How to create great melodies on saxophone with Jamie Forsyth

If you want your jazz solos to work, they need to have memorable melodies in them. This week I talk to award winning TV music composer Jamie Forsyth about how to make GREAT melodies.

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IN THIS VIDEO:
Jamie Forsyth has been writing music for hit TV shows for 15 years from his Los Angeles studio. This week he has been visiting with me and we got talking about how he approaches melody writing when working on shows like Marvel's Jessica Jones, or Elementary.

It turns out that the same principles apply with melodies wether you are writing for a hit TV show, or creating a great jazz solo.

All melodies must have a simple structure and have plenty of space. Plus, the most memorable melodies are actually SIMPLE.

Go figure!

In this interview we discuss how to make great melodies on saxophone, plus how you being more aware of everything else going on in a band, arrangement or scene when writing will help you to make even better melody choices.

Find out more about Jamie Forsyth here: http://jamieforsyth.com/

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