A "good melody-writing" rubric (Hymn #1012)

What if there was a melody-writing rubric you could use to know how strong your melody is? In one of the new LDS hymns the Church recently released, there is a good lesson that can provide you a rubric to measure how well your melody writing is going. This is by no means a one-and-done or all-encompassing solution. But it's a very helpful start. I'll show you this melody rubric in hymn #1012, Anytime, Anywhere, by Angie Killian. Before we dive in, let me explain some of the challenges of...