In this episode, a melody writing tutorial, I share a clear and simple 6-step process for writing strong, memorable melodies from scratch—even when inspiration feels completely out of reach. The technique begins with a simple rhythmic foundation and progressively transforms that rhythm into a cohesive motif and adapts the melody to fit any musical style—whether orchestral, jazz, rock, blues, pop, hip-hop, EDM, cinematic, metal, or beyond. If you’ve ever struggled to create melodies that feel satisfying and genre-appropriate, this streamlined approach is a great way to beat writers block fast! Enjoying the content? Your support means the world! Even $1 helps me create more content you’ll love. Donate via PayPal or Venmo to keep the channel alive! Venmo: JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic Paypal.me/JGiuntaMusic For inquiries into private lessons email me at JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic.com TikTok: JGiunta@JgiuntaMusic Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JGiuntaMusic Website: https://www.JGiuntaMusic.com 0:00 Intro 00:46 Step 1 Create a simple rhythmic idea 01:47 Step 2 Expand your rhythmic idea 03:08 Step 3 Get Creative 05:22 Step 4 Begin Crafting the Melody and Harmony 06:26 Step 5 Refine the Composition 07:46 Step 6: Expand Instrumentation, and add Highlights, Fills, Etc. 08:47 Hear the Complete Theme 09:25 Outro Chromaticus Music LLC

Discover the fascinating story behind the longest song ever written—and why it’s impossible to hear in its entirety! In this episode, I unravel the contentious debate over which piece holds the title of the world’s longest song and explore the boundaries of what music is and is not. Enjoying the content? Your support means the world! Even $1 helps me create more content you’ll love. Donate via PayPal or Venmo to keep the channel alive! Venmo: JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic Paypal.me/JGiuntaMusic For inquiries into private lessons email me at JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic.com FaceBook/Instagram/X/Reddit: JGiuntaMusic Website: https://www.JGiuntaMusic.com 0:00 Intro 00:22 What exactly qualifies as Music? 02:55 Is this even Music? 03:21 What is the Longest Song Ever Written? (Rock and Metal) 04:27 Baroque, Classical, Romantic Eras 04:39 The Longest Symphony 05:00 The Longest Ballet 05:14 The Longest Opera 05:30 Classification becomes tricky! 05:57 The Descent of Man by Sabazius… Does it even qualify as Music? 06:49 Symphony of the Crown, by Tharanee 07:26 Shri Ram Charit Manas, by Dr. Jagadeesh Pillai 08:02 the Final Two Songs… the Showdown begins! 09:37 What are the boundaries that, once crossed, cause something to cease being music? 10:26 The Final Song, 1,000 years long…? 11:34 Final Thoughts on the Matter 12:21 The Shortest Song Ever Written 12:42 Outro, Thanks for Watching! Chromaticus Music LLC Envato Elements Stock Footage and Music JGiunta: Project: The Longest Song Ever Written ab549d1c-80a4-4847-930b-2ef8b4080ee6 2939b228-83f5-4c5f-8da9-42759b8eaaf1 #LongestSongEver #MusicHistory #WorldRecords #MusicTrivia #LongestSongEver

What is the Harmonic Major scale? What kind of harmony or chords can be derived from the scale? What are the other Modes of Harmonic Major and how do you use this scale effectively? By the end of this video you’ll be able to incorporate the Harmonic Major sound into your own music. We’ll also take a quick look at its use in the “Peer Gynt Suite No 1” by Edvard Grieg. Enjoying the content? Your support means the world! Even $1 helps me create more content you’ll love. Donate via PayPal or Venmo to keep the channel alive! Venmo: JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic Paypal.me/JGiuntaMusic For inquiries into private lessons email me at JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic.com FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/JGiuntaMusic Reddit: JGiuntaMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/JGiuntaMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JGiuntaMusic Website: https://www.JGiuntaMusic.com Harmonic Major Scale Download https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dLBtWay6TfSqBFwXZDsAqfwS89LmpRyy/view?usp=sharing Harmonic Major Chord Chart Download https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y8Na7NNKHiA8xXOm3BqOrCGEQC4oczYh/view?usp=sharing 0:00 Intro 00:07 the A Major Scale vs the A Harmonic Major Scale 00:41 The Harmony/Chords that come from Harmonic Major 01:35 The Character Note “F” and Why it’s so important 01:59 What happens without C#? 02:45 Private Lessons 02:58 Harmonic Major in Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No 1 04:27 How to use the Harmony/Chords Effectively 06:11 Additional Choices 06:47 The Modes of Harmonic Major 07:28 How to use Modes 08:51 Outro Chromaticus Music LLC

Modes can be very confusing for beginners, but they don't have to be! In this episode, I clear up some of the confusing aspects of Modes that often challenge beginner students. After watching this, you will walk away with a much better understanding of the musical modes; Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian. Enjoying the content? Your support means the world! Even $1 helps me create more content you’ll love. Donate via PayPal or Venmo to keep the channel alive! Venmo: JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic Paypal.me/JGiuntaMusic For inquiries into private lessons email me at JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic.com FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/JGiuntaMusic Reddit: JGiuntaMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/JGiuntaMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JGiuntaMusic Website: https://www.JGiuntaMusic.com Disclaimer: Some of these terms like “Modality/Modal,” are often used interchangeably which can lead to a lot of confusion. For example, most texts refer to “Tonality” as “pitches organized around a Central Tone,” and “Modality” as “the specific choices of the pitches as relating to the Tonic.” This means in C minor the Tonality would be “C” and the Modality would be “minor.” However, often times the basic Major and minor scales are referred to as just that, scales, and all the other Modes are referred to as Modes. Traditional analysis of Tonal harmony typically refers to music up until about 1900 and then the “Chord Scale Theory,” which I talk about in this episode, came along. Also, in a Major/minor scale the Root, Fourth, and Fifth are referred to as the “Tonal Degrees,” and the Third and Sixth are referred to as the “Modal Degrees.” The Tonal Degrees don't change between Major and minor and the Modal degrees do change and they define the Modality of Major or minor. All of this can be confusing because writing Tonal Music and writing Modal Music are different concepts. In this episode, I do my best to clear up the confusion a lot of students face and I’m specifically talking about the difference between writing Tonal Music and writing Modal music, hence, the use of the term “Chord Scales.” Chromaticus Music LLC

