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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!  


Lyric-to-Song Service

Lyric-to-Song

Lyric-to-Song Service   HAVE YOUR LYRICS TURNED INTO FANTASTIC ORIGINAL SONGS “Any style, any genre, any instrument- we bring your lyrics to life” Do you dream of turning your lyrics into a completed professional song but do not compose music, sing, or play an instrument? Maybe you’ve assumed it would be too expensive to have your lyrics composed, arranged, and recorded by professional musicians and vocalists? If so, we have the perfect solution for you! Take a listen to the Continue

Collaborate with Songwriters and Lyricists

New features to our Collaboration Zone Do you want to collaborate with other songwriters or lyricists? If you haven’t yet used our collaboration zone, or you are not aware of it, it’s a fantastic place where lyricists and songwriters can join forces. It’s an extremely popular benefit of Songbay. For those of you who have been using it, it’s about to get even better! Lyricists collaborating with songwriters at Songbay Songwriters collaborating with Lyricists at Songbay Pop up auto displaying Continue

The Songbay Lyric Writing Competition 2020

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The Songbay Lyric Writing Competition 2020 Winners to be announced first week of December 2020 Our annual lyric writing competition is here! To enter the competition, write an original lyric that includes the following three words… Flamboyant Ramble Hope The words can appear in the lyric in any order but must include all three words.  The words must be used exactly as they are written above. For example, ‘rambling’ or ‘rambles’ will not be accepted. The lyric may be written in any Continue

Songbay Lyric Competition 2020

Lyric to Song

The Songbay Lyric Competition 2020 To enter the competition, write an original lyric that includes the following three words… Flamboyant Ramble Hope The words can appear in the lyric in any order but must include all three words. The words must also be used exactly as they are written above. For example, ‘rambling’ or ‘rambles’ will not be accepted. The lyric may be written in any genre but must be structured in common song format. For example, it must contain 2-4 clear Continue

4 Underrated Ways to Improve Your Lyrics

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4 Underrated Ways to Improve Your Lyrics Do you find editing your lyrics difficult? Perhaps you feel the lyric could be better but you don’t know how to make improvements. Don’t worry. We’re here to help! Try these quick and easy methods. 1. Wait a few days This is one of the best yet simplest ways to improve your lyrics. We recommend leaving each draft at least 48 hours before editing. If possible, wait 7-14 days. It’s important not to Continue

Have your lyrics turned into original Songs at Songbay

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  Lyrics turned into songs at Songbay ‘How do I get my lyrics turned into songs?’ ‘Is there a music songwriting service for lyricists?’- These are questions we are often asked at Songbay. If you are struggling to find songwriters/composers for your lyrics, you can have your lyrics turned into fully completed original songs by our expert team of songwriters and session musicians. The service is proving to be very popular! It can be tough for lyricists to get into Continue

The Songbay Lyric Writing Competition

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New Ways Songbay is Supporting Lyricists in 2020 Lyrics turned into songs. Have your lyrics turned into original songs  Since launching Songbay 12 years ago, we’ve been helping songwriters and lyricists meet their goals and grow their careers. We’ve developed innovative ways to support them on this journey. In this article, we will be discussing the new features just added to Songbay in 2020, such as our ‘Lyric-to-Music’ service and the ‘Lyric-Improvement’ service. We’ll be sharing the results of last year’s Continue

2019 Songbay Lyric Writing Competition Winners

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2019 Songbay Lyric Writing Competition Winners     We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 Songbay Lyric Writing Competition. We asked our artists to wrote a lyric based on this image (left). The winners are: First Place Winners: Bob Love and his lyric ‘The Dark Road Leads to Light’ – https://songbay.co/view-lyric/2337184/ Maria Teresa Guzman her lyric ‘Life Under The Woods’ – https://songbay.co/view-lyric/2337263/   Runners Up: Emma Chute and her lyric ‘Ol Piney Grove’ – https://songbay.co/view-lyric/2337161 Sheree Shaw and her lyric ‘Out of Continue

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