Mike U. wrote: Hi everyone, I’m a male vocalist and expert guitarist with touring experience in USA, Europe, etc. I have been in a signed band (a 1 hit wonder band; our video even made it as far as MTV Hits several years ago). but I’m not really a big wig or doing anything major since moving to Atlanta a couple years ago. I’m on my own writing music but the melodies and lyrics take me YEARS rather than hours to do. The Continue
Songwriting thought of the Day
What is your lyric’s focal point?
Songs have focal points, they take the form of choruses, refrains, or hooks. As a lyricist, a question to ask yourself is - 'what is my lyric's focal point?' Many professional lyricists consider the focal point to be the most important part of their lyric, i.e., they've thought about the one or two repeating words or phrases intended to stay 'in the head' of the listener! Some lyricists write entire lyrics around a focal point (or chorus). The focal point is written first, the rest outwards from that. Here's a great article on this very subject >>
