Songwriting Infobox

Song Model
Songwriting
Lyrics - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form
Song Form
Title - Chorus - Verse - Prechorus - Bridge
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Put yourself into or in relation to the content you are writing about. It may also help to image yourself as the singer.

Environment

• Describe your surroundings.
• Where are you?
• Who is around you?
• What do you notice about this environment?
• What's different about this environment than what you're used to?

Behavior

• What are you doing?
• Describe your actions and movements.
• How is your behavior and body related to the environment?

Capabilities

• What skills do you have?
• What mental and emotional strategies do you have?
• What is the quality of your thinking?
• What communication and relational skills do you have?
• What qualities do you have that serve you well?
• What do you do well in any context?

Beliefs

• What is important to you?
• Why do you do the things you do?
• What do you believe to be true?
• What beliefs do you have about yourself?
• What beliefs do you have about others?
• What principles do you strive to act on?
• What are your rules?

Identity

• Who are you?
• What is your mission in life?
• What kind of person are you?
• What do you want to accomplish in the world?
• Express yourself with a metaphor - what symbol or idea comes to mind that seems to express your identity as a person?

Collective

• How connected you are to the people around you?
• Do you have a shared philosophy?
• How do you connect with others?
• What do we all experience collectively?
• What metaphor would best express the collective experience?

Reverse

• Take what you learned from each level of experience and go backwards through the levels to uncover any new details.

Final Look

• Take one last look at your content choice.
• What is important now?
• What do you believe now?
• What do you want to be important?
• What do you want to believe?
• What beliefs and values express your identity?
• Who are you? "I am a..."

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