Take breaks

🎼🎼HOW TO WRITE A SONG ✍️✍️ ✍️🎬Season 1. Episode 7. MAKE SURE TO TAKE BREAKS 🎶🎶🎶 Writing a song from scratch can sometimes be frustrating and mentally tiring work, especially if the ideas aren’t flowing as easily as you’d like. Often a 15-minute break away from your instrument or lyrics pad can help get the creativity flowing and stop your mind from becoming too clouded to see the ideas and inspiration you’re searching for. Whether it's written in two hours or two months, the final product is all that's important, no matter how long it takes. *QUOTE* “I wish I were one of those people who wrote songs quickly. But I’m not. So it takes me a great deal of time to find out what the song is” For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Keep it simple

🎼🎼HOW TO WRITE A SONG ✍️✍️ ✍️🎬Season 1. Episode 6. KEEP IT SIMPLE AND BUILD ON IT 🎶🎶🎶 Keeping your track as simple as possible at first is an excellent way to accelerate the songwriting process and work out the structure of your song. Many complex songs from 5 or 6-piece bands started life as a few chords strummed on an acoustic guitar. Once you have the basis of the song in its simplest form, you can go about adding drums, strings, brass or any other additional elements afterwards. Don’t make things harder for yourself by overcomplicating your track right from the beginning. *QUOTE* “The combination of three chords and the right lyrical couplet can be as heavy as anything in the Metallica catalogue" For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Collaborate with other musicians

🎼🎼HOW TO WRITE A SONG ✍️✍️ ✍️🎬Season 1. Episode 5. COLLABORATE WITH OTHER MUSICIANS 🎶🎶🎶 If you’re suffering from writer’s block (everyone does at some point!), then collaborating with other musicians can offer a great way to break new ground and get a fresh perspective on your track. Show them what you’ve got so far, discuss any new ideas they might suggest, and see what comes out of it. Getting an outside persceptive on your track from a fellow musician can help to bring the best out of your music. Two heads are always usually better than one. *QUOTE* "I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration." For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Write from experience

🎼🎼HOW TO WRITE A SONG ✍️✍️ ✍️🎬Season 1. Episode 4. WRITE FROM EXPERIENCE 🎶🎶🎶 As obvious as it may sound, some of history’s greatest songs are about personal experiences, with artists drawing on real-life events and traumas to spark their creativity. Whether you’ve been through hard times or great times, you can use your life experiences to great affect. Put those feelings into a song you can be proud of. *QUOTE* “My experience with song writing is usually so confessional, it’s so drawn from my own life and my own testimonies.” For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Record

🎼🎼HOW TO WRITE A SONG ✍️✍️ ✍️🎬Season 1. Episode 3. RECORD SPUR OF THE MOMENT INSPIRATION 🎶🎶🎶 There’s nothing worse as a songwriter than coming up with an amazing melody or riff, only to completely forget what is was an hour later. Forgetting your ideas can be really frustrating, so it’s important to make a note of your idea while it’s fresh in your mind, even if it’s just recorded quickly on your phone or scribbled on a scrap of paper. You’ll be glad of the reminder later when you return to continue working on the song. *QUOTE* "You can't manufacture inspiration, so a lot of it is still a waiting game for me. There's still a lot of mystery to songwriting. I don't have a method that I can go back to - they either come or they don't." For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Lyrics matters

🎼🎼HOW TO WRITE A SONG ✍️✍️ ✍️🎬Season 1. Episode 2. LYRICS MATTERS🎶🎶🎶 Unless you're producing instrumental music, the lyrics are arguably the most important part of your song. Lyric writing can often be the most frustrating and difficult aspect of the songwriting process, especially for amateur songwriter's lacking in experience. Having a clear idea of what your song will be about is a good start. You could write down exactly what you want to get across in your lyrics, then play about with the rhythm, structure and cadence of your words to fit them around your melody. A solid lyrical hook for your chorus is particularly important, while the verses and bridge can be built around your central theme. *QUOTE* "I deliberate over the lyrics; I really do. I'll come up with one line in a day, and then it might be a couple of days before I come up with the rhyming line." For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

