It should sound as pleasant to your ears as this Harp might. And by the way, this is a children's harp but I'm thinking about investing in one to learn the intervals of the notes.
We all listen to our favorite songs daily. Whether it's on the radio at work or from a friend that hands you some speakers or ear buds for a quick listen of a new band, there are melodies that are ingrained into the structure of each song. Guitarists sometimes call melodies "RIFFS" or "LICKS". Riff is more descriptive of rock songs and lick is more to do with blues and jazz.
Finding melody is easy. It's changing the scales that we play on our guitars in such a way that it makes a lasting semi-permanent impression. For instance, have you ever caught yourself humming a song and you don't know the words, but.... YOU REMEMBER THE PART YOUR HUMMING?
THAT, is what I'm taking about!!!!!!
That's what songwriters are after. The next unforgettable melody. Think Queen's -"Bohemian Rhapsody", Taylor Swift's - "Teardrops on My Guitar", Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow", think of The Temptations - "My Girl", and think... No Doubt - "Don't Speak".
Imagine the classic Walt Disney movies - the sing-along ones but without the annoying bouncing ball on the words in perfect timing. Your melody should be something that you can sing. And if you're not singing, then you need to be, if you're can't sing at work because you're in a certain customer service type job where it might be considered weird or school, where it might be distracting to others...you can always whistle!!!!
Seriously, if you want to succeed with music and more specifically, with guitar, you NEED to be at least whistling. Or kind of like you read the words of my blog silently in your own mind, you need to be doing the same with melodies constantly.
This is actually what i do to prepare before I sing the first note. Try this: audibly sing the lowest note your voice can hit. Don't worry if it sounds "rumble-like" or you can't keep a "clean solid note" at that point. The purpose of this exercise is to find the bottom of your vocal chords. In the future, you'll be able to "STRETCH" this "CUSHION" area a few notes/tones/pitches lower. And now do this at the top part of your natural voice. Think about this trick like your mimicking a police siren or more specifically (if you need the mental picture) an old World War 2 - air raid siren.
Next blog, we'll be discussing the Falsetto region of your vocal chords and enabling your singing to use this vital area of notes. The same concept that we used to "find" your "lower cushion" and Chest Voice - we'll be using to find your UPPER CUSHION!
Keep internalizing and digesting this info! I know it seems like you're trying to drink out of a fire hydrant, LOL, but soon it'll be like riding a bike. Just common knowledge you can grab out of your brain anytime you need it. :o)
