diff --git a/src/audioUtil.js b/src/audioUtil.js
index dbd6127..0ab4475 100644
--- a/src/audioUtil.js
+++ b/src/audioUtil.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { soundChord } from "../app.js";
 import { getRandomPitches } from "./pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js";
 import { getProceduralPitches } from "./pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js";
-import { extractPitchset } from "./vector_logic/extractPitchset.js";
+import { extractPitchset } from "./data_conversions/extractPitchset.js";
 
 // initial test: generate a single, random chord
 export const fullRandomChord = () => {
diff --git a/src/data_conversions/extractOctave.js b/src/data_conversions/extractOctave.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6731ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/data_conversions/extractOctave.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const extractOctave = (pitchName) => pitchName.match(/[0-9]/g).join('');
diff --git a/src/vector_logic/extractPitchName.js b/src/data_conversions/extractPitchName.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/vector_logic/extractPitchName.js
rename to src/data_conversions/extractPitchName.js
diff --git a/src/vector_logic/extractPitchset.js b/src/data_conversions/extractPitchset.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/vector_logic/extractPitchset.js
rename to src/data_conversions/extractPitchset.js
diff --git a/src/pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js b/src/pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js
index fbf1c5b..51ec6e5 100644
--- a/src/pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js
+++ b/src/pitch_generation/getProceduralPitches.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { pitchsets, musicalPitches } from "../harmonyUtil.js";
-import { extractPitchName } from "../vector_logic/extractPitchName.js";
+import { extractPitchName } from "../data_conversions/extractPitchName.js";
 import { getRandomIndex } from "./getRandomPitches.js";
+import { melodicGeneration } from './melodicGeneration.js';
 
 // iterator to prevent stack overflow
 let callCount = 0;
@@ -62,57 +63,7 @@ export const getProceduralPitches = () => {
         console.log(`call count: ${callCount}`);
         callCount = 0;
         console.log(pitches);
+        melodicGeneration(pitches);
         return pitches;
     }
 }
-
-// an additional method based on the structure of getRandomPitches,
-// but taking some principles of music theory into account.
-export const old_getProceduralPitches = (prevPitches) => {
-    // prevPitches is passed in to ensure there is no linear dissonance within voices
-    let pitches = [];
-    let formattedPitches = [];
-    
-    for (let voice of pitchsets) {
-        let index;
-        let formattedPitch;
-        
-        while (pitches.length <= pitchsets.indexOf(voice)) {
-            // the first section of this while loop is more free.
-            index = getRandomIndex(voice);
-            formattedPitch = extractPitchName(voice[index]);
-
-            // this initial condition will apply only to the bass voice,
-            if (!pitches.length) {
-                pitches.push(voice[index]);
-            } else {
-                // now we need some repeating logic for the remaining four voices
-                while (pitches.length !== (pitchsets.indexOf(voice) + 1)) {
-                    index = getRandomIndex(voice);
-                    pitches.push(voice[index]);
-
-                    
-                    for (let i = 0; i < pitches.length; i++) {
-                        let numVals = [];
-
-                        for (let j = i; j < i + 2; j++) {
-                            console.log(pitches[j]);
-                            let extracted = extractPitchName(pitches[j]);
-                            numVals.push(musicalPitches.indexOf(extracted) + 1);
-                        }
-
-                        let difference = Math.abs(numVals.reduce((x,y) => x - y));
-                        if (difference === 1 || difference === 6) {
-                            pitches.pop();
-                        } else {
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    console.log(pitches);
-    return pitches;
-}
diff --git a/src/pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js b/src/pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js
index aee08bd..185d085 100644
--- a/src/pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js
+++ b/src/pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { pitchsets } from "../harmonyUtil.js";
-import { extractPitchName } from "../vector_logic/extractPitchName.js";
+import { extractPitchName } from "../data_conversions/extractPitchName.js";
 
