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How to Write a Song – Six Easy Steps

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:34:27 +0000

How to write a song… There are many people who have fragments and ideas for songs, but don’t know what to do with them. I want to show you the quick and easy steps to creating something that you can call your own. Who knows, you may have a songwriter’s brain and not even know it!

If you’re able to play a few guitar chords, or if you have some basic piano skills, you will be amazed at what you can do. Some of the world’s best songs were created using three chords. If you’ve got an imagination, the sky is the limit!

So what do you do if you’ve got a bit of a musical idea, but don’t know how to get those thoughts assembled into a song? Perhaps you’ve stumbled upon a chord progression that you like. Here are some quick and easy steps to turn that chord progression into a song:

Become intimately acquainted with your chord progression. Play it over and over. Try holding the chords for different lengths, and as you work, you’ll notice that melodic ideas will start to materialize in your brain. Hum the melodic ideas as they occur to you. You’ll notice that many of the ideas just won’t work, but occasionally one or two will catch your attention. If you don’t write music, sing them over and over to ensure they stay with you, and if possible record them. Try to amplify your chord progression and melodic ideas. You need to give shape to these musical fragments. Perhaps your song will have a verse and chorus. If so, keep this guideline in mind: Generally, a verse melody is pitched a little lower than a chorus melody. And a chorus will use the tonic (key) chord more than a verse will. Develop a lyric. For many, those first song ideas come with a topic already in mind, but if you don’t have a topic, you’ll need to choose. You need to write a song that touches the heart of the listener, so songs that connect emotionally will work the best: love, friendship, your child… those sorts of things. Remember that however you craft your lyric, the words should flow naturally. Good lyrics do not have to be good poetry. Simplicity wins out over complexity every time. Develop a form for your song. There are many possibilities, but one of the most common forms is: Intro – Verse 1 – Chorus – Verse 2 – Chorus – Bridge – Final Chorus A bridge occurs after the second chorus, and is a way for the songwriter to intensify the emotion of the song. Think of it as a third melody (after the verse and the chorus). A bridge melody is often pitched even higher than the chorus melody, and uses a different chord progression.

At this point, you should see your song really coming together. There is so much more you can be doing, though, to become the songwriter you’ve always wanted to be.

If you’d like to learn more about songwriting, you’re ready for Gary Ewer’s songwriting e-books. They’ll show you every stage of songwriting, in clear, easy-to-understand language.

Click here to see those songwriting e-books, and start writing great songs!

How to Protect Your Songs – Protect Your Music Copyright Tips

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:39:40 +0000

If you want to know how to protect your rap song lyrics, then read this. You will discover how to protect your music copyright.

This article will give 4 different ways that you can protect your rap song lyrics. You can protect your song by signing and dating, by enforcing your legal ownership, by notarizing your work and by using the Post Office. We will discuss each tip so that can decide how to protect your rap song lyrics.

Tip 1 – Protect Your Song By Signing And Dating
A copyright actually comes in two parts. As soon as you take a blank piece of paper and write down your songs, your notes or your lyrics, put your signature and the date on the paper, then you automatically have a legal copyright of your work. Your work is now protected.

Tip 2 – Protect Your Song By Enforcing Your Legal Copyright
However, even though it is protected, it is important for you to go one step further if you want to enforce your rights. To actually enforce your rights, then you must register your copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office. When you actually go through the process of registering your song, you now have a witness to the fact that the song is really yours.

Tip 3 – Protect Your Song By Notarizing Your Work
There is another way to have your work legitimized or to show that the work belongs to you, and that is to have your songs notarized. When you have it notarized, a notary republic will place their seal, sign it and then date their work. This will give you two government authorizations that will act as a witness of your onwership claim.

Tip 4 – Protect Your Song By Using The Post Office
If you want to use one more government authorization, you can use the U.S. Post Office. If you notarize your work, put it in an envelope and then mail it to yourself. Once you receive the envelope back, don’t open it, but put it the envelope in the safe deposit box. This will serve as a witness of when you wrote the song. The official U.S. Post Office postmark will indicate the date it was written.

For more protect your music copyright tips, continue to read below.

9 Simple Steps to Writing a Great Song

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:11:39 +0000

Sometimes I have difficulties sitting in from on my PC trying to write a song. I get inspired… turn on the PC, start up the music software, think about how I’m going to structure the song, what effects to use, what the chord structures are going to be, and so on…

My challenge is to stay in creative mode, but fiddling around with the recording software & hardware and the pressure of recording takes me out of that ‘free flowing’ state.

One beautiful morning I had an idea… one that is very simple, and it works…

1. Grab Laptop

2. Launch Recording Software

3. Start recording from built-in internal mic. No tweaking / setting levels / etc…

4. Sit around, jam about, play whatever feels right with the importance of LETTING IT FLOW.

At this stage, you’re not writing a song. I’m getting lost in the flow, and seeing what comes out. I don’t expect anything.

All you’re doing is FISHING for ideas…

5. Once feeling satisfied (say after 15 mins or so), go back & listen for some good, useable parts.

6. Highlight those parts. Edit & re-arrange.Create song structure. Insert missing parts (ie bridge / chorus / intro / exit)

7. Open new track & Re-record Professionally

8. Layer/Insert FX/general tweaking

9. ENJOY new song!

and there you have it!

Ideas are fleeting, and come and go, so it’s best to get them down as soon as possible. Using this method, you can get your ideas down FAST without having to worry about getting everything ‘right’.

Ant.

PS: Another way to capture a song idea is to buy a cheap digital recorder. Carry it around and whenever you have a tune in your head, just hit record. It’s there for good, and you get get on with your day, and come back to it later on when you’ve got some down time.