How to Write a Song: Focus on Weight and Pace of Moments | Part 4/9 | Andrea Stolpe

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When you begin writing lyrics to a song, you need to consider whether the action in your song will take place in a single moment or if it will play out in a string of moments over a longer span of time. In this video, songwriter and Berklee Online course author Andrea Stolpe shows how each choice can work to your advantage as a songwriter. When you write with sensory language, you can dig into a specific situation, and if the amount of time you’re writing about is short, it gives you the chance to explore in more detail. If you’re writing lyrics about a string of moments, you will be able to show a bigger picture than what you could otherwise. Andrea explains how to choose which mode will work best for your song.

Watch all the videos in this series:
How to Write a Song: Use Imagery and Small Moments:    • How to Write a Song: Use Imagery and ...  
How to Write a Song: Verses Carry the Story, Chorus Carries the Message:    • How to Write a Song: Verses Carry the...  
How to Write a Song: Tips to Generate Imagery for Lyrics:    • How to Write a Song: Tips to Generate...  
How to Write a Song: Use Melody to Build Your Verse Lyrics:    • How to Write a Song: Use Melody to Bu...  
How to Write a Song: Use Toggling in Your Lyrics:    • Видео  
How to Write a Song: Write Lyrics Through a Lens:    • How to Write a Song: Write Lyrics Thr...  
How to Write a Song: Imagery Tips for the Second Verse:    • How to Write a Song: Imagery Tips for...  
How to Write a Song: 5 Polishing Techniques for Lyrics:    • How to Write a Song: 5 Polishing Tech...  



About Andrea Stolpe:
Andrea Stolpe is a multiplatinum songwriter, performing artist, and educator. Her songs have been recorded by Faith Hill, Julianne Hough, Jimmy Wayne, and more. She has worked as a staff writer for EMI, Almo-Irving, and Universal Music Publishing. Her books, Popular Songwriting: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling and Beginning Songwriting: Writing Your Own Lyrics, Melodies, and Chords detail a unique process for uniting your artistic voice with the commercial market. Andrea has taught melody, harmony, and lyric writing courses for Berklee Online for more than a decade. She authored the Berklee Online course Commercial Songwriting Techniques, which she teaches. She also teaches Lyric Writing: Writing from the Title, and Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music for Berklee Online.

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