Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Other Vids in this Series:
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2 - youtube.com/watch?v=pZIaGRTVcN8
3 - youtube.com/watch?v=9vKMF9oNBhQ
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7 - youtube.com/watch?v=GH1kglG0o8Y
8 - youtube.com/watch?v=MapoxcD4v-E
9 - youtube.com/watch?v=U-C-Yt4-G7M
10 - youtube.com/watch?v=q19XjiTURTQ

Hey Everyone! This video should provide an overall understanding of writing diatonic melodies, using music theory. As always, if you have any questions - PLEASE leave me a comment :)

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