MakesMeSmile

Thanks John! That's an interesting insight

Thanks for your reply Jena! It makes more sense now I will start practising with the number of stresses then. That's basically another term for meter right? So if we're gonna talk about surprising people within the framework of meter... if I'd use a STRESS-unstress for three times in a row, I could go for a unstress-STRESS the fourth time round? Any ideas on what this could mean for rhyme? I mean (stupidly, I don't have an example to show my idea haha)... does landing a rhyme on a stressed syllable all the time cause the lyric to sound a bit childish? Again, thanks for the reply!

Thanks guys! I'll have a look at the other thread now, then

Hi songwriters, When I write lyrics I tend to focus on having the same number of syllables in each sentence of a certain section. What do you think about this? I was reading through some lyrics and I noticed that many songwriters don't apply this. It's obvious that having a text with a square shape isn't exactly the standard. Are there 'formats' that are used regularly or might be of interest to lyricists? Looking forward to hearing what you think! MakesMeSmile

Hello vocalists, There is a topic that has been bugging me for the past years, but in particular the past months... creating melodies. I am very interested in how you all come up with melodies. Do you just hear them subvocally? Or do you play around on your guitar or keyboard and then magically find one? Do you have an approach to analyse if these melodies sound good? What do you change when you feel like something's missing? Thanks! SoD

I think it's definitely out there, but needs to make a new break. In my opinion rock has stagnated for a bit (with the exception of a few bands) and needs a new wave