Basically, this book is a collection of poems that tell an epic story that can be recited or sung. I know for a fact that I am require a 12/8 time signature since the musical form is 12/8. The problem is that I have no idea how to write lyrics for 12/8 time.

I understand that 12/8 time is great for ballads which is fine. I can see creating 50 poems/songs to tell the story. I do need to however stick to a song structure that works for 12/8 time. Typically I always see: intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, breakdown, outro. I’m not a professional musician but have some musical training and this is what I’ve see, however, I’m definitely not a songwriter, so I the correct ballad and song structure for 12/8 eludes me.

I have the story finished and I’m pretty sure that 12/8 time is the way to go. Once I figure out the lyric cadence and song structure that fits 12/8, I can then go ahead and compose the poems/songs and design the poetic meter accordingly. It’s of course essential that I do this write the first time so I don’t have to rewrite the entire book because the written poem can’t later be put to song.

Hope someone can help. I will return to see if anyone can be of help. Thanks!

J in Los Angeles, California.