"Don't write the music, let the music write itself" -Michael Jackson
@mzwankosi7306 ай бұрын
How
@DeeTeaDee4 ай бұрын
Or the army of songwriters
@kingsdaughter9849Ай бұрын
I like that...to treat it like an unfolding entity
@Nick_Reinhardt Жыл бұрын
I dare you to write something every morning and every night. Its given me soooooo much material to work with.
@MidlifeRenaissanceMan8 ай бұрын
I write for the bin. Write everything and don’t be afraid to throw it in the bin as it frees up the the brain for good ideas as it’s no longer clogged with all the rubbish ones. I -should- need to go back to writing every day.
@jimmysymes729Ай бұрын
When you say wrote something, like a whole song?
@kinadabambino6872 Жыл бұрын
Focus on the “why” in the song (the most important part). We can talk about the “what” the “who” the “where” ect, but the most important part is the why. That part alone is the most important part of a song.
@KevinTPLim Жыл бұрын
00:56 Tip 1: Find the title at your earliest possible convenience 04:11 Tip 2: Whatever your title or hook is, repeat it at least twice inside the chorus 06:20 Tip 3: Amplify reality 07:48 Tip 4: Focus a disproportionate amount of time on the first line of your song 11:04 Tip 5: Choose the right point of view for your song 13:36 Tip 6: Save the highest note of your song for the chorus 14:52 Tip 7: Quality in songwriting is a factor of quantity 15:20 Tip 8: Do not mistake generic lyrics for universally relatable lyrics
@KevinTPLim Жыл бұрын
P.S. great use of examples in your teaching :) another video idea: great songs that totally break each of these songwriting rules, so we can see both sides of the equation? (after all, the exception makes the rule!)
@plizshutup8359 Жыл бұрын
ty! :)
@potato-vg8fc Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this shortcut
@mgmthegrand Жыл бұрын
I really struggle with tip 7 and here's why. It's often been said that a songwriter's songs are like his babies. Each one has a special meaning and is a labour of love to create. It's always been difficult for me to let go of a song that isn't working or that I'm stuck on. Should I stop and start a new song? Should I start from scratch with the same song? Should I leave it alone for a while and come back to it? Should I completely scrap it? Songwriting is a grueling decision making process for me because I approach every song I write wanting it to be special in it's own way and wanting it to be of a good quality.
@dr123hall Жыл бұрын
Each is different like your kids. Often leave and later use fresh eyes, and ears. Try the song lyrics matched to a melody in your head, or one that just appears from a situation or moment.
@Savi-digital6 ай бұрын
i’m a songwriter myself, i just write whatever i’m feeling in that moment and what comes to mind, but i’d have to be listening to a beat for those ideas to kick in and then i just write.
@canonball1914 Жыл бұрын
Wish all channels had even a quarter of the content you put across. Your enthusiasm and logic and love for your craft is inspiring lass. More power to you. Thanks.
@ErJoeJehosaphatz Жыл бұрын
Great advice. Narrow and deep. It’s too easy (for me😂) to get distracted by the second verse!
@hishamdahud8 ай бұрын
As a musician and producer who struggles with topline, this was incredibly helpful and clear. Thank you!
@baynesstreetblues Жыл бұрын
I have to say that I was blown away by the intelligence, insights and lyrical innovations advocated by Keppie. These deeply knowledgable tips are first class and the generosity in sharing them is much appreciated. I’ve always wondered what the key differences are between writing rhyming poetic couplets (which I can rattle off easily) and crafting creative lyrics. What a world of difference there is; I have much to learn, even after six decades. 🎉🎉🎉
@baynesstreetblues Жыл бұрын
Qualifier follows ……
@stormcorrosion176 Жыл бұрын
Love your channel; am new here! Thank you for your guidance.
@barrycoulter6951 Жыл бұрын
Thx! I always thought that my lyrics were always judgemental and angry, i like it when u suggested to write in another point of view… i get it! Didnt think that it would change it that much, but it does! Awesome!
@itchyvinyl Жыл бұрын
K. Cobain seems to have broken the lyric rules. Although his lyrics gave the feeling of being personal, they were so cryptic that nobody REALLY know wtf he was talking about. YET they have shown to have universal appeal. 😊
@AUGUSTIN-MUSIC Жыл бұрын
Exactly. I like that form of lyricism. Where it doesn’t make ANY freaking sense but to the artist it does. It makes no sense yet FEELS like it does somehow
@wheresallthezombies7 ай бұрын
I mean, I’m sure most of that was heroin talking.
