If you want to become a songwriter, write your own songs and even sing them, this article is just for you. Use these step by step instructions and you too can become a songwriter!
Steps
Step 1. Listen and love music
Become familiar with music and singing.
- Listening to music is like reading a book; the more you listen, the more you learn to know the melody and the instruments, to enrich your musical vocabulary, to recognize styles and techniques: in short, you acquire a musical culture. Also dedicate yourself to musical genres that you do not like, know that you will find your style in every musical genre.
- While listening to music, pay attention so that it is not only a passive activity, but also a learning activity. Let the music affect your feelings, learn from every moment. Try to understand why some instruments sound a certain way, get the details.
Step 2. Write a short song about something you love
Step 3. Try, try and try again:
this is the way to success. Nobody will write a song for you, you need to commit yourself. Don't be angry if the result is different than expected, or if you don't like what you write. The beginnings are always like this, but you have to persevere. It's like the first time you try to cook something. The flavor is certainly not what you expected, but it gets better every time you try again. The same goes for music, you go step by step. First, you have to get used to the instruments, the techniques of sound reproduction, then you will think about the rhythm, then you will add other instruments.
Step 4. At this point, after producing the first few short melodies, try to make them longer and richer
Try developing the whole song in your mind, thinking about how you can get it started and how to end it. After listening to your piece, listen to something else, then go back to your melody to evaluate it with a different ear, trying to improve it. Let other people, friends or family listen to your music. Friends may tell you they like it, while in reality it may not. Look for someone who isn't afraid to tell you what they think straight, take notes on what they say and ask for suggestions, such as how you could make the song longer.
Step 5. You will soon be a songwriter
Maybe you will sing the pieces you wrote yourself, and maybe the whole world will listen to them and learn to love them.
Advice
- Always have a notepad handy to write songs when inspiration strikes.
- Use your experiences, your strongest feelings: in this way what you write will be more spontaneous.
- Let yourself go, the words will come by themselves, don't be stiff.
- Let yourself be carried away by feelings.
- When you feel like singing your song, don't hesitate; is your song, and you can change the melody whenever you want, however you like!
- Don't be afraid to write the song - just be yourself and relax.
- Listen to a lot of music, to get creative ideas, but not to plagiarize.
- Having a CD player, iPod or mp3 player with you might help.
- Listen and try. Sing your songs to friends.
