Wide ranges and complex sequences can certainly be used to add emotional impact, but they can also diminish a tune’s memorability if applied excessively. Sometimes, less is more when it comes to writing songs that resonate with a wide audience. Creative restrictions around pitch and range can also push you to be more intentional about other aspects like rhythm and harmony, instead of defaulting to adding more notes that may or may not benefit your song.<\/p>\n
On that note, let’s dive into this week’s Songwriting Club prompt: write a song that includes a melody (or multiple melodies) that emphasizes a single repeated note.<\/strong><\/p>\n We used this prompt to write a post-chorus vocal hook that relied on a single note, which inspired the other sections of the song. Here’s what we came up with:<\/p>\n