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Consider a true event in your life. It could be anything that feels significant or sticks out in your mind, such as the time you fell in the park's pond, your first kiss, or nearly getting into a car accident. Write two or three paragraphs describing the event in detail- Jack Hanson. <br>
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Songwriting Exercises to Boost Your Creativity Jack Hanson
Compose a 10-minute song I once knew a music professor who composed and wrote a page of music every day for 366 days. Of course, he had an advantage over most of us because his full-time job was to sit in a room with a piano and a book of blank staff paper. In addition, it takes more than 10 minutes to write out a full page of sheet music. However, the concept remains. Perhaps you'd like to try it for a week, three days, or a month.
Transform a non-lyric into a lyric Some argue that the only distinction between poetry and prose is the use of line breaks. You'll be making that exact change for this exercise. Find a short piece of writing (less than 100 words) to begin. A letter to the editor in a newspaper is an appropriate length. It could also be the text on a bus stop flyer or the instructions that are always printed on things that don't need instructions, like a box of macaroni and cheese or a bottle of shampoo. To make the piece more poetic, change the line breaks- Jack Hanson. Then, for your chorus, find a key phrase or two and repeat it.
Take apart a song Begin with a short song that you enjoy and know how to play. Write new lyrics for the entire piece while keeping the same music. Remember that you only have 10 minutes, so there's no time to think about it – just do it. It's impossible to get the regular lyrics and melody out of your head if you think about it. So don't think about it. Take a moment now to forget about the music you just wrote and look at the lyrics you just wrote with new eyes.
Allow your subconscious mind to do the work. Consider a true event in your life. It could be anything that feels significant or sticks out in your mind, such as the time you fell in the park's pond, your first kiss, or nearly getting into a car accident. Write two or three paragraphs describing the event in detail- Jack Hanson. That's the end of your ten minutes; you're out of time.
