What next? It is entirely understandable and laudable that as a hit writer your primary focus will be writing and recording music that you can be proud of. Sadly, it’s not realistic and it never has been possible that talent alone is all you need...
TIPS FOR A TERRIFIC TRACK We’ve dealt with so many topics on this course; you might think that there can’t possibly be any more subjects to discuss. But song writing is a little like mathematics, you can grasp the basics very quickly but there is...
Hit writers and Studios: First considerations Congratulations! You’ve come a long way, from that first moment of inspiration to your completed song. What started as a blank sheet and frustration has blossomed into your completed contender for an Ivor Novello award. Very well done. But before you...
An Introduction to Lyric Writing In these days of computers, dance beats and ring tones, it would be easy to think that the words of our songs don’t really matter as much as, say, back in the 1950s. No-ones listening, who cares what you say? Well,...
An Introduction to Melody Every song has a melody, just as every song has to be sung. But just what exactly is a melody? Here’s a definition that I found on the Internet: ‘the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes’ Great, but once again, not very...
Filling in the Blanks Part Two: Pads Of all the parts in your arrangement, the importance of a pad is often the one most overlooked. And what a shame, as the right pad part can bring a track alive, increase its poignancy and emotional impact,...
So far, we’ve taken a look at the most important set of rhythmical instruments in modern pop music; the drum kit. The kick, snare and hi-hats form the basis of almost every groove you’ll hear. But there are many other instruments available to us...
Filling in the Blanks Part 1: Bass Lines First considerations Many of us who have been in bands remember quite clearly the clichés associated with each member. You know the sort of thing; the singer is a rampant egotist (and usually a little thick), the guitarist...
What’s a scale? We can define a scale as a progression of notes in an ascending or descending order. If you play the note C on a keyboard, and ascend through the next seven white notes to the right of it you have just played...
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