@MusicloverKY2 ай бұрын
As well as and possibly even more Alice in Chains
@patricktaylor4577Ай бұрын
He took snippets from his notebooks..that made completely pointless songs
@apexdude105 Жыл бұрын
This was SOOO helpful, every other video is either "just write more" or "don't write lyrics, write poetry" but lack any tip rather than just do it
@trentan Жыл бұрын
Guys this is sooo brilliant! Thank you so much for taking the time to create this.
@jambononi6 ай бұрын
Totally agree with the title idea first. Literally paused the video and wrote two songs quickly. Okay they're not great. But wow it's so easy to think of the next line because it's relevant.
''writing is refined thought", and "songwriting is amplified reality" - lots of opportunities for improvement just there! Also the section "save the highest note" cleared some confusions I was personally dealing with for last few months, never thought about it like this! This entire video is helpful in so many ways, Thank you!
@thedealermusic Жыл бұрын
I would also say, melody is about contrast - I wrote a hit song where the chorus was the lowest part melodically. And by the chorus it feels new and different
@tazz3127 Жыл бұрын
This is the most helpful song writing video i've ever watched!
@kelliesuepetersartist6263 Жыл бұрын
I have no idea how I stumbled on your channel- like no clue because all the algorithms ever send me are self help crap to like the 1000th power. But this turned up and I am so fuqing grateful to be literally DEVOURING your knowledge. I wish I’d had KZbin as a kid, I’d be a light years ahead in my life. You are MAGICKAL Ms Keppie. Thank you 🙏🏻🤘🙏🏻🤘
@mgmthegrand Жыл бұрын
I really struggle with tip 7 and here's why. It's often been said that a songwriter's songs are like his babies. Each one has a special meaning and is a labour of love to create. It's always been difficult for me to let go of a song that isn't working or that I'm stuck on. Should I stop and start a new song? Should I start from scratch with the same song? Should I leave it alone for a while and come back to it? Should I completely scrap it? Songwriting is a grueling decision making process for me because I approach every song I write wanting it to be special in it's own way and wanting it to be of a good quality.
@greyzzz3003 Жыл бұрын
bro i’m the same but from my advice start other songs try other beats switch when you bored of that beat write at least 8-16 bars once you have enough and some kinda similar piece them together pick witch one is the chorus n boom you got a song bsafe
@undreamed_band5 ай бұрын
I'm the same 😅 Sometimes I leave a song just to get back to it in 10 years and apply all the knowledge I've acquired in the meantime 😊
@DirgeMcElvoy11 ай бұрын
I just watched this after spending a week or so on your - The 5 Most Powerful Songwriting Exercises, the course has made this so much more understandable. Thank you for the breakdown in this video, excellent information.
@NsteveA Жыл бұрын
This is all priceless advice and it took me from, I'm not going to write lyrics because my lyrics suck, to I'm going to write plenty of lyrics so that these tips become my natural approach and THEN I can start producing higher quality songs more frequently.
@AndrewMarciano-z1q Жыл бұрын
I am a proficient writer. Really wanted to hate on this at first but I have to say you did exactly what you said you would. You helped me conceptualize things that took me a long time to figure out. This is a gem for us writiers just trying to get an edge direction motivation. Cheers!!
@fishmut11 ай бұрын
Oh please don’t judge and hate , then you say this is a gem for us writers trying to get an edge , hypocrite , please don’t make me laugh .
@AndrewMarciano-z1q11 ай бұрын
@@fishmut clearly not everyone is as basic as you.
@alshk67632 ай бұрын
Nice list. I'd say this applies pretty well to writing for popular genres, looking for mainstream radio play. If we're talking heavier rock/prog/metal, rap, those rules can be optionally used, but often you have a much more connoisseur audience, who are intentionally happy to dispense with "short n sweet" 3-minute radio-ready formats. Dream Theater or Symphony X giving a 12+ minute rock opera are defining their own genre, and are world renowned nonetheless. One may argue they don't have near the commercial success as the popstars, but it's also true that had they attempted to be popstars they likely wouldn't make it at all (as grizzly, introverted, and hyper-intellectual as they tend to be)
@MichaelTrentColvin2 ай бұрын
Thank you !!! I've always loved writing poetry, being a musician that plays several instruments I'm taking an active approach in formally learning and I find your channel outstanding ❤ You are an angel, I seriously enjoy learning with you 😘 Michael
@torbjrnlund903 Жыл бұрын
Tip number nine: Ignore the rules. Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional "wisdom". Going against the rules, that is what invention is about. That is how art is born. That is how breakthroughs happen.
