Pat Pattison – Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music
Placing that perfect lyrical idea into a melody without it sounding unnatural is a common obstacle to many songwriters. An unfortunate setting of a word or phrase can sink the emotion of the song, calling your listener’s attention away from WHAT you are saying to HOW you are saying it. Writing Lyrics to Music analyzes a variety of song forms to instruct you on key lyrical and melodic components: stressed and unstressed beats, rhyme positions, melodic sections, and tone. You’ll work through different musical feels and time signatures, and discover how the natural shapes of the words follow the shape of the melody, ultimately creating a much more expressive composition. This is a “can’t miss” course – it’s bound to take your writing to the next level. It will also make you a more valuable co-writer.
By the end of this course, you will:
- Identify stressed, non-stressed and secondary syllables in a lyric line
- Write your own lyric patterns to match musical patterns
- Identify rhyme and hook positions within a song
- Define 3/4 and 4/4 writing styles
- Create the melody, verse and chorus lyrics
- Work with multiple note values and swing time phrasing in 4/4 time
- Work with bridges and pre-choruses
- Gain independence and confidence in the writing process
Syllabus
Lesson 1 Stress in Language
Lesson 2 Musical Stress
Lesson 3 More Musical Stress
Lesson 4 Melody in 3/4 Time
Lesson 5 Creating the Lyric
Lesson 6 Melody in 4/4 Time
Lesson 7 Creating the Verse/Chorus Lyric
Lesson 8 4/4 time; Multiple Note Values
Lesson 9 Creating the Lyric
Lesson 10 4/4 Swing Time; Phrasing
Lesson 11 Creating the Lyric; Sectional Contrasts
Lesson 12 The Last Mile
Requirements
Prerequisites and Course-Specific Requirements
This course does not have any prerequisites.
Required Textbook(s)
- Writing Better Lyrics (2nd Edition) by Pat Pattison, Writer’s Digest Books
- Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form and Structure by Pat Pattison, Berklee Press/Hal Leonard
- Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming (2nd Edition) by Pat Pattison, Berklee Press/Hal Leonard
- The Complete Rhyming Dictionary by Clement Wood, Dell Publishing
Software Requirements
A basic audio recording tool that will allow you to record yourself and save the recording in MP3 format. You will have a tool to use for this purpose inside the learning environment. Alternatively, you can use software like Audacity (PC) or GarageBand (Mac)
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