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KEY TO SONG WRITING AND COMPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 3:1 – for everything there is a season

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ON COVID-----PANDEMIC
OUT

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GOD PEOPLE MINDSET
Overcoming Crisis and
Adversities

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 “Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me
to know, It is well with soul.”
 “That Christ has regarded my helpless
estate, and hath shed His own blood for
my soul.”
 “But Lord, tis for Thee, for Thy coming
we wait, The sky not the grave, is our
goal.”
 “And Lord, haste the day when the faith
shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back
as a scroll. The trump shall resound, and
the Lord shall descend, a song in the
night, oh my soul.”

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SONG WRITING & COMPOSITION

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is the process of
setting melodies
to texts.
SONGWRITING

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 Have a clear idea of what you want to compose.
 Look for inspiration
 Determine your form / structure
 Determine your progression
 Create a Melody
 Write Lyrics
 Collaboration can be beneficial
 If the song does not develop, discard or reuse.
 Choose the best software that fits you
 Production / Performance

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HAVE A
CLEAR IDEA
OF WHAT
YOU WANT
TO
COMPOSE
LOOK FOR
INSPIRATION
CREATE A
MELODY
WRITE THE
LYRICS
1. 2. 3. 4.

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HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT YOU WANT TO COMPOSE
 The kind of song
 What is the song about
 To Whom you are composing
 What event
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LOOK FOR INSPIRATION
 Most effective way to start a song.
 Determines the theme of the song.
 Can be found anywhere, and in everything.
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CREATE A MELODY  PARTS OF THE SONG
 VERSE: main part of the song, same melody but
different text, leads to the chorus.
 CHORUS: powerful, usually contains the title and hook,
repeats with minimal or no changes.
 BRIDGE: gravitate to the chorus, with tension, short
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A hook is the capstone of a well-crafted song. It's part
melody, part lyric, and most likely it's both. It's usually the
title of the song, repeating throughout the chorus and sitting
in the most prominent positions of the first or last line.

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CREATE A MELODY
 Carries the emotion of the song, must be done with care.
 Higher notes tend to have more emotions.
 Same notes are static and calm.
 Stepwise is moving, relaxed.
 Leap is moving, tension.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MELODY

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CREATE A MELODY
HUMMING
SCRIBBLING
KNOW THE THEME
DETERMINE GENRE AND TYPE

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CREATE A MELODY
 Choice of chords structure and progression.
 Emotive properties of harmony.
 HARMONY

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CREATE A MELODY
 Physical aspect of the song.
 Supports the melody of the song.
 RHYTHM

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WRITE THE LYRICS
 BUILD A HOOK
 DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE
 MAINTAIN YOUR PERSPECTIVE
 GENERAL TEXT CONSIDERATIONS
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Be mindful of the copyright issues!

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METRICAL READING
CH Hymn # 381: Lord, I Care Not for Riches
1st Stanza:
Lord – I – care – not – for – riches (7)
Neith – er sil – ver – nor – gold (6)
I – would – make – sure of – hea – ven (7)
I – would – en – ter – the – fold (6)
In – the – book – of – Thy – kingdom (7)
With – its – pag – es – so – fair (6)
Tell – me – Je – sus – my – Sav – iour (7)
Is – my – name – writ – ten – there. (6)
Chorus:
Is – my – name – writ – ten – there (6)
On – the page – white – and – fair (6)
In – the book – of – Thy – kingdom (7)
Is – my – name –writ – ten – there (6)

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VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
1. HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT YOU WANT TO COMPOSE
2. LOOK FOR INSPIRATION
3. CREATE A MELODY
4. WRITE THE LYRICS