Just for clarity, I think Tommaso just forgot to mention that a song doesn't have to be the one particular structure he provided as an example. You can have whatever structure pleases you for a particular song. I think his point was mostly that a riff or two is not usually considered "a song." Also, being a co-writer does make you a song writer too. I think the best music is often written by multiple persons. That's just my personal taste though. Follow your own ears.
Well, THIS structure IS the "song form". Everything else that does not have this form is technically "not a song", even if, in modern parlance, we use the word "song" for every short piece of music. Of course, one can compose music with any structure (far from me to forbid anything to anybody)
That depends on them: what "language" do they speak? There are gigs where you have to show up with a full score per musician, and gigs where doing the same will get you laughed up or kicked out :-) I have another video in the pipeline where we go more in-depth on the different ways it can be done, but for the time being, simply ask your musicians what they prefer.
This is helpful, I feel I'm on the right track as a mediocre songwriter. 😂 But seriously, writing songs is a craft, it takes practice. And I want to take more ideas to my band, but I've found that my bassist can take a lot of space, and if I just play just a simple melody, the basist can play different notes over that to give the melody different harmonic context, so we can build songs from that.
I think Jimi Hendrix is an example of a musician who wasn't a "good singer". But he knew how to write (and sing) good melodies. Don't try to make Hendrix chord progressions (unless that's your goal); just focus on how Jimi mastered the idea of solid melodies.
I wear complete black 99% of the time - at the events, in my house, on video, off video. If anything, if I wear colors it's when I am at the events, see: ruclips.net/video/KqpZTAg6ltw/видео.html
Just for clarity, I think Tommaso just forgot to mention that a song doesn't have to be the one particular structure he provided as an example. You can have whatever structure pleases you for a particular song. I think his point was mostly that a riff or two is not usually considered "a song." Also, being a co-writer does make you a song writer too. I think the best music is often written by multiple persons. That's just my personal taste though. Follow your own ears.
Well, THIS structure IS the "song form". Everything else that does not have this form is technically "not a song", even if, in modern parlance, we use the word "song" for every short piece of music. Of course, one can compose music with any structure (far from me to forbid anything to anybody)
Yeeeeeeeees! The last advice is pure gold!
So how do you communicate it? Sheet music? Tablature? Just a chord chart and some lyrics/melody that you can demonstrate? A full recorded demo?
That depends on them: what "language" do they speak? There are gigs where you have to show up with a full score per musician, and gigs where doing the same will get you laughed up or kicked out :-) I have another video in the pipeline where we go more in-depth on the different ways it can be done, but for the time being, simply ask your musicians what they prefer.
@@MusicTheoryForGuitar they all have their pros and cons, eh?
It's more like: it's the songwriter's responsibility to write the song for the musicians that are available, even down to using their language.
This is helpful, I feel I'm on the right track as a mediocre songwriter. 😂 But seriously, writing songs is a craft, it takes practice. And I want to take more ideas to my band, but I've found that my bassist can take a lot of space, and if I just play just a simple melody, the basist can play different notes over that to give the melody different harmonic context, so we can build songs from that.
I think Jimi Hendrix is an example of a musician who wasn't a "good singer". But he knew how to write (and sing) good melodies. Don't try to make Hendrix chord progressions (unless that's your goal); just focus on how Jimi mastered the idea of solid melodies.
Does Tom Hess make all the instructors at his event wear complete black? And if so why?
I wear complete black 99% of the time - at the events, in my house, on video, off video. If anything, if I wear colors it's when I am at the events, see: ruclips.net/video/KqpZTAg6ltw/видео.html
write your 100 bad songs right away :D