 // helper function for assigning a random index for a given voice's pitchset
 export const getRandomIndex = (voice) => Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) % voice.length;
diff --git a/src/pitch_generation/melodicGeneration.js b/src/pitch_generation/melodicGeneration.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1005c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pitch_generation/melodicGeneration.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { getRandomPitches } from './getRandomPitches.js';
+import { extractPitchName } from '../data_conversions/extractPitchName.js';
+import { extractOctave } from '../data_conversions/extractOctave.js';
+import { musicalPitches } from '../harmonyUtil.js';
+
+// reads the pitch of the previous sonority and determines appropriate melodic movement for the soprano
+// returns a boolean which triggers a recursive call if the interval received is out of expected values
+
+let callCount = 0;
+
+export const melodicGeneration = (prevPitches) => {
+    callCount++;
+
+    // direction: boolean; true refers to ascending motion; false refers to descending motion
+    let direction;
+    
+    const preferredMotion = [0,1,2,3,4];
+    let isMelodic = true;
+
+    let newPitches = getRandomPitches();
+    let prevSoprano = prevPitches[3];
+    let newSoprano = newPitches[3];
+
+    let octaveOne = extractOctave(prevSoprano);
+    let octaveTwo = extractOctave(newSoprano);
+
+    let pitchNameOne = extractPitchName(prevSoprano);
+    let pitchNameTwo = extractPitchName(newSoprano);
+
+    let pitchNumOne = musicalPitches.indexOf(pitchNameOne);
+    let pitchNumTwo = musicalPitches.indexOf(pitchNameTwo);
+
+    console.log(prevSoprano, newSoprano);
+
+    let interval = pitchNumOne - pitchNumTwo;
+    direction = interval > 0;
+
+    isMelodic = preferredMotion.includes(Math.abs(interval));
+
+    console.log(`interval: ${interval}`);
+    console.log(`direction: ${direction ? 'ascending' : 'descending'}`);
+    console.log(`isMelodic: ${isMelodic}`);
+    console.log(`melody call count: ${callCount}`);
+
+    callCount = 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/vector_logic/evaluateVector.js b/src/vector_logic/evaluateVector.js
index 2d5268f..808476c 100644
--- a/src/vector_logic/evaluateVector.js
+++ b/src/vector_logic/evaluateVector.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getRandomPitches } from '../pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js';
-import { extractPitchset } from "./extractPitchset.js";
+import { extractPitchset } from "../data_conversions/extractPitchset.js";
 import { findVector } from "./findVector.js";
 
 export const evaluateVector = (vector) => {
diff --git a/src/vector_logic/helper.js b/src/vector_logic/helper.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 50e38d0..0000000
--- a/src/vector_logic/helper.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-import { pitchsets, musicalPitches } from '../harmonyUtil.js';
-import { extractPitchName } from './extractPitchName.js';
-import { getRandomIndex } from '../pitch_generation/getRandomPitches.js';
-
-let callCount = 0;
-
-const iteratePitchsets = () => {
-    callCount++;
-
-    if (callCount >= 10) {
-        return ["E3", "C4", "D4", "G4"];
-    }
-
-    const bass = pitchsets[0];
-    let bassNote = bass[getRandomIndex(bass)];
-
-    let pitches = [bassNote];
-    let result = [];
-
-    for (let i = 1; i < 4; i++) {
-        let voice = pitchsets[i];
-        let idx = getRandomIndex(voice);
-        let pitch = voice[idx];
-        pitches.push(pitch);
-    }
-
-    let pitchNames = pitches.map(x => extractPitchName(x));
-    let pitchNums = pitchNames.map(x => musicalPitches.indexOf(x));
-    
-    console.log(pitches);
-    console.log(pitchNames);
-    console.log(pitchNums);
-
-    let isDissonant = false;
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < pitchNums.length; i++) {
-        for (let j = i; j < pitchNums.length; j++) {
-            let interval = Math.abs(pitchNums[i] - pitchNums[j]);
-            if (interval > 6) {
-                interval = 12 - interval;
-            }
-
-            let intervalIsDissonant = ((interval === 1) || (interval === 6));
-            // console.log(`pitches: ${[pitches[i], pitches[j]]} interval: ${interval}, dissonant: ${isDissonant}, positions: [${i}, ${j}]: ${[pitchNums[i], pitchNums[j]]}`);
-            
-            if (!intervalIsDissonant) {
-                continue;
-            } else {
-                isDissonant = true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    if (isDissonant) {
-        console.log('bad');
-        let newValues = iteratePitchsets();
-        return newValues;
-    } else {
-        console.log('good');
-        console.log(pitches);
-        return pitches;
-    }
-}
-
-function twoPointIteration() {
-    let caught = false;
-    let data = [1,2,3,4,5,6];
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-        console.log(data[i]);
-        for (let j = 0; j < data.length; j++) {
-            if (data[i] === data[j]) continue;
-
-            let difference = Math.abs(data[j] - data[i]);
-
-            if (difference === 3) {
-                difference = "caught: 3";
-            }
-
-            console.log([difference, [data[i], data[j]]]);
-        }
-
-        console.log('next');
-    }
-
-    return caught;
-}
-
-function selfReferentialPointer() {
-    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-        console.log(`i: ${i}`);
-        for (let j = i; j < i+2; j++) {
-            console.log(`jjjjjjj: ${j % 3}`);
-        }
-    }
-}