Motifs and Melodies: The Power of a Single Voice

I'll generally try to write these blogs in a way that they are continuations from each other, but some (last week's for example) are strictly for clarifying terms or concepts that will be used quite often. Eventually I may write a linked glossary, but that's for another time. This week we'll be looking at motifs and melodies, and ways to approach them as both a writer and listener. We'll start by establishing some definitions.