Songwriting tip!Hi and welcome to the "songwriting tip" page. Although, you can always discuss or a tip is useful or not, but every information or tip can be used sooner or later. Especially on moments that you expect the less. This page, will be updated regularly. Rule number one: There are none!
Let's start with the first one!Tip number one: Never give up on your dreams or You will get nightmares afterwards.tip 2: make sure that your songs are not too long. An average of three minutes is ok.
Songwriting tip 3 with a max. of three verses. Two would even be better. Most hitsongs are shorter than 3,30 minutes. Check it out. Tip 4: Make that the strongest words or prhase are in the title, and make that they are repeateble into the song. People will easier remember the song, because of the repetition of these words and, important, buy your song or CD. Tip 5: Write regularly. The many songs you write , the many chances you have to have a hitsong. I should say, two songs a week is enough. But I keep saying it. The many you songs write , the better.
A tip about how to save your tunes!Tip 6: Keep a note book in your pocket. If you hear or read a word or phrase, that you think is strong, than write it down in your little note book. Use it when you need a title or whatever.Bottem line. Keep it by the hand whenever you start writing a song. Tip 7: Keep an Mp3 player( 256MB is enough)with dictaphone mode into your pockets. If a tune appear in your head on an unexpected moment(as usual), prevent that you loose that tune by instantly recording( whistlet or hum the tune) on your little piece of equipment. Your Mp3 recorder. Tip 8 : If you forgot your recorder, and believe it or not, a tune appear. You still can save the tune. But.. You need a to be the owner of a cell phone. I already have saved some tunes with a cell phone .
About writing...Songwriting tip 9: Colaborate with other writers. If you been writing both lyrics and tunes, and this for some time without success. Maybe your chance lays into colaborating with other songwriters (lyric or tune writers). Two heads now more than one. Think this,you can't loose, you only can win. Maybe your luck can turning by colaborating with others! Try it and who knows!
Tip 10: Never pay for lyrics or tunes. Ther are some people who are making good money with it and some demo sevices doing the same thing. I recommend of not doing it. If someone ask you money to make tunes or write lyrics. Never do this. Let them. There are other roads that you can follow to get your tunes or lyrics for free. ( and I have mentioned one allready )Collaborate with other songwriters on an equal base is a lot better option.
Tip 10: Be carful with compilation offers. Some companies are charging $ 250- 300 to be included in their compilation CD. Check the company out before you sign anything. Some keep all the money of the CD sale. Do you think that's a fair deal? Think twice before you step into such a deal. Tip 12: Check any offer made with a (Music)lawyer before signing any contract. Tip 13: Put not more than 3 or max 4 songs on your promo CD. ( 4 songs in case you write multiple styles and want to show this.) Tip 14: Do some promotion and set up your own web site. If you want to be in the race, have a web site. You sure do need one.( one of the best promotion roads)
Tip 15: If you have a song with a week tune-lyric. Work on the song. Re-build it and make it sound better, stronger.
Tip 16: Get an evaluation,assessment or review of your(best)songs. Try to get some advice of the songs . Make any sugested changes. Evaluate again.
Here are some tips when you got stuck in your songwriting..tip 17 Or in other words: writers bloc, no inspiration what so ever...Then... * Grab your instrument : Even if you're not in the mood , take the guitar, play some chords, or rehearsal some new chords, and record all the stuff that appears. Listen to it afterward. * Watch a film, movie , video or just even a peace of a film and then try to create the right song or music for that peace of film in particularly. Just what you think that fits best with the film or movie you have been watching. * Watch a film on TV but this time with out any sound . * Reading a book can also be a good resource for a story line or an idea for a song. But remember this... Songwriting Tip 18: Write as many songs as you can. The more songs you write the more your chances will increase to be a successful songwriter. To write many songs you need a lot of inspiration. Now..a fact is that 99 % of all the songs are love songs. Directly or in directly. And..., songwriting tip 19: love is an never ending source of inspiration. Remember this , next time you have a lac of inspiration. You can also make a list of ( beside love) things you wish to write about. ( as there are: peace,gospel, pets...) Songwriting Tip 20: Have fun with songwriting
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