3. Rhythm is a regular pattern of recurring or repeating beats. It creates the momentum, the mood, the pace and the texture of a song. It is the part of the song that makes you ‘bop’ your head or makes you want to get up and dance.
Melody
Writing The Melody To Your Verse
We have written our lyric and have established its lyric pace. Now, let’s add a melody to it.
Let’s start with our verse. Using the lyric pace that you decided upon, start singing any melody you can think of that fits the first line (use the recording you made as a reference to find the lyric pace).
Here we go…
I wish I had a convertible, color sky blue.
Listen to the two examples of this line of lyric with a melody added: Listen to Verse Line 1 Melody Variation …show more content…
Okay, you’ve sung the line but you aren’t pleased with what you wrote. This is typical. Songwriters will try many variations on the melody until it feels good. Just try it again (this is called re-writing).
After you are happy with the melody of your first line, start singing a melody to the second line. See how the two lines work together.
I wish I had a convertible, color sky blue. The car can be used, for me it’ll do.
Again, remember, no wrong answers. Keep making up new melodies to the lyric lines and sing them until you are happy with the results. There is no time limit for this process; it’s just your gut feeling for when it feels right.
Listen to the two examples of Verse Line 2 with a melody added: Listen to Verse Line 2 Melody Versions #1www.youcanwriteasong.net/music-examples Listen to Verse Line 2 Melody Versions #2www.youcanwriteasong.net/music-examples
***Verse Line 2 Melody version #2 is the one we like.
Now, add line 3 and line 4 in the same way.
The radio is playing my favorite rock and roll. As loud as can be even when I stop to pay a toll.
Listen to Verse Line 3-4: Listen to Verse Lines 3 and 4
Melody
Writing The Melody To Your Verse
We have written our lyric and have established its lyric pace. Now, let’s add a melody to it.
Let’s start with our verse. Using the lyric pace that you decided upon, start singing any melody you can think of that fits the first line (use the recording you made as a reference to find the lyric pace).
Here we go…
I wish I had a convertible, color sky blue.
Listen to the two examples of this line of lyric with a melody added: Listen to Verse Line 1 Melody Variation …show more content…
Okay, you’ve sung the line but you aren’t pleased with what you wrote. This is typical. Songwriters will try many variations on the melody until it feels good. Just try it again (this is called re-writing).
After you are happy with the melody of your first line, start singing a melody to the second line. See how the two lines work together.
I wish I had a convertible, color sky blue. The car can be used, for me it’ll do.
Again, remember, no wrong answers. Keep making up new melodies to the lyric lines and sing them until you are happy with the results. There is no time limit for this process; it’s just your gut feeling for when it feels right.
Listen to the two examples of Verse Line 2 with a melody added: Listen to Verse Line 2 Melody Versions #1www.youcanwriteasong.net/music-examples Listen to Verse Line 2 Melody Versions #2www.youcanwriteasong.net/music-examples
***Verse Line 2 Melody version #2 is the one we like.
Now, add line 3 and line 4 in the same way.
The radio is playing my favorite rock and roll. As loud as can be even when I stop to pay a toll.
Listen to Verse Line 3-4: Listen to Verse Lines 3 and 4