[What Makes A Chorus Worth Repeating In A Song]

i don't really know, is like i am getting confused. I thought if the lenght of a chorus is short then it is repeatedly sang in a song. But if it is longer it is taken once.. PLease i need help while is it that,some chorus are sang once while others are sang twice in a song..

I kind of play it by ear. I usually won't repeat a chorus in a song if I feel it's too long. It kind of depends on a few other things as well for  though, such as does the chorus sound good enough to be repeated or would it be exhausting to hear it again.

[Hi I'm New Here, Problems With Melodies....]

Have a recorder, recording app, dictation device by your bed. First thing you do when you wake up... Sing, whistle, hum the melody, or all the bits that you remember. Like anything else you get better at it with practice.

Get over any embarrassment and sing or at least hum, anywhere. Get used to carrying your recorder with you (easy if it is your cell\moby) and just click record any old time you hit on a bit of a melody you like.

Seriously worth the time any passing embarrassment you might fell. Tbh, people rapidly get used to you singing, and they just factor it into who you are. Some will even join in!

I second this. I used to make the mistake of hearing an amazing song in my dreams and would wake up later thinking I'd write it down later. Unfortunately I co0uldn't remember the lyrics OR the melody. Now I record anything I hear that sounds really good to me to make sure I have it for later use.

[A Question For Lyricists]

I know there are a number of people here who write lyrics but not the music for their songs, and was wondering, do you hear a melody when you write or after you write? Or, how does that work for you?

Regards,

Dan

 

I know there are a number of people here who write lyrics but not the music for their songs, and was wondering, do you hear a melody when you write or after you write? Or, how does that work for you?

Regards,

Dan

Great question. For me it kind of depends. I someitmes hear the melody as I write and someitmes I don't. It kind of depends on varying factors such as the subject matter as well as the genre I may be going for. But someitmes that just somes naturally to me during the writing process rather than after.

[The Line You Wish You'd Written]

"Searching for that one who is going to make me whole
Help me make these mysteries unfold" - One More Chance - Michael Jackson

 

It's a simple but effective line. I feel like I like it most just because of how he sang it.