Most Common Song Form
When writing the beginning of a Song, what is this called?
Introduction
When writing a Destination Song, what do you start with?
A Destination
What is Step #1?
Knowing how to count bars.
When beginning a Song, what should you start with to get the ball rolling?
Songs are typically short to medium-length with repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and hooks. Often Played on the Hot 101 radio.
Pop
This is the most descriptive part of the Song. There are commonly 2 of these.
Verse
What helps you write a Destination Song? There are 5 of these.
Senses
What is Step #2?
It’s not about rhyming words but rhyming syllables.
What type of music should you use to write your music with? Usually composed of rhythms and instruments.
Beats
A popular music genre that combines elements of African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
Soul
This is the catchiest part of the Song. There are typically 3 of these.
Chorus
What are the two senses that start with a 'T.'
Taste & Touch
What is Step #3?
Setup bars and Punchlines.
How many sentences are in a Verse?
4-6
A genre of United States popular music with origins in folk, Blues and Western music, often consisting of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms and harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such as banjos, electric and acoustic guitars, dobros, and fiddles as well as harmonicas.
Country
This is the transitional part of a song. Connects two sections together.
Bridge
What are the three senses that start with 'S.'
Sight, Smell, and Sound
What is Step #4?
Metaphors and other literary devices.
How many sentences are in a Chorus?
4
A genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later. Compared to pop music, rock places a higher degree of emphasis on musicianship, live performance, and an ideology of authenticity.
Rock
This is how you end a Song.
Outro
What is another Sense that can be used to write a Destination Song?
Movement
What is Step #5?
Try telling a story (whenever possible).
When writing a song in a group, what do you call yourselves?
A Record Label
Art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical and secular music, over the broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day.
Classical