1. The Title Of Your Song
One of the best places to start when writing a song is to get a really good title. What this does is help to keep your song focused on one theme. For example, if your title is "Stuck In The Gutter", then you can write this down and brainstorm ideas of it. Words like "down and out", "got no money", "lost my job", etc... It's also important to keep in mind that most song titles are used as the hook line in the chorus so you want the title of your song to be catchy, unique, memorable and singable.
2. Write Your Chorus
Once you have a great title for your song it's a good idea to write your chorus around it. The chorus is without a doubt the most important part of any song so time should be taken to craft a powerful and catchy chorus. Some proven methods for title placement in your chorus are: If you had a 6 line chorus place the title at the first and last line. If you had a 4 line chorus place the title at the 1,2 & 4 line. But of course you can place the title wherever you like.
3. Have At Least 3 Different Sections
If you don't want your listeners to get bored while listening to your music then it's important to have different sections. 3 different sections is more than enough to add variety and contrast to your song. So for instance you might have a verse, chorus and bridge.
4. Keep Your Song Between 3-4 mins
This rule is especially important if you want to get radio airplay as most commercial stations wont play music that is longer than 4 minutes. Another tip when considering timing is to have your chorus hit at around the 45 second mark. People don't like to wait around too long to hear the hook of the chorus.
5. Finding Inspiration
Sometimes no matter how much you want to write a song the ideas just don't seem to come. It's as if your well of creativity has dried up. So what do you do? Well if your stuck and can't come up with ideas for a song then try these simple techniques:
One of the best places to start when writing a song is to get a really good title. What this does is help to keep your song focused on one theme. For example, if your title is "Stuck In The Gutter", then you can write this down and brainstorm ideas of it. Words like "down and out", "got no money", "lost my job", etc... It's also important to keep in mind that most song titles are used as the hook line in the chorus so you want the title of your song to be catchy, unique, memorable and singable.
2. Write Your Chorus
Once you have a great title for your song it's a good idea to write your chorus around it. The chorus is without a doubt the most important part of any song so time should be taken to craft a powerful and catchy chorus. Some proven methods for title placement in your chorus are: If you had a 6 line chorus place the title at the first and last line. If you had a 4 line chorus place the title at the 1,2 & 4 line. But of course you can place the title wherever you like.
3. Have At Least 3 Different Sections
If you don't want your listeners to get bored while listening to your music then it's important to have different sections. 3 different sections is more than enough to add variety and contrast to your song. So for instance you might have a verse, chorus and bridge.
4. Keep Your Song Between 3-4 mins
This rule is especially important if you want to get radio airplay as most commercial stations wont play music that is longer than 4 minutes. Another tip when considering timing is to have your chorus hit at around the 45 second mark. People don't like to wait around too long to hear the hook of the chorus.
5. Finding Inspiration
Sometimes no matter how much you want to write a song the ideas just don't seem to come. It's as if your well of creativity has dried up. So what do you do? Well if your stuck and can't come up with ideas for a song then try these simple techniques:
- Read a book
- Watch a film
- Go for a walk
- Listen to music
- Noodle on an instrument
- Surf the internet
- Listen to conversations
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