Considering Songwriting

[Jenna Terese]

Hi! The last several days I’ve been considering trying my hand at songwriting. But I have no idea where to start! I’ve started watching Dylan Laine’s videos on youtube about songwriting. Y’all have to check out her channel. The world needs more beautiful, innocent, clean songs like her! Here’s a couple links to her songs (note: I have listened to bits of all of her original songs, but have not heard all the lyrics yet):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmkpgEVGbUA&list=PL5PNXIkCYncgnIBFswBNbzI5kHSyHmu9F

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hsV3xqOK5A&list=PL5PNXIkCYncgnIBFswBNbzI5kHSyHmu9F&index=17

So, anyway, if you could give me some tips and advice, I’d really appreciate it 😉

@sam-kowal @dekreel @dragon-snapper (though I know you two are on hiatus) @radically-surrendered (or are you on hiatus too?) @rochellaine @skredder @kaya-young @ariel-ashira If you aren’t a songwriter, but know one, feel free to tag more 🙂

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[Ariel Ashira]

@jenwriter17 Go for it!  Can you let us know what you come up with? 🙂  I like the lady in the videos.  She seems sweet, and her voice is beautiful.

I am not much of a songwriter.  I mean, I have written a few good songs with good tunes, but I don’t play any instruments or anything.  My songs and tunes just come to me, like writing does.

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[Alia]

@jenwriter17, what type of help do you need? is it with finding the melody? getting the lyrics to flow? just getting lyrics in general? or something else?

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[Alia]

@ariel-ashira, nice signature

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[Ariel Ashira]

@alia 😀 Thanks!

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[Jenna Terese]

@alia I guess coming up with a melody and lyrics really. I want to be able to put the song to music from my piano or guitar too.

@ariel-ashira I’ll probably post some songs when I come up with them 🙂

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[Sam Kowal]

@jenwriter17

I have to admit, if you’ve watched a lot of those videos you probably know more than me, at this point.

I’d say…

1) Come up with a song idea (What you want your song to be about)

2) Think about the possibilities of that idea, or a question about it

3)Write your ideas down in verses and a chorus

4) Make a melody for it

You can also interchange writing the words and the tune if you want

@jane-maree  and @jess-penrose Might be able to drop you a few tips, too 🙂

 

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[Jenna Terese]

@sam-kowal thanks so much! Yes, I’m working through watching those videos and trying to understand it all 🙂

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[J.A. Penrose]

@jenwriter17 Alrighty then. More on songwriting! (thanks @sam-kowal, yes I may be able to help.)

So, to be honest with you, the best way to write lyrics is to literally just write what is on your heart. Just write what you are thinking whether it is lament, praise, informing, or whatever you are feeling. See what sort of tune seems to flow from your melody instrument (piano) and then work out the chords with the chordal instrument (guitar). Then you can work on refining the lyrics and rhythm to make it flow a bit better and have a clearer structure. You also can go through melodic sequence with basic chord structures.

I hope some of that helps, I’ve been fairly broad because it is quite a broad topic.

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[Daeus]

One tip: try to match the mood of the tune with the mood of the words to as fine a degree as possible.

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[Kaya Young]

@jenwriter17   I love music, but I am not a songwriter and I don’t play an instrument so I don’t have much advice.

I hope all of your songwriting goes well though! 🙂

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[Jenna Terese]

@daeus @jess-penrose thank youuuu! 😀 I’m keeping all your guys’ tips in mind

@kaya-young thanks! <3

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[J.A. Penrose]

@jenwriter17 You are very much welcome!

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[Jane Maree]

@Jenwriter17 I do songwriting too, so if you wanted any help with anything/another POV on lyrics, etc, feel free to drop me an email. *fingerguns*

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[Jenna Terese]

@jane-maree Thanks, I just might do that! 🙂

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