Let's talk about the 75% "rule." In western art, architecture and music the golden mean is considered to be one of the most beautiful proportions. It's calculated using the Fibonacci series. It's found in nature within the windings of the chambered nautilus among other places and in Greek temples.
The climax of melodies often effectively falls at a point corresponding to the golden mean which is just about 75% of the way through a phrase, section or entire composition.
Bach, Mozart and Beethoven all have used it successfully. If it's good enough for them, maybe it's good enough for us too.
Notice we're just penciling in the melodic silhouette and haven't started talking about the exact notes to use in the melodies and in what order. That's because they are of secondary importance to rhythmic considerations.
This is something that beginners miss. They focus on notes instead of on rhythms.
Actually, the form, overall length, section lengths, phrase lengths etc... are just larger rhythms. They are periodicities that occur fairly infrequently compared with individual notes and rhythms.
Next up, composing rhythms.
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