This lesson focuses on how to take a small Motif and using Melodic Manipulation techniques turn it into a full 4 or 8-bar phrase. This is a great way to overcome writers' block while keeping your melody sounding cohesive from start to finish. For inquiries into private lessons email me at Jgiunta@jgiuntamusic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JGiuntaMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/JGiuntaMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/onetap/?next=%2F Website: https://www.jgiuntamusic.com/ 0:00 Intro 7:00 Let's examine these techniques in the Melody from Swan Lake and In the Hall of Mountain King 10:55 Walk through the composition process step-by-step Here is a link to my lesson on Non-Chord Tones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80bZp6s3lL4&t=9s Here is a link to my quick guide to Diminished Chords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YpWNZP2i_w&t=22s and here is the full lesson on Diminished Chords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKTzsA4mIxM&t=139s Chromaticus Music LLC

If you want to add some nice color, and richness to your Harmony you can add what are called Chord Extensions also known as Tensions, but how do you know which Tensions you can use for each chord? I'm going to break down how to find that out for every chord in the Major Key, as well as chords in minor Keys such as min/Maj7 chords, Augmented Chords, Diminished chords, and more. For inquiries into private lessons email me at Jgiunta@jgiuntamusic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JGiuntaMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/JGiuntaMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/onetap/?next=%2F Website: https://www.jgiuntamusic.com/ 0:00 Intro 00:25 Rules 01:20 Origins of the Tensions 2:34 Chord Functions 4:08 C Ionian Chord Scale 5:42 D Dorian Chord Scale 7:40 E Phrygian Chord Scale 8:55 F Lydian Chord Scale 10:34 G Mixolydian Chord Scale 11:37 A Aeolian Chord Scale 12:17 B Locrian Chord Scale 13:11 Let’s look at minor Key harmony 14:40 A min/Maj7 18:40 bIIIMaj7 and bVII7 19:14 V7 chord in minor Key 21:57 Augmented Chords 24:29 Diminished Chords 25:59 Blues Chords 28:08 Final Notes For inquiries into private lessons email me at Jgiunta@jgiuntamusic.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accounts/onetap/?next=%2F Website: https://www.jgiuntamusic.com/ My Lesson on Dominant Chords that have other Functions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPshLuNYeOg&t=216s My Lesson on Diminished Chords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YpWNZP2i_w&t=24s Chromaticus Music LLC

In this lesson, you will master the Phrygian Mode and learn how to write music with an exotic , mystic allure! This lesson explores the Phrygian modal progressions, guiding you on how to use the Phrygian Mode in songwriting for solo instrument, a 3-piece band or even a full orchestra. Perfect for composers asking, “What is the Phrygian Mode?” or seeking to craft exotic, mysterious music, this video simplifies the composition process. #musictheory #Modes #Phrygian Enjoying the content? Your support means the world! Even $1 helps me create more content you’ll love. Donate via PayPal or Venmo to keep the channel alive! Venmo: JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic Paypal.me/JGiuntaMusic For inquiries into private lessons email me at JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic.com FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/JGiuntaMusic Reddit: JGiuntaMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/JGiuntaMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JGiuntaMusic Website: https://www.JGiuntaMusic.com My Lesson on Melodic Manipulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY5eiqfSzj8&t=466s My Lesson on Writer’s Block: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NESqh5Lk9Qw My Lesson on the Dorian Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF7TS5uh3lI The Phrygian Modal Chords Chart: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEwK7mkpqQaPeOyzJPTPmbnGohupszf5/view?usp=sharing Phrygian Mode, How to Write Music, Music Theory, Phrygian Scale, Composing Exotic Music, Phrygian Mode Piano, Phrygian Mode Guitar, How to Use Phrygian Mode, Phrygian Mode Music Theory, Writing Music with Phrygian Mode, Modal Progressions. Chromaticus Music LLC

Unlock the secrets of the Locrian Mode with this music theory lesson! Learn how to write music with the Locrian Mode, crafting dark, mysterious sounds for piano, guitar, or any ensemble, from a 3-piece band to a full orchestra. This tutorial explores the Locrian scale, its haunting vibe, and how to use the Locrian Sound in songwriting. #musictheory #Modes #Locrian Enjoying the content? Your support means the world! Even $1 helps me create more content you’ll love. Donate via PayPal or Venmo to keep the channel alive! Venmo: JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic Paypal.me/JGiuntaMusic For inquiries into private lessons email me at JGiunta@JGiuntaMusic.com FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/JGiuntaMusic Reddit: JGiuntaMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/JGiuntaMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JGiuntaMusic Website: https://www.JGiuntaMusic.com My Lesson on the Mixolydian Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uyPs4rro5A My lesson on the Lydian Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc7DwAC2r0E&t=17s My Lesson on the Dorian Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF7TS5uh3lI My Lesson on the Phrydian Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU8Cjrfaq_w My Lesson on the Aeolian Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNtOkqh-LiY My Lesson on Melodic Manipulation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY5eiqfSzj8&t=466s Chromaticus Music LLC