SONGWRITING

=SONGWRITING= Here you'll find notes from songwriting club.

You'll be able to enter rockquest and bandquest songwriting competitions.

We'll be able to play some completed songs on the school radio!

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 * Tips for lyric writing**
 * save everything - eg. notebook, also record your melodies
 * analyse why you like lyrics and other songs
 * keep real


 * Structure ideas**
 * Title
 * intro
 * verse
 * pre-chorus
 * chorus
 * hook
 * bridge
 * instrumental
 * accapella
 * riff
 * coda/outro


 * Other elements to think of**
 * texture (lots of instruments, or just one or two)
 * contrast
 * mood


 * Rhyming**
 * sometimes reverse line order

eg. I live... I live.... I live.... I live....
 * Listing** (same starter or ending for each line)

Some useful song writing web sites:

@http://www.patpattison.com/lyrictips/

@http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/soldonsong/guide/song.shtml