This 20 page presentation/E-book explores one of the most effective methods for composing melodies: ‘Question and Answer’ phrasing. This approach has been used in all genres of music and is one of the main ways that melodies can imitate spoken language. It is a very useful compositional tool to have for all musicians and works equally effectively in a variety of settings including songwriting, improvisation, film scoring, classical compositions and more.Question and Answer phrasing means that un