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(Created page with '{{Songwriting_Infobox}} Modeling is the process of creating useful maps of human abilities<br> '''Ability:'''<br> ''"What is [Ability]?"''<br> ''"What do I want to be able to do?…')(2 intermediate revisions not shown) Line 1: Line 1: - {{Songwriting_Infobox}}+ ===Prechorus Tips===- Modeling is the process of creating useful maps of human abilities<br>+ {{Songwriting Infobox}}- '''Ability:'''<br>+ - ''"What is [Ability]?"''<br>+ - ''"What do I want to be able to do?"''<br>+ - I write hit prechoruses.+ - '''Belief Template:'''<br>+ It's a musical and lyrical link between the verse and chorus.- '''Criterion'''<br>+ - ''"When you are writing hit prechoruses, what is important to you?"''<br>+ - ''"When you are writing hit prechoruses, what are you evaluating?"''<br>+ - '''Definition'''<br>+ - ''"What is [Criterion]?"''<br>+ - ''"What do you mean by [Criterion]?"''<br>+ - '''Evidence'''<br>+ - ''"What do you see, hear, or feel that lets you know there is* [Criterion]?"''<br>+ - ''*(or "you are" "it is" "you have" etc.)''<br>+ - '''Enabling Cause-Effect'''<br>+ - ''"What enables someone to [Criterion]?"''<br>+ - ''"What is necessary for there to be [Criterion]?"''<br>+ - '''Motivating Cause-Effect'''<br>+ - ''"Why is [Criterion] important?"''<br>+ - ''"What does [Criterion] lead to or make possible?"''<br>+ - '''Supporting Beliefs:'''<br>+ - ''Note them if the arise''+ - '''Primary Strategy:'''<br>+ * Contrast phrase length- ''"What are you usually doing—on the 'inside' and on the 'outside'—to write hit prechoruses?"''<br>+ * Increase intensity as it approaches the chorus. Melodic rise.- ''"How do you normally go about writing hit prechoruses?"''<br>+ * Keep the melody below the range of the chorus.- Lesson 5+ * New chord or progression. Avoid the root chord. Try alternating between two chords.- Introduction+ * Contrast rhythm.- This week, we will discuss another type of song section: the prechorus, also called the transitional bridge, climb, ramp, and other names+ - Objectives+ - recognize a prechorus+ - use a prechorus in your songs+ - developintensitytowards your chorus by using a prechorus+ - + - Branch_733.jpg+ - Using a Prechorus+ - A good prechorus fulfills three functions:+ - It connects the verse and the chorus smoothly.+ - It builds intensity into the chorus, which is usually the high point of the song.+ - It contrasts with both the verse and the chorus.+ - The prechorus contrasts with both the verse and the chorus, anditcreates momentum towardsthe chorus.This keeps all the song sections sounding fresh.+ - Man intheMirror - M. Jackson+ - If This Is It - H. Lewis+ - Heartbreaker - P. Benetar+ - + - Branch_739.jpg+ - Building Energy+ - Compared totheverse, a prechorus can use someof thefollowing tools to build more energy:+ - shorter phrases+ - shorter notes+ - higher notes+ - an ascending melodic shape+ - an odd number of phrases+ - If you have more experience in harmony, you can also use chords to build energy towards achorus:+ - change chords faster+ - begin on achordother than the I chord+ - end on a chord other than the I chord (particularly the V)+ - The idea is to create more activityorchange the balance.The prechorus should leavethelistener unsatsified, wanting to hear more.Here is the verse to "Let's Go." Consider how you would describe it, musically.+ - + - Branch_748.jpg+ - Hit Songs+ - Billie Jean - M. Jackson+ - How Will I Know - W. Houston+ - I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner+ - + - Branch_760.jpg+ - More Tools forContrast+ - Rhythm: note lengths, phrase lengths, space, and number of phrases+ - Pitch: notes, melodic shapes+ - Developmental Structure: rhyme scheme, motivic development+ - + - Branch_764.jpg+ - Working Process+ - To write a prechorus, begin by describing the verse.+ - Then, in the "prechorus" column, write some contrasting values. Use some of the tools we looked at to create more energy.+ - Using the values in your "prechorus" column as a starting point, you might come up with a prechorus such as this to go with your verse.+ - + - Branch_772.jpg+ - Summary+ - In this lesson, we learned:+ - how to recognize and create a verse/prechorus pair+ - how to build intensity as the song approaches the chorus+ - + - Branch_830.jpg+ - '''Secondary Strategy:'''<br>+ [[category:Music]]- ''"What do you do when that is not working well enough?"''<br>+ [[category:Songwriting]]- ''"What do you do when that is not working at all?"''<br>+ [[category:Prechorus]]- ''"What do you do when it cannot work?"''<br>+ - '''Sustaining Emotions:'''<br>+ - ''"What is the background feeling that keeps you engaged in writing hit prechoruses?"''<br>+ - ''"When you are writing hit prechoruses, what emotion is always operating in the background of your experience to help keep you writing hit prechoruses?"''<br>+ - '''Signal Emotions:'''<br>+ - ''"What is the background feeling that keeps you engaged in writing hit prechoruses?"''<br>+ - '''External Behavior:'''<br>+ - ''"What are you doing on the outside that is essential to manifesting writing hit prechoruses?"''<br>+ - '''Contributing Factors:'''<br>+ - ''Note them if the arise''+ Current revision as of 16:17, 14 February 2012
Prechorus Tips
Songwriting Infobox 
Song ModelSongwriting Lyrics - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Song Form Title - Chorus - Verse - Prechorus - Bridge It's a musical and lyrical link between the verse and chorus.
- Contrast phrase length
- Increase intensity as it approaches the chorus. Melodic rise.
- Keep the melody below the range of the chorus.
- New chord or progression. Avoid the root chord. Try alternating between two chords.
- Contrast rhythm.
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