Songwriting Tips Thread

TheUnusualMusical · 08-09-2013, 04:39 PM

treat your voice and instrument and think how your words fit within the music

Slothinator · 09-16-2013, 06:00 PM

Just write directly from your soul. Avoid all delusional feelings like love as most love songs just turn out crap, but for some reason people can relate. Songs are supposed to express emotion. You should make it so that people can see it in different ways, there are no answer to the song

aikaflorida · 09-30-2013, 03:02 AM

generally, you're poem must interpret u .. it will contain the emotion u have on that time u made the poem.. keep it real.dont fake for fame !! be known for the poems which represents u as a whole

dreadman · 10-28-2013, 09:39 AM

Since I'm new to the forum -- and that's some good advice, by the way -- I hope I didn't miss any implicit rules or anything. So here goes:

Make notes
Whenever you hear or come up with a great idea about how to phrase something; make a note of it. Keep a notebook handy, use your phone or whatever is handy. It's really annoying not recalling that thing you thought about in that place.

Find your inner child
Plenty of the greats (Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Miller etc) seem to have had the ability to look upon the world through a child's eyes, but still use their own voice when putting what they saw into Words.

BongoFury · 11-04-2013, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreadman

Make notes
Whenever you hear or come up with a great idea about how to phrase something; make a note of it. Keep a notebook handy, use your phone or whatever is handy. It's really annoying not recalling that thing you thought about in that place.

That's a great tip, dreadman.
Before I started carrying around a small book, I would try to remember cool lines or phrases I'd heard only to forget them later on.

truthseeker · 05-30-2014, 05:21 AM

i too suffer from writers block but you have to work through it, making notes on paper helps a lot.

Alias · 07-03-2014, 08:45 AM

Try to avoid writing when you are in emotional extremes. Sure you could write a masterpiece and many have done it but you could also write a bantering piece of crap (which is about 95 % of the time). I have found that my best work was written when I was minorly emotionally stimulated (a little frustrated,a little angry,somewhat glad etc). When I wrote my only good love song I wasn't in love at all. When I was all my love songs sucked majorly

Tr! · 07-10-2014, 03:08 AM

The above really is a great tip, I myself tried in a not-so-good state and it was literally the worst piece of garbage. The lyrics literally seemed like a combination of various depressing lyrics. So yeah, be emotionally incline.

JuiceBawcks · 09-07-2014, 06:54 PM

These are pretty good tips! I think Ive seen some of these(or similar) around.

LeoEast · 11-14-2014, 03:44 AM

I am stuck with my writing, I have come up with a perfect (or at least a good) theme and the first 2 verses. Do you guys have any tips about getting your flow back and pushing yourself into the right mindset. Or is it just best if I would just get back to it when I have moore insperation and motivation?

10-28-2013, 09:39 AM	#154 (permalink)
dreadman Groupie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Up North Posts: 5	Since I'm new to the forum -- and that's some good advice, by the way -- I hope I didn't miss any implicit rules or anything. So here goes: Make notes Whenever you hear or come up with a great idea about how to phrase something; make a note of it. Keep a notebook handy, use your phone or whatever is handy. It's really annoying not recalling that thing you thought about in that place. Find your inner child Plenty of the greats (Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Miller etc) seem to have had the ability to look upon the world through a child's eyes, but still use their own voice when putting what they saw into Words. __________________ */Dreadman*

07-03-2014, 08:45 AM	#157 (permalink)
Alias Groupie Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Greece Posts: 4	Try to avoid writing when you are in emotional extremes. Sure you could write a masterpiece and many have done it but you could also write a bantering piece of crap (which is about 95 % of the time). I have found that my best work was written when I was minorly emotionally stimulated (a little frustrated,a little angry,somewhat glad etc). When I wrote my only good love song I wasn't in love at all. When I was all my love songs sucked majorly Last edited by Alias; 07-03-2014 at 09:00 AM.

08-09-2013, 04:39 PM	#151 (permalink)
TheUnusualMusical Groupie Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 16	treat your voice and instrument and think how your words fit within the music

09-16-2013, 06:00 PM	#152 (permalink)
Slothinator Groupie Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 11	Just write directly from your soul. Avoid all delusional feelings like love as most love songs just turn out crap, but for some reason people can relate. Songs are supposed to express emotion. You should make it so that people can see it in different ways, there are no answer to the song

09-30-2013, 03:02 AM	#153 (permalink)
aikaflorida Groupie Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: philippines Posts: 7	generally, you're poem must interpret u .. it will contain the emotion u have on that time u made the poem.. keep it real.dont fake for fame !! be known for the poems which represents u as a whole

05-30-2014, 05:21 AM	#156 (permalink)
truthseeker Groupie Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 5	i too suffer from writers block but you have to work through it, making notes on paper helps a lot.

07-10-2014, 03:08 AM	#158 (permalink)
Tr! Groupie Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Indiana, USA. Posts: 21	The above really is a great tip, I myself tried in a not-so-good state and it was literally the worst piece of garbage. The lyrics literally seemed like a combination of various depressing lyrics. So yeah, be emotionally incline.

09-07-2014, 06:54 PM	#159 (permalink)
JuiceBawcks Groupie Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 10	These are pretty good tips! I think Ive seen some of these(or similar) around.

11-14-2014, 03:44 AM	#160 (permalink)
LeoEast Groupie Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Sweden Posts: 2	I am stuck with my writing, I have come up with a perfect (or at least a good) theme and the first 2 verses. Do you guys have any tips about getting your flow back and pushing yourself into the right mindset. Or is it just best if I would just get back to it when I have moore insperation and motivation?