World wrote the song is slightly different world with the world of music lessons (both theoretical and practical) in general. But it is true that the knowledge and skills of music you will greatly assist the process you write a song, it will also affect the quality of your work composition. But you will be understanding of music theory is not a necessary condition for writing songs, because there are few songwriters (in Indonesia in particular) do not even understand -misal- chord Catau G. And a lot of really good at what turned out to be a musician ... can not make a song.
Writing songs (and lyrics) for most songwriters is an inner experience that is very exciting, a lot of songwriters and even to have thousands of songs (both still raw, half-baked, cooked and ... charred LOL) in -sebut just- in his PC hard disk. Some songwriters top even admit that they feel hooked write due to the sensation of pleasure they experienced. There are many songs written hits in 5 minutes, there were many months (that means when the author dapet idea, it can be said that the idea continued: v) etc.
Seeing their experience, then how about you that seems to want to write one song just incredibly hard, already abis blank paper 2 book idea ga come-come, six books of poetry can not be transferred into one song that taste good to hear, it is proper not, This tasty gak etc. are some common things experienced by almost all writers.
Writing songs is not a combination you memorize chord and good at making poetry alone, two skills that capital but not enough. Work, in art, is a form of receiving and giving. Accept various inputs in ourselves and trying to give it to the environment around us in order to be useful. To learn to write songs (work) earlier, we will present some tips taken from some experience songwriters we've ever encountered:
Make a habit of humming.
Sha la la, du du du, na na na or any unusual tone out of your mouth is the songwriting process most ancient and effective. Written many hits that came from the writers humming when -misal - BAB or waiting ujan subsides. Hum is the process of assembling the most natural tone, namely with your vocal chords. How you can string tone that you would otherwise never even humming. Impossible is not it?
Basic music theory to write songs.
If you're a musician, it helps deepen some basic music theory can help you in songwriting. The basic theory is the introduction of basic chord pattern, basic chord progression, basic scale (minor and major). Please gugling some earlier theories will be very long because if discussed here.
Learning to speak is good and true.
Writing songs and lyrics is essentially a story, convey a message, to anyone who hear you. So that you get well messages and targeted the message you must be right. Proper grammar, proper placement, proper usage. Note also that conveys who and for whom the message. If your message was for a young child, then do was to use the grammar for adults because both groups umurtersebut have different ways of expressing feelings. Try to listen to a song, then you will know at a glance (from the lyrics) who yangbercerita / message and to whom the message is addressed. So there is this term chick song, sad song, this song etc junior high school children.
Like a story or message, the song also has a 'theme' or 'story ideas', in the world of work theme is the foundation of the message / story you. Story without a theme or having more than one theme will make your story as chatter 'Ngalor-chat', which means people can not catch what you mean.
Writing songs is a skill.
Writing songs is a skill, the same as we learn the guitar or learn math, meaning that the more often you write, the more the better candidate and your songs. Do not stop when you feel your song "really not good yes", "really weird yes", write it down, make and record. Yup right, record your work. Nowadays simplest recording devices available on the phone, use it. Always prepare the recording equipment and / or notes in your pocket, just in case a time when senandungmu successfully stringing atautiba good tone in your head suddenly flashed couplet lyric that fits, unique, delicious you can directly record it or record it. The idea that you have, or comes to your brain is a gift, do not be wasted!
Pay attention to when and under what conditions your brain normally be creative because the human brain normally have the time / specific conditions for the creative process, many songwriters who keep recording equipment / instruments / notes beside his bed because during sleep the brain will experience a "ejaculate" creativity.
Note also the source of creative brain. There are writers who dapet idea after heard the vent, read books, newspapers, novels, watching the news, movies etc. Klo you often can the idea of vent your friend, so often to open the vent impromptu bureau.
The more often you experience the creative process and you enjoy then over time this process occurs not only at certain times and on certain sources but can occur at any time, anywhere and on anything.
Make a good first song ... or lyrics first?
Initial error budding songwriter is thinking "make the first song or lyrics first", this is a wrong idea because it can slow the process you create. Do not focus on stupid things like this. The creative process is free-free songwriting course, may sometimes be the lyrics first or the first song. Some authors say that there is an idea that comes already packaged, such as lyrics and song. Or when already get the song, the lyrics mbrojol once wrote of the brain and vice versa. Or many songs in their memory recording device that has not get a 'mate', meaning that there are no lyrics. Similarly, thousands of verses those that have not been converted into a song, let alone, it is ideas that -istilahnya- still raw. Modaaal man, modaaal.
"This song fits the genre ga me".
Another mistake made by songwriter (which usually kids band) is the concept of thought "ah, this song or this idea to the music gw ga". If you intend to become a professional songwriter, thinking like this should be thrown away from your brain. Because the genre could be merely a wrapper. Try it read a biography of Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Dolly Parton and ... Diane Waren. Even Ms. Diane have sung his songs ranging from R & B genre until hardrock!
The songs you write, it does not mean you have to sing with the band beloved. Tune your work could have been sung by the band / singer whose music is much different with your music. If your song good but does not match with your music, just save it. The songs can you offer / sell to singer / band in need. And who knows the songs could be your way into fame.
Mood.
Such as athletes or musicians, the mood for a song writer is a weapon. But like guns, do not let the term "backfire". This mood is 'booster' of your creative process, but many are misguided by resting / hang up the creative process to the mood so when the mood is lost then the creative process was stopped.
If you want to be a songwriter / musician / athlete professional, hence the term "not in the mood again" should be eliminated from your brain. Imagine if you record again, then had to stop because "again not in the mood" hehehe ...
This mood is an emotional state that often only temporary and is triggered by various physical and psychological factors and spur a nature / potential within us. In short, if we feel good mood again and plong.
So how do we avoid dependence on mood, the only way is to workout and get rid of laziness. Yes, "No Mood" that often we make an excuse to cover up laziness.
Imagine you're a basketball player, when "more usual" you can enter the ball into the basket from 1kali area 3 points every game, but if "anymore mood / on fire" can be 6-7 times. By actively practicing, it is in a "more usual" you will be able to enter the ball 3 points 6-7 times per game, then could dibayangin how when you "again mood" her.
Works = yourself.
The work that we produce, in the form of the song actually is ourselves. Whatever you spend, others will see it as a part of you and will show who you are. Then take responsibility for your work. And as well as whether your work is like and how well that people will remember you.
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