Moving the key upward by a minor 3rd and repeating a melody is a great way to extend the length of your verse. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ I wrote recently about the pre-chorus and how to effectively write one. One of the main reasons you might […]
Music theory can seem like a lot of clutter until you filter it down to the things you really need to know. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ There are two major reasons why musicians sometimes have a negative view of music theory. The first has to do […]
The presence of the tonic note and chord strengthens the structure of a song chorus. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ Whether it’s apparent to an audience or not — and it usually isn’t — a song is a short musical journey that places great significance on the […]
A great melody with lousy chords will come across as a lousy melody. Here’s a bit of chord theory to help. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and discover all you need to know about chords, melodies, and all-important song structure. _____________ You might write a great melody, but if the chords you […]
Moving your song from one key to another between the verse and chorus is a great energy builder. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and kick-start your songwriting career. _____________ How do you entice a listener to keep listening? What do you do as a songwriter to ensure that someone who starts listening to […]
Predictability is a bad word to most songwriters, but more good comes from predictable chords than bad. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and find out which songs become hits, and why they sound so good. _____________ Most songwriters hate predictability. That’s understandable, because predictability means that something’s been done so much that the […]
