Sunday, August 4, 2013

Singorama – Guide To Songwriting

Singorama - Guide To SongwritingClick Image To Visit Site If you’ve ever tried writing your own songs, then there are probably critical mistakes that you are making, without even knowing it!


You see, songwriting is a craft, and while some people begin with better natural talent than others, it’ll only get you so far. But you’ll maximize your chances of success by mastering the set of core songwriting skills that I’m going to teach you.



A song is a catalyst for all sorts of emotions: love, rage, regret, grief, happiness, contentment, nostalgia. Songs encompass the entirety of life’s experiences – the joy of personal love, heartbreak at losing it, social outrage, loneliness, patriotism, comradeship, happiness, despair.


A good song not only expresses the thoughts and opinions of the songwriter about the subject matter of the song, but also evokes the full spectrum of associated emotions in the listener.


Listening to music is a visceral and intensely emotional experience for us all. A song epitomizes the most intense experiences that life has to offer us in just a few minutes of listening time. It both simplifies and intensifies the experience for the listener.


Songwriting is an intensely creative process. Some people wrongly associate creativity with sloppiness – they think that there’s a certain mystical, indefinable, almost magical aspect to the creative process; that to confine the muse within the limits of organization would be to kill her off.


This is nonsense! Just because songwriting is creative is not to say that there’s no structure or discipline to it. In fact, songwriting is an exercise in orderliness, preparation, skill, and knowledge.


Although you can technically just sit down and write a song with no knowledge of the process and no real forethought , 95% of the time the end result will be nothing but gibberish. It might be musical gibberish, but gibberish nonetheless.


It’s a rare gift to conjure up people’s deepest, most profound emotions – to be able to make people sing, dance, cry, and smile in pleasure – and yet this is the power of a song.


If you’ve ever dreamed of writing a song, but stopped because you’ve never written a song in your life before, and can’t shake the feeling that it just might be something you’d be good at – then this book is for you.


If you’ve ever tried your hand at songwriting before, and nothing’s turned out the way you hoped – then this book is for you.


If you’ve ever written songs that you’re happy with, but can’t expand your creative horizons – then this book is for you.


If you’re ever found yourself stuck in the arid desert of writer’s block, then this book is for you. If you’re a prolific songwriter with racks of demo tapes and a thirst for marketing knowledge, then this book is for you, too!


I’ve written this book to cater for all levels of experience: for people who know absolutely nothing about songwriting, but also for those who want more details about the craft and the industry too.


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