That's thoughtful and observant Ed. I wonder if present songwriters think about crafting songs that untrained voices can sing? I find that while many Contemporary Christian songs do have limited note range, many more are recorded in uncommon meters that highlight the performance while minimizing sing along capability. If you think about how many hymns have likely been created over time the fact that most Protestant hymnals contain only 300 - 400 hymns means they are likely the cream of the crop; especially when you look across all different denominations and realize all those hymnals share many of the same hymns.

Jim, BiaB has so many excellent songwriting tools it's easy to forget how adaptable the Melodist is. Perhaps since the Melodist was enhanced in 2019 and can use RealStyles to generate chords and melodies more users will make an opportunity to use the feature. I've got to admit, I haven't played with it yet but it is high on my to-do list of features to learn in Band-in-a-Box. Creating unique melodies have always been an obstacle for me.

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