@MrMikomi Жыл бұрын
What rules are these? There aren't any. Certain things tend to work most of the time, like getting to the chorus in less than a minute, having a song length less than 3:45 etc. Sure do a ten-minute song where the chorus comes in at nine minutes. Break the mould! Let us know how it goes!
@torbjrnlund903 Жыл бұрын
@@MrMikomi - Sure. Rules can be useful but can also be just like a wall of fog that prevents you from creating something original and outstanding. Below an example of a song 9 minutes long without a chorus which have done great, by many considered to be a piece of art. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is another example. However not following the rules is just a tip - not a rule. If you prefer the run of the mill scheme it's your choice. There are many ways to make a good song, and creativity can be used on many different aspects in many different ways. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZDRlGR_i9SArsU&ab_channel=Ren
@pseudonymlifts2 Жыл бұрын
A good first step to invention is to stop being so suspicious of advice from others, otherwise you never learn. These aren't 'rules' they are tips.
@torbjrnlund903 Жыл бұрын
@@pseudonymlifts2 - I know. My tip was to not let tips becomes rules. I appreciate tips and advices, and may use them sometimes when I think it's appropriate, but I refuse to let them become rules to follow. I do not feel obliged to follow the rules of the run of the mill scheme in songwriting. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” - Pablo Picasso
@geraldfriend256 Жыл бұрын
Ultimately. But good to know the reasons behind the rules.
@thedrammed345 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant, another practical guide. Thanks. I’ve got my Chorus sorted and now getting actual progress with the opening line!
@ebeep Жыл бұрын
Through osmosis, Steve Kilbey’s work has changed the way I write lyrics completely. His lyrics are so epically imaginative and yet also a seemingly effortless flow of words. So concise, simple, and yet novelistic. “Hotel Womb” is one of my favorites. If inclined to look them up, beware of inaccuracies posted on various lyrics sites; they read like AI dictations as they are often so poorly transcribed. It’s best to hear them in context.
@MrMikomi Жыл бұрын
I have that book! Mmm I really should find it and read it.
@TimE_5150 Жыл бұрын
Tremendous content! I have finally found a great songwriting resource. Thank you.
@bethelmullugeta2 ай бұрын
I love this, this was helpful I got stuck in the middle of one of my gospel song.
@asaridis Жыл бұрын
When the music comes first - which is my process most times - I enjoy just listening to the music and wait for imagery to come to me. And the concept/story/idea forms as a visceral reaction to the music. Really enjoyed these tips. How do you feel about productivity? I am a fan of and dedicated to producing songs on a weekly basis, forcing myself to keep moving and not labouring on all ideas. I wrote and produced 100 songs last year and learned so much from that process...now its just part of my practice to write and produce at a fast pace. I go back and rework stuff sometimes.
@AnitaGraber Жыл бұрын
The last tip really hit home. One of the most meaningful songs to me what a song called “With You” by Richard Fleeshman. The first line is also very powerful,”I picked up your shirts this morning, I don’t know why I don’t know why, Mr. Reynolds said to say hello, I started to cry I started to cry” Having lost my young husband at an early age -those lyrics went straight to my heart more than if anybody had used a generic line like “when we said goodbye”-it’s such a powerful song. Thank you so much for putting this in such straightforward language so that we can all follow it.
@richardcoffey3125 Жыл бұрын
Wry nice! I needed this instruction and timing was perfect. It’s like I knew all this but had never put it into action on purpose, just danced around it for years.
@douglasholdenjr.45 Жыл бұрын
Great channel!!!! I love the content!!! Been binge watching for days!!! Subscribed!!! Cheers from Florida!!!!🎉🙂🙃😉😁
@GRBAquatics Жыл бұрын
So Very Cool, Thankyou. Amazing Lesson. You are such an Amazing Teacher. Much Respect. Cheers
@Hit_or_miss911 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I truly love this educational. I have nothing to say but thank you, Keppie. I've written about 20 songs, yet none of them seem to align with the second concept. Conversationally, I feel a bit off in that regard, but I adore the overall essence and melody of the songs.
@bradsvare5585 Жыл бұрын
I'm luv'n all your you tube lessons. Just discovered these today, and am binge watching through these. I have written a lot of songs, and so I have a lot to think about and refer to as I listen to all of this.
