How Easy is Songwriting?
Songwriting • Writing a song is as easy as strumming chords & singing melody lines on top of the chords. • The best way to get really good at writing songs, is writing tons of songs. • There is no substitute and there are no shortcuts. • One can speed up the process to becoming a better songwriter, by letting go of the voice in head, and just letting the songs come. • Be on the look out for more blogs about everything guitar, music, songwriting and music education.
Top Reasons & Excuses • • • •
I can’t sing I don’t know enough chords I can’t play an instrument well enough I don’t know enough about music theory (post a video with chords that “don’t make sense and a melody) • I need to understand how things work first • My ear isn’t good enough.
Tips to Improve Melody in Songwriting • • • • • • •
Writing A Capella Melody rewriting Repetition Using short phrases Using logical note sequences Incorporating nonsense syllables Using fresh rhythms
• Signature licks • Magic moments and prosody • Varying the rhythms
Boost Your Songwriting Creativity • A repetitive, short and to the point, poignant rhythmic/melodic phrase that is so catchy and memorable, that it’s used as the foundation to build an entire song or song-section on. • As a songwriter, you can either write a song around a catchy ostinato you came up with, or you can add an ostinato to a song you’ve already written.
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