Songwriting: Where do you begin?
Get your perfect environment for songwriting? Now the next question arise: where do I begin? I am going to show you how I begin writing a song. I am sure that you will have some other place to begin with, do tell me about it. Here is how I begin: 1. Sing a “hook” melody…
Perfect Environment for Creative SongWriting
Frankly speaking, I wrote all the songs in my studio. Yes, in my studio! What a dull place right? Some successful songwriters get extremely creative when they are at a peaceful mountains or beautiful beaches. But for me, all those creative moment happen in the studio. The reason is simple: it is the best place…
Free Songwriting Tips Roundup #1
I personally read 5-10 other music related blogs. There aren’t many out there. Here are some links to great article published recently. If you are interested to start a music related blog, refer this informative post on 5 Easy Steps to Host Your Own WordPress Blog Jeff wrote an article about taking listener on a…
Top Characteristics of a Great Love Song
Writing a great love song is almost every song writer’s aim. What define a great love song? Best-selling hits – Great love songs should be a best-selling hit, earning lots of money 🙂 Killer Hook and catchy melody – it hooks the first-time-audience and result in wanting to hear more of it Original Element –…
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Review the Palette – Melody Composing Tool
The Palette program is a tool for the creation of ‘theoretically correct’ melodies. The program is based on composition theory and the theory of harmony. The strong theoretical base makes the melody composing process easier. I downloaded the program and give it try. You know what I think? I think it is great! Even if…
Top 10 melody writing method
I divide the methods into two categories. All the methods below are tested and proven that they can help you to write a song. Some of them work extremely well. Some of the methods are effective even for those who don’t really learn the music theory and notation. No musical skill required: If you never…