If you’re repeating the same idea over and over, you risk boring your audience. Here are some solutions ____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle comes with this FREE eBOOK: “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. 7 Songwriting eBooks for $37 _____________ Songs will suffer from a lack of repetition before they’ll suffer […]
Changing key temporarily is a great way to make a repetition less evident. ____________________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle cleans up your songwriting technique. Become a top-level songwriter, starting today! (Free offer included – Read more..) ____________________ Most songs make great use of repetition as an important feature. Some repetitive elements go without needing to be discussed. For example, […]
Most songwriters don’t know what a motif is, or how to use it. _______________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting”, and become a top-tier songwriter starting today! _______________ You often hear about the hook as a crucial songwriting element. A hook is a short musical idea, typically a melodic fragment partnered with a catchy rhythmic […]
The memorability of a song depends on a strong melody coupled with a good lyric. Here are 5 tips that will help. It’s the dream of every songwriter to write a tune that becomes part of the world’s musical culture. By that I mean a song that can be hummed or sung by almost anybody […]
Take advantage of the repetitious nature of the circle of fifths to create strong, memorable melodies. _____________ A circle of fifths progression is one of the strongest types of progressions we use in music. There’s something about chords where the roots move by 5ths — it’s what we might call “pleasantly predictable.” You shouldn’t worry […]
A repetitious element, like a motif, adds important structural cohesiveness to songs of any genre. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and learn the 11 principles crucial to any songwriter’s success. _____________ In songwriting, there are two elements that owe their existence and noteworthiness to repetition. One is a hook, that repeating element that […]
