Crafting Great Song Ideas: Unleashing Creativity in Music Composition
Delve into the art of generating compelling song concepts, tapping into universal themes like love or aspirations. Explore the power of personal stories, unique phrases, and potent titles to captivate audiences. Discover techniques for maintaining inspiration, shaping catchy hooks, and portraying singers positively within emotive narratives.
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Understanding what constitutes a great idea Step one: start with a great idea Most songs on the radio are about love (everyone can relate) Joy of finding love Pain of losing love Looking for the right love Complaining about the wrong love Missing a past love Hoping for a future love Fear of losing love
Cheating on a lover Being cheated on by a lover Wanting to be loved Wanting to be loved differently Wanting to be loved by someone other than the one that loves you
Great ideas Some subjects are too personal or unusual to resonate with the common person Songs of love, protest, lullaby have a simplicity and authenticity Lets say that you want to write a song about writing songs, and becoming famous Most people don t have these same dreams But, people have hopes and aspirations, so you can generalize your theme
Sometimes the ideas are phrases pulled from books or movies Greeting cards, t-shirts, cartoons Tv shows
A new approach to an old idea Unbreak My Heart Butterfly Kisses Friends in low places One word titles Criminal Fame Help Desperado Thriller
The strongest titles Grab your attention Like a Virgin, Stop in the name of Love Evoke powerful emotions Tears in Heaven, How am I suppose to Live Without you Are unusual Strawberry wine, Wind beneath my Wings Are intriguing Kiss from a rose Are clever Cleopatra, Queen of Denial
Keeping a Hook Book Instrumental riff Catchy line Keep track of your ideas (notebook) Add images and ideas that will trigger you original inspiration
Making the singer look good No one wants to be home-wreakers, immoral or weak Hopeless Drunk Cheater Idiot Popular now: I was a fool to hurt you and now that I know what a great thing I lost I m miserable and sorry
Write whats real for you Write what you feel Write what you love Ask yourself Would an artist want to say this? Would millions of listeners want to hear this?
The audience needs to believe the singer Write for the image of the singer
Three step lyric writing technique Step one: Start with a Title and a brief phrase that summarizes the idea Step two: Outline the Story What ideas need to be introduced in each verse Will there be a bridge, what new info will be revealed Choruses job is to highlight the title, summarize idea
Practicing the three steps Step 1: In a notebook write down the title for which you have not written a lyric Step 2: In a sentence or two, jot down the information that needs to be conveyed in the first verse to clearly lead the listener to the title. Don t worry about rhymes and syllables, focus on creating the story. Continue to ask yourself, Then what happened? and then write down what will be in your second verse to again lead back to the title.
