which is the grammar of music, they’re not able to fully express themselves. Just like if someone was trying to write a poem in a language they didn’t speak. The resulting work of art will undoubtedly have weaknesses. And a fault is defined as a weakness. So, what’s the fault in this melody?</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Well, it sounds completely lifeless, right? It’s totally lacking in vital energy. What’s causing that? Rhythm! Or rather, a lack thereof. Unfortunately for rhythm, it’s usually the overlooked element in a melody. Indeed, songwriters and producers often seem to forget that melody actually contains two elements: pitch a