WHERE TO START

🎼🎼HOW TO WRITE A SONG ✍️✍️ ✍️🎬Season 1. Episode 1. WHERE TO START WRITING YOUR SONG🎶🎶🎶 Getting started is often the hardest part of the songwriting process. Developing your song’s main melody or central chorus is considered by some to be the best place to begin writing your next track. Once you’ve got your hook or key chord progression, you can build the rest of your song around it. But don’t worry if you're struggling to find the perfect melody straight away, this method isn’t for everyone. Starting with your song’s main riff or hook isn’t ideal for every songwriter. Some songwriters prefer to start at the beginning of their track by writing a killer intro, which will lead them naturally into the rest of the song, while others will get the lyrics down first, and then worry about the tune afterwards. There’s no rule when it comes to writing a new song. It’s down to the songwriter, the song and the original inspiration to determine your starting point. *QUOTE* “I have a structured songwriting process. I start with the music and try to come up with musical ideas, then the melody, then the hook, and the lyrics come last. Some people start with the lyrics first because they know what they want to talk about and they just write a whole bunch of lyrical ideas, but for me, the music tells me what to talk about.” For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

HOW TO WRITE A SONG

🎼🎼HOW TO WRITE A SONG ✍️✍️ 🎶🎶INTRODUCTION 🎹🎧 Writing a song with unforgettable melodies and creative lyrics can be challenging. Even the most experienced songwriters go through writer's block at some point in their career, and there are many different approaches to songwriting. Here are helpful songwriting episodes, each backed up by quotes from some of the world's most successful songwriters. Practical episodes begins on the 20th May 2020. Please stay connected. God bless you For more details about tunjifortress, visit our website via https://tunjifortress.simdif.com

Decaf tea

🎵🎼SINGING FOODS 🍩🍦🎵 ✅✅WHAT TO EAT🍒🍒🍅 🍉🍗🥝Season 2. Episode 9. DECAF TEA 🍑🍍🍋 Decaf teas containing licorice root?? This might be the one thing out there that will actually help improve your voice. It’s called a demulcent. Licorice root forms a protective layer over the tissues in your throat, thus preventing irritation in your mucus membranes. Vocally, it gives you a lot of flexibility and enhances what you already do. Make it hot, then cool it down to room temperature with 1 or 2 ices cubes before drinking. For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Honey

🎵🎼SINGING FOODS 🍩🍦🎵 ✅✅WHAT TO EAT🍒🍒🍅 🍉🍗🥝Season 2. Episode 8. HONEY 🍑🍍🍋 A small spoonful of honey in your water or decaf tea can help coat and soothe your throat. It’s nice first thing in the morning on show days, or as the last thing you drink at night after performing. Honey is still mostly sugar, so don’t go too crazy with it. But it’s uniquely good at preventing and soothing vocal strain, and it’s got antibacterial and antimicrobial qualities, so it can help keep the bad, sore-throat bugs away. For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Peanut butter

🎵🎼SINGING FOODS 🍩🍦🎵 ✅✅WHAT TO EAT🍒🍒🍅 🍉🍗🥝Season 2. Episode 7. PEANUT BUTTER 🍑🍍🍋 A good, old fashioned PB ‘n’ J (with banana!) is a great breakfast or lunch meal on show days. Go for natural peanut butter, or anything with less sugar and salt than conventional. The protein will help you stay full, and a little bit of sugar from the jam and carbs from the bread will give you the energy to get through a long performance. For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Room temperature water

🎵🎼SINGING FOODS 🍩🍦🎵 ✅✅WHAT TO EAT🍒🍒🍅 🍉🍗🥝Season 2. Episode 6. ROOM TEMPERATURE WATER 🍑🍍🍋 So, this might sound a bit boring, but it’s honestly the best thing you can do for your voice. For some, it might be an acquired taste (after 10+ years drinking it myself, I now prefer room temp!). Staying hydrated is critical for singers. And unlike ice cold water, room temperature water does not constrict your vocal cords. You may think that a few gulps of water before your first song will be enough to start you out. But oh, honey. You need you start upping your water intake the day before your show. Many voice teachers and health care professionals have told me over and over again, “You’re not fully hydrated until your urine is clear.” It’s maybe a little extreme, but as a goal it’ll help keep you thinking about water. Strive for no yellow, my friends. For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2

Nuts

🎵🎼SINGING FOODS 🍩🍦🎵 ✅✅WHAT TO EAT🍒🍒🍅 🍉🍗🥝Season 2. Episode 5. NUTS 🍑🍍🍋 Nuts are a great snack for singers to have on hand at shows. Opt for unsalted or lightly salted options, if possible. And be sure to wash them down with a swig of room temperature water to keep the salt from drying out your throat. For live lessons and interactive class, join us today via https://chat.whatsapp.com/CwTVgD6q1HY9pnGBTwFji2