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Writing a standard pop song? Something not quite right? Let’s try going through some basic troubleshooting to see if we can find out what the problem is. 1. Have you used a pop song structure? The standard pop song is an extension of the older 32 bar song structure. Or if you like, a compound AABA structure with [...] How can you create tension using the rhythmic ideas in your song? Recently I wrote about Gary Ewer’s great post on tension in songwriting. His post is a list of tension and release related elements in songwriting – you can find more detail on each of them elsewhere on his site (and on this one!) – but [...] Gary Ewer has a great post on tension and release in songwriting: What keeps a listener listening? If you can’t answer that you’ll be relegated to the dust-heap of music history, along with all the other songs that listeners got bored with. The answer to the question? It’s tension, then release, that keep listeners listening. It’s a [...] Moist breath meets the air Flurrious wind blows flaky showers Gusts continue as snow piles deep Ferocious conditions kept [...] I’m finding FAWM difficult this year. Admittedly, I found it difficult to find the time last year as well, but this year is particularly difficult. I’ve managed one song, called Rattle your Jewellery. Here it is: Download Rattle Your Jewellery And to be honest, the writing of it was entirely a paint by numbers affair. I used this lovely [...] I’ve discovered a sure-fire method that will allow you to write great songs in 30 minues or less. Here’s what you do (NB I haven’t got all of these absolutely sorted for myself yet. I’m still learning): 1. Start learning music from a young age. It helps to have musical parents, to go to a school where [...] The word ‘Anthem’ usually refers to a song designed to bring people together – it’s the piece that everyone sings along to. The particular kind of anthem I’m refering to in this article is the moderately paced, string laden singalong ballad that have provided hits for bands such as Snow Patrol, Kings of Leon and [...] Here’s a link to the song, which won’t let me embed for reasons I don’t really understand… Justin Timberlake’s Cry me a River might be guilty of stealing the title of a much better song, and having truly dreadful lyrics but I happen to think it’s an okay little ditty that does some interesting things. Specifically, it [...] A few days ago I received an email from a reader named Martin Andersson. Martin writes: Do you write on request? I sure do Here’s a topic I’d like to see covered a bit more indepth, but seldom run into, although it’s one of the most important parts of making a song: the Intro. Do you have any tips on that [...] For the 50/90 challenge I’d thought I’d try something different and write a set of lyrics before I composed any music. Usually, I write lyrics and music at the same time, starting of with melody ideas and a mixture of possible lyrics, nonsense verse and random ‘la’ and ‘doo’ sounds. This time I forced myself [...] |
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