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Songwriting thought of the Day

Are you writing lyrics or poems?

  • Are you completely certain on the difference between the two?
  • Do you know how to turn a poem into a lyric?
  • Do you know why one might be better than the other when turned into a song?
Here's a great article on this very subject >>


Songwriting Tip: A Three-Stage Rocket to Lyric Writing! Brilliant Article via #songbayteam

Writing Lyrics In Stages   Thanks to Robin Frederick for this article! www.RobinFrederick.com   When NASA blasted a rocket into orbit, they did it in stages: The big lift-off, a second stage to get the payload into orbit and a third to fine tune the direction. So, what’s this got to do with writing lyrics? You can think of the lyric writing process in three stages: 1. Getting started. (Lift off) 2. Developing your idea. (Getting into orbit) 3. Rewriting (Fine tune it) => Continue