“Works of art makes rules; rules do not make works of art” – Claude Debussy
The art of songwriting combines many skills that includes lyric writing, melody, harmony, rhythm, song structure and instrumentation.
Writing song lyrics tends to be more a personal creative process. Following are some tips to help get you started.
When creating your own music it is important to be original but what you need to create should make musical sense. This is usually achieved by listening to others so you know what makes a piece of music sound great. It often involves understanding the styles, rhythms, chord progressions, harmonies, how different instruments are used to compliment each other, what tempos work well with certain types of songs and the list goes on.
The idea of listening to others is not to sound like them or copy their ideas but to help you create your own and develop your own sound.