Clay Mills's
Mastering Melodic Contrast
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Christian Hale
Hit songwriter/producer
Rock, Pop, CHR, & Country
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OVERVIEW
Melodic contrast is a huge factor determining the success of your songs. 16- time hit songwriter, Clay Mills, shares his 9 point system for building killer contrast into your songs.
Mastering these elements will:
- Give your songs more emotional impact
- Make your songs matter more
- Keep the listeners attention from start to finish
- Make your melodies more memorable
Not understanding and using these contrast fundamentals will handicap even your most promising tunes!
In these videos, Clay shares techniques pulled from his renown SongTown Melody Masterclass that you can instantly apply to level-up your newest songs. Clay's former students have gone on to write #1 songs in many genres including Pop & Country.
Use these course as a cheat-sheet to re-write and turn those old "good" songs into GREAT tunes!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Clay Mills
Clay Mills, a 16-time ASCAP hit songwriter and two-time Grammy nominee, grew up surrounded by music in the Blues-rich Mississippi Delta.
At 19 he moved to NYC where he worked as a writer and landed over 1500 Sync Placements for TV and National Campaigns.
Moving to Nashville at the age of 32, Clay has penned over 150 major artist cuts, including: five Number 1 hits in multiple genres, six Top 5 singles, and 12 Top 40 singles. In 2022 he was inducted into the Mississippi Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Over the course of his songwriting career, Clay has penned #1 hits for Darius Rucker (“Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It”), Diamond Rio (“Beautiful Mess”), and Kimberley Locke (“Fall”). More hit singles soon followed by Darius Rucker with “History in the Making” and “I Got Nothin’ .” Mills’ songs have been recorded by artists, such as Lady A, Little Big Town, Clay Walker, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Easton Corbin, and Andy Griggs.
Mills believes strongly in songwriters and their value to world. He’s lobbied congress on behalf of songwriter’s rights to fair compensation. And along with Marty Dodson, co-founded SongTown.com, a world-wide online community of songwriters. He co-authored the best-selling book, Mastering Melody Writing, and is committed to keeping the craft of songwriting alive and well moving into the future.
TOPICS INCLUDE
• Lesson #1 “Money Note$ & Beyond”
• Lesson #2 “Vocal Phrase Lengths”
• Lesson #3 “Note Lengths: Mix It Up!”
• Lesson #4 “Vocal Entrances”
• Lesson #5 “Contrasting Rhythm Patterns”
• Lesson #6 “Interval Jumps”
• Lesson #7 “Straight Vs. Triplets Vs. Syncopation”
• Lesson #8 “Line Direction”
• Lesson #9 “Lay It Down, Repeat It, & Change It Up”