@scottkidwellmusic9175 Жыл бұрын
Some good tips. With the passing of Mr. Lightfoot, I find myself going back and listening to his songs, and the brilliantly crafted lyrics and storytelling. His well-known songs, sure, but digging deep into the more obscure is where I think he really shines. Thank you 🙏🏻
@geraldfriend256 Жыл бұрын
Will do.
@StratMatt777 Жыл бұрын
Carefree highway, let me slip away on you Carefree highway, you seen better days The mornin' after blues from my head down to my shoes Carefree highway, let me slip away Slip away on you
@ActuallySettle Жыл бұрын
this lady has a gift, I love these videos
@Imiliabdelli Жыл бұрын
Thanks from the bottom of my heart beautiful lady.
@htws Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome :)
@anthonywallace3830 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this amazing advice and the time you put into making the video!
@sammytabasco Жыл бұрын
the cadence of your voice and your pace with explaining things completely tickles my brain. You could be changing a tire and i'd still watch your videos haha
@Xaviezor Жыл бұрын
This is a great video. Thank you for sharing.
@BryanRoyes Жыл бұрын
best songwriting video ever
@ElyWaves. Жыл бұрын
Truly great tips!
@Osbeemedia18 күн бұрын
Thanks
@pikiwiki11 ай бұрын
Direct advice that works. Really well done. thanks
@sujitmone3436 Жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh these videos are really helpful. Thank you so much ❤
@natebalance221 Жыл бұрын
What an incredibly helpful and enjoyable video. Thanks so much !!
@stevenlindsay30606 ай бұрын
You’re an amazing teacher, I took a lot from this video thanks so much, liked and subbed 😊
@pattiepepper6217 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I've always wanted to write songs but never knew where to start. Subscribed. 💖💖💖💖
@everyonecan33387 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing knowledge
@redvelvet6222 Жыл бұрын
all of the songwriting tips i saw on youtube sucked. When I came across this channel I couldn't stop whatching it .YOUR AMAZING!!! And your very wise
@judasxchrist Жыл бұрын
I learned something here. Excellent explanations, thank you!
@brightbrandon1476 Жыл бұрын
amazing, very timely and helpful tips. thank you
@preciousmousse Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! It immediately cleared up so much for me by breaking the whole process into bits of arrangements and concepts! Been scared of writing my first song for a long time.
@rossthemusicandguitarteacher Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Also saw these in Pat Pattison's book too, so you know these are great tips. :) Subbed and will watch more!
@6-10noir Жыл бұрын
Great tips! I had not thought about that quantity gives quality in the long run.
@carlossantiago992610 ай бұрын
This was lovely and extremely helpful. Thank you.
@burmaunderground Жыл бұрын
These tips are great, thanks!
@janellecruz3231 Жыл бұрын
keppe, thank you so much for your AMAZING tutorials. i've been writing for a long time and i feel like i'm discovering a new dimension to the craft since i came across you. please keep them coming you are so full of wonderful tips and ideas...thanks so much!!!!! - janelle
@salmonesque Жыл бұрын
I heard Jarvis Cocker say that it was good to really belt out ideas for chorus melodies. Be loud. Push yourself to the point of over extending. This might be helpful?
@JoshuaBennettMusic Жыл бұрын
Ooh! Nice. I hadn't heard that advice, but now that I see it in writing, I realize that this is actually one of my favorite songwriting techniques. A lot of my best songs started with a chorus hook that just begged to be belted out at the top of my range. Heck, I ended up having to work to extend my upper register, just because a particular hook was so hook-y that I couldn't bear to rewrite or transpose it. Totally worth it! Been singing that one for 12 years now, and neither I nor my listeners seem to get tired of it. :)
@acousticguitarcanada Жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson, thank you. Looking forward to learning more...
@daltonhobson6982 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, this is the kind of help people that can't afford to go to Berkley need.
@topivanhatalo Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the inspiring videos, your enthusiasm for writing and teaching really comes through and makes me want to start practicing immediately. It's all about joy!
@briehopkins803 Жыл бұрын
SO HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
@josephelsey16888 ай бұрын
You do such an amazing job
@clarktowne Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. I would just modify #6. Save the high note for the chorus or the emotional peak of the song.
@bigdaddy735 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I have absolutely no song writing knowledge or experience. Recently I'm coming up with all these words and lyrics and I'm not sure how exactly to arrange them. Thanks again for taking time to do this. ✌️
@ahmki52298 Жыл бұрын
Honestly thank you so muctj for every video you make its given me such great direction and has helped me not feel so lost in teying to learn how to write songs so thank you!!
