For those of you who are interested in seeing what I do when I’m not focused on helping songwriters, you may want to have a quick look at my choral music that I’ve published through Pantomime Music Publications over the past number of years. For the past few months I’ve been editing my latest choral arrangements […]
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 […]
Songs need to build energy in the verse and release it in the chorus. Here’s how. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ There is a characteristic of verse melodies that I describe as “begging for the chorus.” All that means is that there appears to be a kind […]
Strengthening your song’s structure often comes down to what you add to the verse and chorus format. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ Pop songs are structurally simple compositions rarely lasting more than 5 minutes. Most of the time that structure is mainly the alternating back and forth […]
If you’re a new songwriter, welcome to a fascinating world! _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ As you know, I devote this blog to helping songwriters get better. But every once in a while I remind myself that today, a whole new set of people are going to try […]
Shortening up the length of musical phrases helps create a natural musical intensity. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ Simplicity is one of the most important aspects of good songwriting. Simplicity ensures that your audience will remember what you’ve written, and simplicity makes certain that they’ll be able […]
