What is songcraft and why do I need it?
Good songwriters use songcraft to give their songs emotional impact and make them memorable. The song-building tools and techniques we call ‘songcraft’ are not arbitrary; they weren’t invented just to create formula songs without depth or originality.
They exist because songwriters have found that they help listeners to understand and remember the message at the heart of a song. A successful song needs both emotion and songcraft. If you have emotions but no craft, people will not understand you. If you havecraft but no emotion, people will not care.
They exist because songwriters have found that they help listeners to understand and remember the message at the heart of a song. A successful song needs both emotion and songcraft. If you have emotions but no craft, people will not understand you. If you havecraft but no emotion, people will not care.
We are going to show you how to find a title and turn it into a lyric, after that you’ll learn about melodies, rhythm and chords or, if you only want to write lyrics, how to find a collaborator. These techniques and hands-onexercises apply to ALL styles of songwriting from rock to rap, from country to R&B.
To continue reading, please go to Notes on Songwriting by Robin Frederick [click on the name to open in a new window]
