Ok so I write a lot of poetry and I gave advice to someone about making a poem into a song but the poetry I write is very depressing and isn't really the song type. How do I come up with song lyrics of my own, and how do I put music to it (like acctually write out sheet music, idk where all the notes go)?
MFS answered Tuesday November 16 2004, 6:52 pm: I actually write the music and words at the same time. I find that they compliment each other better that way. Often, I will get a line or phrase in my head, and apply some melody to it. I build from there. Usually, I compose much of the song in my head, write down the lyrics, then hash out the music on keyboard, guitar, or bass.<br>
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Since it would appear you know little to no music theory, writing out the notes verbatim is not going to be very helpful for you. You are better off getting someone who can annotate sheet music to help you, or record the things you come up with, even if just on a computer microphone or tape player. You can go back to your recordings to figure out the music later. [ MFS's advice column | Ask MFS A Question ]
ceece answered Tuesday November 16 2004, 5:50 pm: When you write a song, don't worry about music or what goes where, just let it come to you. Sometimes it gets frustrating when you want to write something but you just can't, but you have to wait until you feel inspired to write something. You're half way there with your poetry - if you write about how you feel, whether it is depressing or not, you have the basis of a good song. I'd say not to worry about making your lyrics rhyme, either - sometimes making things rhyme kinda ruins the meaning of the song. As long as you can really get across how you are feeling, your songs should be really good (my best songs have been written in floods of tears, lol!) [ ceece's advice column | Ask ceece A Question ]
christmasbaby23 answered Tuesday November 16 2004, 3:23 pm: You dont have to kno where the notes go just let the music come to u. I kno, i play a couple instruments and sing with my friends. I sing all the time and wen i try to write a song i cant think of anything, but wen i just sing i come up with a great song. I hope this helps. [ christmasbaby23's advice column | Ask christmasbaby23 A Question ]
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