Remember (and these can be for EITHER example)

One in treble, one in bass.

One in a major key, one in minor (can use all 3 minors!)

One in 4/4 or 3/4, one in 6/8

The FINAL note is tonic. If 4/4=half note. If 3/4=dotted half. If 6/8=DOTTED quarter.

FR 1= played 3x, all diatonic.

FR 2=played 4x, SOMETHING chromatic (probably #4 or b7 or chromatic neighbor)

Opening melodic patterns:

1-2-3

1-3-5

1-7-1

1-3

1-2-7

Closing melodic patterns:

2-5-1

2-7-1

5-7-1

5-6-7-8 (especially loved in melodic minor!!)

3-2-1-7-1

3-2-1

GET THE FIRST MEASURE, GET THE LAST MEASURE – then worry about the middle.