Opinions... YMMV

[Casey H]

Screener 315 (Custom):
The melody is well differentiated from section to section. The chorus melody lifts nicely from the note range established in the verses. (Scored 9 on sectional contrast)

Screener 299:
The song develops well lyrically, however, I felt the melodic content needed to be strengthened a bit. There wasn't enough melodic lift or distinction between sections.

http://www.taxi.com/caseyh ... "A Kiss On The Cheek (Vocal Mix B)"

On this one, I'm very confident in my sectional contrast and agree with screener 315... Nah, I'm not biased at all...

Always get lots of qualified opinions and look for patterns...

Casey

[michael11]

Hi Casey!


Great song, as usual.


The thing I heard, was that there was a melodic distinction but maybe the instrumentation could have changed a little,piano,keys or something extra on the chorus.


Just a thought.



Michael.

[hazineju]

Hi Casey - I think it's a toss up. I hear enough sectional contrast for my own taste, so I'm with 315, but I can see how 299 might have wanted a little more range. Maybe in the bridge, which melodically kind of sits where the verses are, you could take it up a third or so higher than the tessitura of the chorus.

But it works as is, for me! I like this song a lot!!!