“I once was able to watch a master class in songwriting taught by the great Richard Rodgers.
He would take the lyrics given to him by Oscar Hammerstein and CRAFT the melody by using the lyrics to suggest rhythms, intervals, patterns, etc.
It was astounding and inspiring, and I have never forgotten it!”
Lucky;)
They just don’t write music like that anymore.
When music is composed THAT way, this type of copying hardly ever happens.
But, when it starts with a Rhythm and a Chord Progression, it is very easy to get caught in the 6-note trap.
And with the advent of beat-=boxes and drum machines, it will happen again and again.
Big money for lawyers.