Rebelious Shawna Edwards' melody rule-BREAKing

What a rebel... ...that Shawna Edwards! What a blatant rule-breaker she is. And it's WONDERFUL! Here's the thing about rules... The tasteful breaking of them is actually where you discover YOUR unique voice as a songwriter, arranger, composer. In her popular song, "This Is Jesus," she breaks one of the most fundamental rules of melody-writing that dates WAY back to before J.S. Bach. It's a small and simple ignoring of the "standard" practice. But it's part of what makes her melodies memorable...