Michael’s Music
She Is The One: We Were Love
Songwriting Lessons: Melody
The songwriting process can be started by painting the melody of the song. Inspired and focused by the melody, the student chooses the next step as either writing the lyrics or the progression. Each new step creates constraints and opportunities. Whether you begin with the melody, the progression or the lyrics, effective songwriting allows the writer to shift the constraints of the process chosen to ‘opportunities’ and then maximize those opportunities in the creative flow.
Songwriting Lessons: Progression
The songwriting process can be started by ordering the progression of the song. Enlivened and buoyed by the progression, the student chooses the next step as either writing the lyrics or the melody. Each new step creates constraints and opportunities. Whether you begin with the progression, the melody or the lyrics, effective songwriting allows the writer to shift the constraints of the process chosen to ‘opportunities’ and then maximize those opportunities in the creative flow.
Michael’s Music
Devil In The Whiskey: Down On My Luck
Songwriting Lessons: Lyrics
The songwriting process can be started by crafting the lyrics of the song. Bolstered and inspired by the lyrics, the student chooses the next step as either writing the progression or the melody. Each new step creates constraints and opportunities. Whether you begin with the lyrics, the melody or the progression, effective songwriting allows the writer to shift the constraints of the process chosen to ‘opportunities’ and then maximize those opportunities in the creative flow.
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