About Being a musician and song writing

 

" In song writing we trade in a commodity of truth. We have to be completely honest with ourselves in order to put that out and have it affect someone else."

"You can't ever have a song you like by just really wanting a song. A song rewards truth, and true need for expression; and not the need for another song." 

 

Tips 1

1. Decide the theme take a popular theme 

   1. Heartbreak 

   2. Holidays 

   3. Love 

   4. Discos 

   5. Seasons 

2. Come up with a cord pattern 

   1. Decide the key 

   2. Search in google 

   3. Play with different patterns 

    

3. Chorus is the foundation 

   1. Include a hook 

   2. Make it catchy 

   3. Memorable for three days its good 

    

4. Verses are to tell the story whats sung in the chorus 

   1. More details and description on the subject 

   2. Lyrics is key 

   3. Syllables are key make sure they are counted correctly 

    

5. Bridge 

   1. Completely different 

   2. Be creative  

   3. Go to relative major or minor(Play) 

6. Rhyming(What rappers do) 

7. Stick to one topic in lyrics 

   1. Dont let it be temperamental. 

8. Arrangement 

   1. Stick to clients reference  

9. Length
   

  

Tips 2

1. Dynamics & Arrangement 

   1. Chorus louder 

   2. Verses softer 

2. Pitch 

   1. Sing hiher pitch in chorus 

   2. Sing lower in verse 

3. Lyrics 

   1. Verse more text 

   2. Chorus very few texts 

4. Beginners start writing for rock band setups 

   1. Drums 

   2. Bass 

   3. Guitar/keyboards 

   4. Vocals 

5. Its easy to hide behind overwhelm 

   1. Create few major parts 

6. Add one element a time so its more noticable

    

   

   If you think its easy to project the way you feel to someone else and make he or she feel the same way, thats a gift. not everybody has that ability.

   
   

    

   • Genuine or fake? 

     1. Understand the image of the artist. If there is no image there is no artist there is only a singer. 

     2. Sit down with your artists. Talk with them about what they care about. Musically and privately how the come across or do they look and behave in line with their sound? Or are they copying?
        

   
   
   

 

Yourstruly,

Sr. Omeshka Diaz