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 Reading…
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Writing a Melody? – use a starting point
Start with a clear idea or inspiration: Whether it's a feeling, a phrase, or an image, having a starting point can guide your melody creation process. What inspires you? Try letting it influence your melody!
Epic Chord Progressions by Daniel Ran http://www.danielran.com/ In this post, I’ll be going through some chord progressions commonly associated with a grand feeling, or “epicness,” with some examples of how they’ve been used in popular media. Expression isn’t strongly intrinsic to a chord progression. On their own, chords don’t do much and are reliant on the arrangement for their expressive power. Even if it is a simple Continue Reading…
AN INTRODUCTION TO COPYRIGHT FOR SONGWRITERS AND LYRICISTS (by Chris Connor) This month we are delighted to welcome Songbay Artist Chris Connor to our Blog. Chris is a professional lyricist/songwriter based in UK. His work is in frequent demand on Songbay. Thanks to Chris for this useful article on the mystery of copyright! For more details of Chris’s work please see his artist page on Songbay- http://www.songbay.co/artists/1396/ What is Copyright? The Paperback English Dictionary (Second Edition) defines copyright as: “the Continue Reading…
We are delighted to welcome Songbay Artist Justine Perry to the Songbay Blog. Justine is a professional songwriter and lyricist based in UK. For more information see http://www.jpmusicandlyrics.com/ Sense Orientated Lyric Writing, Metaphorand Imagery By Justine Perry (@justine_perry11) To introduce myself briefly, I graduated from Falmouth University in July 2013 after studying BA (Hons) Music Composition. I now work as a professional lyricist and music tutor. During my final year at university, I specialised in lyric writing. It was fascinating to Continue Reading…
INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION FINALISTS ANNOUNCED JUDGES INCLUDE TOM WAITS, AVICII, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, IMAGINE DRAGONS, DURAN DURAN, JOSHUA REDMAN, SELENA GOMEZ, AND MANY MORE March 6, 2014…Finalists for the 2013 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) have now been announced. Recognized as the most prestigious international songwriting competition in the world, ISC awards excellence in the field of songwriting. Representing a broad variety of musical genres, finalists were selected from 124 countries worldwide. To view the list, go to http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/winners Continue Reading…
