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(28 intermediate revisions not shown) Line 1: Line 1: ==Songwriting====Songwriting==+ Purpose: to build a database of songwriting theory, fundamentals, terminology and techniques.Purpose: to build a database of songwriting theory, fundamentals, terminology and techniques.- {{Songwriting_Infobox}}+ {{Songwriting Infobox}}- {{Lyric_Infobox}}+ {{Lyric Infobox}}- {{Melody_Infobox}}+ {{Melody Infobox}}- {{Harmony_Infobox}}+ {{Harmony Infobox}}- {{Rhythm_Infobox}}+ {{Rhythm Infobox}}- {{Form_Infobox}}+ {{Form Infobox}}+ ===Hit Song Model======Hit Song Model===- Asongis made up of sections: [[Chorus]] (which includes the [[Title]]), [[Verse]], and potentially a [[Prechorus]] and [[Bridge]].+ A [[Song]] is made up of sections: [[Chorus]] (which includes the [[Title]]), [[Verse]], and potentially a [[Prechorus]] and [[Bridge]].Each of these sections needs strong [[Lyrics]], [[Melody]], [[Harmony]], [[Rhythm]], and [[Form]].Each of these sections needs strong [[Lyrics]], [[Melody]], [[Harmony]], [[Rhythm]], and [[Form]].- Finally, thesongas a whole should be analyzed for strong [[Lyrics]], [[Melody]], [[Harmony]], [[Rhythm]], and [[Form]].+ Finally, the [[Song]] as a whole should be analyzed for strong [[Lyrics]], [[Melody]], [[Harmony]], [[Rhythm]], and [[Form]].- [[File:Graham_English,_Hit_Song_Model_Cheat_Sheet.pdf]]+ ===Getting Started===- [[Image:Graham_English,_Hit_Song_Model.png|200px]]+ - [[Song]]+ * [http://www.fifteenminutesoffiction.com/grabbag.asp?count=2 Grab Bag Writing Prompts]- *[[Lyrics]]+ * [http://www.heuristicsinc.com/sfgen.shtml SongFight Song Ideas Generator]- *[[Harmony]]+ * [http://www.archetypewriting.com/muse/generators/plot.htm Plot Scenario Generator]- **[[Modes]]+ * [http://www.phrases.org.uk/index.html The Phrase Finder]- *[[Melody]]+ * [http://watchout4snakes.com/creativitytools/RandomWord/RandomWord.aspx Random Word]- *[[Rhythm]]+ * [http://www.wordassociation.org/search/ Word Association Search]- *[[Form]]+ * [http://eng.musicshake.com/create/ Musicshake]- **[[Chorus]]+ - ***[[Title]]+ - **[[Verse]]+ - **[[Prechorus]]+ - **[[Bridge]]+ + ===Harmony===- ====Harmony====+ * [[Harmony]]+ * [[Modes]]+ * [[Power Progressions]]+ * [[Cadences]]- [[Songwriting Workshop - Harmony]]+ ===Melody===- [[The Songwriter's Workshop: Harmony]]+ - ===Misc Links===+ Categories of melodies: [[:category:inverted arch|Inverted Arch]], [[:category:stationary|Stationary]]- [[Hit Songwriting Tips]]+ ===Lyrics===- [http://www.classicthemes.com/ Classic Themes]+ - [[Musicians]]+ - [http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/calculating-an-hourly-rate-as-a-musician/ Calculating an Hourly Rate as a Musician]+ - ===Recommended Reading===+ Top level: [[Lyrics]] - Includes my writing and analysis and some songwriting tools.+ [[Lyric]]: To be more in line with [[Melody]], [[Harmony]], [[Rhythm]], and [[Form]].- [[The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook]]+ ===Music Publishing===+ [[Music Publishing 101]]+ + ===Berklee===+ + * [[Commercial Songwriting Techniques]]+ * [[Music Publishing 101]]+ * [[Lyric Writing - Writing From the Title]]+ * [[Songwriting Workshop - Harmony]]+ * [[Songwriting for Film and TV]]+ * [[Songwriting Workshop - Melody]]+ * [[Lyric Writing - Writing Lyrics to Music]]+ * [[Songwriting Workshop - Hit Song Forms]]+ * [[Lyric Writing - Tools and Strategies]]+ + ===Books===+ + * [[Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling]]+ * [[Writing Better Lyrics]]+ * [[Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics]]+ * [[Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics]]+ * [[The Songwriter's Workshop: Melody]]+ * [[The Songwriter's Workshop: Harmony]]+ * [[Making Music Make Money: An Insider's Guide to Becoming Your Own Music Publisher]]+ * [[The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook]]+ + ===Misc Links===+ * [http://scoreahit.com scoreAhit]+ * [http://lilacwriter.com/app/index.cfm Lilac Writer]+ * [http://uplaya.com/ http://uplaya.com/]+ * [http://blog.futurehitdna.com/archives/824 THE FUTUREHIT 2010 REPORT]+ * [[Hit Songwriting Tips]]+ * [http://www.classicthemes.com/ Classic Themes]+ * [[Musicians]]+ * [http://www.musicianwages.com/the-working-musician/calculating-an-hourly-rate-as-a-musician/ Calculating an Hourly Rate as a Musician][[category:Music]][[category:Music]]Line 62: Line 93: [[category:Prechorus]][[category:Prechorus]][[category:Bridge]][[category:Bridge]]+ __NOEDITSECTION__+ __NOTOC__Current revision as of 17:07, 24 June 2016
Contents
Songwriting
Purpose: to build a database of songwriting theory, fundamentals, terminology and techniques.
Songwriting Infobox 
Song ModelSongwriting Lyrics - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Song Form Title - Chorus - Verse - Prechorus - Bridge Lyric Infobox Lyrics: Top Level Title - Song Plots - Rhyme - Rhyme Scheme - Lyric Triad Patterns - Lyric Writing Checklist - Scratch - RhymeZone - Titles - Category:Lyrics - Template:Rhyme - Template:Lyric Lyric Lyric - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Melody Infobox Melody Lyric - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Harmony Infobox Major Modes Ionian - Lydian - Mixolydian Minor Modes Dorian - Aeolian - Phrygian - Locrian Other Modes Major Pentatonic - Minor Pentatonic - Major Blues Scale - Minor Blues Scale Key Signatures A-flat - A - B-flat - B - C-flat - C - C-sharp - D-flat - D - E-flat - E - F - F-sharp - G-flat - G Harmonic Tools Modal Comparison Charts - Power Progressions - Cadences - Chord Finder Harmony Lyric - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Songwriting: Harmony Rhythm Infobox Rhythm Lyric - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Relative Beat Strength Form Infobox Form Lyric - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Hit Song Model
A Song is made up of sections: Chorus (which includes the Title), Verse, and potentially a Prechorus and Bridge.
Each of these sections needs strong Lyrics, Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, and Form.
Finally, the Song as a whole should be analyzed for strong Lyrics, Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, and Form.
Getting Started
- Grab Bag Writing Prompts
- SongFight Song Ideas Generator
- Plot Scenario Generator
- The Phrase Finder
- Random Word
- Word Association Search
- Musicshake
Harmony
Melody
Categories of melodies: Inverted Arch, Stationary
Lyrics
Top level: Lyrics - Includes my writing and analysis and some songwriting tools. Lyric: To be more in line with Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, and Form.
Music Publishing
Berklee
- Commercial Songwriting Techniques
- Music Publishing 101
- Lyric Writing - Writing From the Title
- Songwriting Workshop - Harmony
- Songwriting for Film and TV
- Songwriting Workshop - Melody
- Lyric Writing - Writing Lyrics to Music
- Songwriting Workshop - Hit Song Forms
- Lyric Writing - Tools and Strategies
Books
- Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling
- Writing Better Lyrics
- Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure: Tools and Techniques for Writing Better Lyrics
- Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics
- The Songwriter's Workshop: Melody
- The Songwriter's Workshop: Harmony
- Making Music Make Money: An Insider's Guide to Becoming Your Own Music Publisher
- The Frustrated Songwriter's Handbook
Misc Links
- scoreAhit
- Lilac Writer
- http://uplaya.com/
- THE FUTUREHIT 2010 REPORT
- Hit Songwriting Tips
- Classic Themes
- Musicians
- Calculating an Hourly Rate as a Musician
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