| Songwriting
Session 1:
SONGWRITING
BASICS – Form & Structure
Analyze
A GOOD (WORSHIP) SONG...
Use
“I Could Sing of Your Love Forever” as a model
of a good simple worship song for illustrating.
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Basic song form & construction
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Melodic repetition, theme & development in the verse
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Lyric & Melodic repetition in the chorus
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Vivid visual lyrics in the verse
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Classic bridge - new melodic & thematic material
that pays off in the chorus
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Chorus can stand alone for endless repetition
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Song continues to endure as a favorite – “a classic”
Elaborate
upon the following concepts:
ELEMENTS:
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Song - Words associated with melody, harmony, and rhythm
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Cadence – natural rhythmic pattern (flow) of words
(as opposed to awkward, unnatural flow)
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Music – Time signatures (4 & 3), musical phrase
– 4 bars common, natural
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Communicating feeling/emotion through melody
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Lyrics – is this a natural way to say or phrase
this idea? Does it connect?
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Prosody– does the emotional tone of the music
fit the message of the lyric
SONG
STRUCTURE:
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AABA
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ABABCBB
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Verse – What is a …
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Chorus - What is a …
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Bridge - What is a …
CRAFT:
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Simplicity
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Does the song tell story?
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Are the lyrics visual?
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Are the 5 senses involved?
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Beginning, build, climax (pay-off),
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Tension/Release
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Rhyme schemes
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