Analysis Of The Original Melody

A Valuable Tool
Analysis is a very valuable tool,
         with the capacity to evaluate, and to correct, any song or melody.

Procedure
Have a look at the available Return Pages in the Showcase of Analysis,
         to get the judges' evaluations and corrections for
                   Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, Joy To The World, and Winter Wonderland.

What To Observe
1. The Form, including Level 0 which might change from one section to the next.
2. The Melo-Rhythm, the so far empty note-values of the Melody, and how they are structured.
3. The Melo-Harmony, the chord pattern of the Melody, often called the "changes".
4. The Melo-Lines, the specific Orbit(s) chosen and placed in the empty boxes of the Melo-Rhythm.

You will find below the analysis of Example 1.

Jingle Bells

General
Form = AA' - Back to the music page
Level 0 for each A = 0 + 3
         with Bar-lines placed at Level -1, 2 bars per cell, 8 bars (4 cells) in each A,
                   16 bars in all.

Melo-rhythm
The two same Entities appear in both A and A', with exactly the same words.
         The first Entity = F=F= K2M (for code), / . /
                   a rebounding split cell, followed by a Kinetic / Masculine cell to close the Entity.
         The second Entity merely has added Pïck-ups . / /
                   appreciable Symmetry, permitting but not forcing a repeat of the two Entities,
                             (in A and A'), a valid Melo-rhythmic structure.

Melo-harmony
A = M5661 and A' = M5664 (for code).
Only one 8-cell Harmonic Entity for the whole song,
         Bars 1-6 and Bars 9-14 are identical (D / D, F#m G / D, G / D),
                   with Bars 7-8 cadencing as a Bridge to the DOMINANT (E⁷ / A⁷),
                   and with Bars 15-16 cadencing to the TONIC (A⁷ / D).
No problem or complication of Entities or Symmetry here either.

Melo-lines
One Orbit per bar.
         Whatever precedes Orbit 2 is considered as Orbit 3 even if it is Orbit 1 or Orbit 0,
                   possible substitutions.
A = Orbit 2 / Orbit 2 \ Orbit 3 / Orbit 2 \ Orbit 3 / Orbit 2 \ Orbit 0 / Orbit 0 (for code),
         F# / F# \ E / F# \ G / F# \ E / E
A' = Orbit 2 / Orbit 2 \ Orbit 3 / Orbit 2 \ Orbit 3 / Orbit 2 \ Orbit 1 / Orbit 1 (for code),
         F# / F# \ E / F# \ G / F# \ E / D
No problem or complication of Entities or Symmetry here,
         we are dealing with only one 8-cell Entity with appreciable Symmetry.

Review of Entities
In the complete A A',
         Melo-rhythm has 4 2-cell entities of F=F= K2M,
         Melo-harmony has 1 8-cell entity, M5661 5664
         Melo-lines also has 1 8-cell entity, with Orbit 1 / Orbit 1 only at the end of the A'.
                   The Melo-rhythm entities are different from the other two.

To see Melody 2