10/09/24
Songwriting
Today we had our first lesson on songwriting this year. My tutor Lee Shears asked the class what aspects of songwriting we'd like to improve on this coming year. For me personally as a vocalist I feel lyrics are the most vital part of songwriting I need to work on, I often struggle with writing lyrics I like and that fit the overall theme of the song. So I'd like to be able to work on writing lyrics, relating to the theme and learning how to properly rhyme lyrics in these lessons.
Alongside this, melody is another big aspect of songwriting for me. One big issue I'm seeing with my current music creation is a struggle with the rhythm of my words. I often feel like I try to add too many words into one 'line' of lyrics so I would like to practice and learn how to make my lyrics more spaced out to prevent the sound being too packed and continuous.
Alternatively, despite only being the vocalist in my bands, I'd really like to learn more about guitar chords and chord progressions. When in the early stages of creating a song with my bandmates I often feel a bit useless as lyrics don't quite have a place yet and I don't know what chords fit together to create a good song. So I'd really like to learn about common chord progressions so I can provide some input into the original creation of our songs.
Finally, I'm also very interested in the dynamics of a song. One of my biggest goals this year is to begin writing my own solo music alongside the bands songs. I think dynamics would be a great help in this as some of my favourite bands are very carried by their dynamics.