Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Three Simple But Powerful Songwriting Suggestions

By Hazel Knox


Do you feel discouraged or unfulfilled with the songs you have written? Do you think your songs need to conform to a particular standard before they are any good? If so, what exactly are you comparing them to? You may find you have an impractical expectation of yourself or what you think a song is or ought to be.

If you are unsatisfied with the songs you've written or think your songs are not what they ought to be, look at these three songwriting tips to concentrate your attention on clarifying what you think you need to gain from your songs.

1./ Why Do You want to Write A Song?

What do you want to communicate? Do not dismiss this, answering this question is more important than you think. In the event you know why you are performing something, your path will be a lot clearer. For instance, do you see yourself performing on some late night Tv rock show with the audience going wild for more, or do you need to write a romantic love song to impress your partner? Or perhaps you want to carry out an acoustic set down at the local bar? The answer will influence your behaviour and your writing style.

2./ Write About What You know And Do What You know.

Do you know how to put chord progressions together on the piano and improvise over the top or do you know how you can link drum machines and turn tables together to a whole myriad of midi equipment to pump out the greatest, baddest beats this side of Georgia? There's no distinction. Your song will have much more style and impact if you can discover the courage to be your self and use those talents you have today, not in what you believe you need to be doing, or what your song should sound like.

3./ Develop Your Habit Of Songwriting.

How are you coming up with your ideas? Repetition increases the likely hood of repetition, that means the more you do something, the more you're likely to do it. The more you get into the habit of writing down lyrics in a notebook that you carry with you at all times, the more likely you are to write down lyrics in a notebook that you carry with you at all times. Get into the habit of writing down your thoughts when your inspiration strikes because suggestions usually strike when you least expect them.

Your inspiration could be in the form of a lyric, a sound you heard in the street, an unusual chord change you heard on the radio or a rhythm your mum was tapping out on her coffee cup. By doing this, you can consult your own wisdom as and when you need it. These are the gems that will determine your style and show you your way forward.

Disciplining your self to these three songwriting suggestions will provide you with confidence in yourself and your music. Realize that to write a song, you do not have to be anybody apart from who you are, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Whether or not you are beating out a rhythm on a pair of spoons or bowing an upright punk guitar accompanied by somebody tap dancing in a different time signature, songwriting is subjective. Someone somewhere will adore whatever you do, somebody someplace will absolutely trash it as the most amazing pile of garbage to ever appear on the music scene in the history of music. The most important question you need to ask yourself at the end of the day is, do you like it?






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