@Peerder_pАй бұрын
Good advice thank you 🎶💯
@AndersonKaryn Жыл бұрын
… you were my teacher!! thank you ♥️♥️♥️
@thesnoflakes280 Жыл бұрын
I freakin love your passion for songwriting. :)
@tracyrmusic Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤
@docf.n.t.2310 Жыл бұрын
You say save the highest note for the chorus. I typically, (almost always) put it in the "shift(?) after the 2nd chorus. This is the pat where the music, maybe even the key, changes just for this part. Typically just before the guitar solo, or instrumental section, this is the part where the very essence of the song is defined. The exact word that is the focus of this section (and ultimately the whole song) is the high note. Maximum effort and energy is spent bringing this word, or phrase to the very front of the entire piece. Oddly, you mentioned of how the first line sets up for the chorus, which is (just by coincidence) what I have done almost every time in the last 47 years of writing. I had never thought about it until you, in this video, mentioned it. Even songs I wrote in 1976, (when I was in Jr High) were done this way. Repeating the essence of the first line in the chorus in the first and last lines of said chorus is something I have sub consciously always done. Quantity in writing has never been my thing. usually, I write when an idea hits that has a lot of meaning to me. I cannot just "sit down and write". When I'm hot, I'm hot, When I'm not, months may pass with no writing. If I'm not inspired, I simply cannot write. I was walking laps around my neighborhood back in the 80s, in wintertime, (early February) when brief flashes of several song ideas passed through my head. I walked home early, went to my downstairs studio, and jotted down ideas for roughly 8 songs. By the next morning, everything but those jottings was lost. June 10th that year, during another late night walk, the original ideas of 4 of those songs came back to mind (as I was in EXACTLY the same place they were originally conceived). I again rushed home, this time firing up the entire studio, and recorded rough ideas of all 4 songs. All lyrics were written and sang that night, and 3 of the guitar solos, and all of the piano work were too. Those songs are still performed the same way for the last 40 years. Moral of the story, I don't write in mass quantity, but frequently write in spirts, 4 or more songs in one night. It seems when I write multiples in one night, they all come out great. As for your "generic lyrics" line, I always write in reference to the main idea, thought I do meander sideways sometimes to explain myself better. Maybe if I ever start doing KZbin videos, I'll share my strange methods of song writing. I typically don't consciously follow any rules when writing, but subconsciously, I seem to follow many of yours by sheer coincidence ! I have not deviated from my style once in 45 years !
@JeffMoore1984 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all you do 🌍🙏🌄🎨❤️🕊️ IAM grateful for you and these videos
@JoshuaBennettMusic Жыл бұрын
Re: Tip #8, I've also heard this in the context of prose writing: "Use the specific to imply the general." Cf: One of the most famous opening lines from science fiction: "The sky above the port was the color of television tuned to a dead channel." It's from "Neuromancer" by William Gibson; he immediately sets the tone and tells you a lot about the world you're about to enter through a single, evocative, highly specific sentence. In any case, it's great advice for any kind of writing, for sure. Leonard Cohen should know! :)
@BLazLessons Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great tips
@Chilajuana Жыл бұрын
Great tutorial!!!!!
@zynthio Жыл бұрын
These are all really good tips I think another good tip is to not overthink your song. It's easy to think way too much about lyrics and if they make sense and all of that. I don't remember the exact quote, but Maurice White from Earth Wind and Fire said something along the lines of "Don't let the lyric get in the way of the feeling." Often times what you wrote or sang on the first pass was just what came naturally to you, and it was instinctual. You can try to tinker with it forever but it never feels quite as right because you're trying so hard to make the lyric make sense instead of just saying what you felt. One of my favorite examples is Yellow by Coldplay. I've heard Chris Martin talk many times about how he wrote that song and he was just playing around and the lyrics all just came out in a super short amount of time as he was just being silly with the rest of the band. Some of the lyrics don't really make sense, but it doesn't really it matter at all, because the song is a masterpiece and a beautiful love song and in context with the rest of the song it just works. Specifically the use of the word "Yellow" in the song doesn't really make sense at all but it was just the first thing that came out and it stuck. And it's the hook of the song, and gets repeated constantly. And the first line of the song establishes the idea of the song - "Look at the stars, look how they shine for you, and everything you do" Obviously you can't just write every line of every song like this and expect it to turn out perfect. This is just one lesson I've learned. Sometimes going with what came out naturally is what's best for the lyric or even the whole song
@oyesuken Жыл бұрын
Some songs are done in minutes, others in decades. Some of my best hook lines are still waiting for companion phrases. Your tips are very much appreciated in pursuing this past a part time passion (hey, that would be a great name for a song).
