Tips for a Newbie Starting to Write Music
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Tips for a Newbie Starting to Write Music
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Find a rhyming pattern you like and stick with it. If you're not familiar with rhyming patterns, do yourself a favor and Google it.
Try creating a chorus (the part of the song that repeats: "I came in like a wrecking ball...break me" in Miley Cyrus' Wrecking Ball)
Then branch out to the verses ("I put you high up in the sky...ashes on the ground" in Wrecking Ball)
If you want, create a bridge linking the second chorus to the end of the song ("I never meant to start a war...should have let you in" in Wrecking Ball)
Many popular songs use the format verse 1 - chorus - verse 2 - chorus - bridge - chorus. I've found this is the perfect formula for beginning songwriters. I hope this helps, and feel free to PM me any time for music tips!
I hope this helps
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On a separate note, one of the ABSOLUTELY MOST IMPORTANT things you can do early on is learn how to structure your lyrics. This is often emphasized most in hip hop but is important in every genre. You need to understand how to hear progressions and have rythm or your lyrics won't be able to sync with music. A good rule of thumb to start is, count the number of of syllables in each line they should be close to each other from one to the next OR to a corresponding line in the next stanza.
I suggest going on YouTube to this channel. Ignore any parts that aren't specific to your genre but the basics stand.
https://youtu.be/GHZVfZpgtKI