A complicated song with multiple sections
and a fully developed theme can often be a daunting task to jump right into. An
award winning prolific writer told me about this exercise. Write a series of verse/chorus
combinations and think about each of them like a point/counterpoint. Identify
one idea and flesh it out. Follow it up with a second idea that counterpoints
that idea – melodically, lyrically, rhythmically, however you see fit.Once you¡¯re done and this two part creation is complete, start over and do it
again. Some of these ideas might even turn into actual songs, but you can¡¯t
expect them all to be great ideas. Again, it¡¯s all about the exercise.
exitwm It's like writing an essay.
Write many rough drafts. Find the ones you like the most that you have wiritten and put them together.
After you write it different ways, you will have a complete version you feel happy with.
The exercise here is to write many parts, combine them and keep adding or taking away those many parts until you have something you love.