@TP-om8of Жыл бұрын
Send me your hooks and I’ll finish them off for you. No charge.
@oyesuken Жыл бұрын
@@TP-om8of Thank you for the offer, TP, but as I stated above, "others in decades". I started my...what is being called a hook book, more than 40 years ago. I would wake up in the middle of the night from a song in my dreams, and I quickly learned that if I did not get up right then, write it down or quickly record it on my cassette tape recorder, I would NEVER remember it by morning. I started keeping a spiral bound notebook at my bedside, cleverly titled (for a 14 year old) Lyrics and Notes. I would accompany the phrases entered with the date and time of day if it was something that I woke up with in my head to remind myself of that. I feel that they will drop in place when the time is right. Trying to get past the hurdle of pushing them into fruition. I am soon to retire from my bread and butter career, and videos like this help me see the path I want to take to focus on my music that has always been a side passion.
@TP-om8of Жыл бұрын
@@oyesuken I have a hook book too; most of them I get from book titles because that makes them sound intellectual, in that pretentious Simon & Garfunkel / Sting sort it way. Here are some of my favourites: The Great Chain of Being The Crooked Timber of Humanity My Prisons in Soviet Paradise The Best Bagels are Made at Home The Puritan Oligarchy Mary Berry’s Kitchen Favourites
@burtcocain1986 Жыл бұрын
HOOK BOOK! 1:05 - Got an A6 pad on order to carry around. Also, I need to play this video to myself every morning so I remember what the process should look like.
@ericbutcher3887 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Very helpful.
@scottjoyce100 Жыл бұрын
great info. thank you.
@michellebliman Жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thank you so much for this valuable content, we really appreciate your work!
@Marinns Жыл бұрын
I discovered your channel yesterday, and I can’t wait to apply all your advice to my own songwriting. Thank you for generously giving to those of us working on perfecting our craft!
@eddrupz1805 Жыл бұрын
The Beatles didn't start a song by coming up with a title first. Often times, they didn't know what the song was about while they wrote it. I think that's what you referred to as sense writing.
@cMaXeJIJIo8 ай бұрын
Hey, they’re from the Berkeley College Of Music-they “know better”! 😂
@MeHacesLaTaba6 ай бұрын
Sargent Peppers lonely.......😂
@JamieRambles Жыл бұрын
Narrow and Deep is such a good tip
@Justinsan Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I started writing my own songs because of Vocaloid, so I'm completely new to this. Thanks a lot for your video. It is very helpful.
@brucemillar Жыл бұрын
Thanks again for the wisdom. 😊
@IC3RTIF1EDI Жыл бұрын
What a great video ... thank you.
@salparadise8581 Жыл бұрын
Definietly maybe!
@austin-95893 ай бұрын
girl....thank you so much i literally just switched around my pre chorus and chorus as i and learned from you i had it backwards so when i switched it it now sounds like a very well orchestrated song i could have learned this sooner but i thought i knew it all about writing turns out i didnt lol
@ojoe_official Жыл бұрын
Nice analysis
@TWPMusic-Factory4 ай бұрын
Fanatic video. Thank you for making this. :-)
@MancoMusic Жыл бұрын
I think this is one of your best content so far! Awesome. About the point of view, what do you think about changing it during the song? Sometimes it happens and I am devoured by the doubt if it is right or not!
@htws Жыл бұрын
A general rule of thumb, Manco, is to not change the point of you once it is established. For example, if you are referring to someone as she, try to avoid then referring to the same person as you somewhere else in the song. It’s one of those things that makes sense in the mind of the songwriter as our internal camera lens zooms in on a scene, or a person, or a moment or an emotion… But it ends up being very confusing for a listener. There are definitely some songs that do it and do it successfully, but I would say 99% of the time it ends up being confusing for a listener. Your song will generally be a lot stronger and clearer and more emotionally impactful if you pick the right point of you and keep it consistent throughout your song with lyrics. Hope that helps!
@MancoMusic Жыл бұрын
@@htws thanks guys. As always clear and very helpful!
@michelle-psl4441 Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic, uber-educational video. Thank you.