How to Write a Song: Sensory Writing Tricks | Songwriting | Tips & Techniques
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In this free tutorial, Berklee Online instructor songwriter Andrea Stolpe shares how to write a song using sensory and destination writing tips and techniques.
For over a decade, course author Andrea Stolpe has written for the commercial music industry, including songs performed by Faith Hill and Josh Gracin. Her online course, Commercial Songwriting Techniques, is a perfect combination of theory and concrete skill building that focuses songwriters on the key element of writing a hit song: creating patterns of content that will help to create memorable melodies and lyrics that forge an emotional connection with the listener.
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In Commercial Songwriting Techniques, you'll learn a ten-step process to reproducing the time-tested traits of successful songs while still maintaining your unique voice - a practice critical to the success of any songwriter. You'll learn to control the connection to your audience through toggling - moving between detail and pulling back for a broader picture. You'll also learn to use all of your senses-touch, taste, smell, sight, sound, and movement-as springboards for creativity in a process called destination writing. These enhanced descriptive skills will give you the power to determine the intensity of the experience you create with your song lyrics. By focusing on a different song section every week you'll also learn how to streamline your writing and create more descriptive songs in less time. This course plants the seeds necessary for writing great commercial songs in an easy to understand step-by-step method, while always leaving the door open for individual artistic expression.
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Andrea Stolpe is a multi-platinum recorded songwriter, performing artist, and educator. She has worked as a staff writer for EMI, Almo-Irving, and Universal Music Publishing, with songs recorded by such artists as Faith Hill, Daniel Lee Martin, Julianne Hough, and others. Andrea is the author and instructor of the course Commercial Songwriting Techniques, part of Berklee Online's online songwriting program. Recently released in fall of 2007, her book Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling describes how to apply a unique process for uniting our artistic voice with the commercial market.
Andrea graduated with a degree in songwriting from Berklee College of Music. She continues to tour and promote her solo release, "Breaking Even," and serve as a guest clinician nationally and abroad. Andrea lives in Los Angeles with her husband, recording engineer Jan Teddy.
How to Write A Song | Songwriting | Tips & Techniques | Free Tutorial
She has such a soothing voice
I always like to use sensory writing because my Autism makes me want to have a sensory experience in a song. I feel like I have intensified observational skills when I listen or see something, and it resonates a lot in my writing. I love writing about nature, because it's pretty much everywhere around you, and people tend to underestimate the beauty and power of nature, and how without it our world wouldn't be so beautiful and successful.
That's so aweome. I am similar to you, but lack the discipline to write.
I had no idea what Sensory Writing is or even that there was something called Sensory Writing. I'd write about my feelings in that moment when I see, feel, taste, touch or hear something. I had no idea that the terminology existed.. as Sensory Writing.. This is a great video. I'm glad I found this channel.
Your voice is so calm like you should teach yoga bc relaxing
This is super helpful! I love object writing, so destination writing was a nice twist on that to try. Thanks for posting this. I'm in the middle of writing 100 songs in 100 days on my channel and have a few tips of my own if anyone's interested. Would love to hear anyone's thoughts / advice / etc.
1. Don't give up on songs too early! In forcing myself to finish a song a day, I've had many songs that I would've trashed halfway through if I didn't set this deadline, and have been pleasantly surprised with all of them. Any finished song is infinitely better than a half finished song that was never finished.
2. Set some constraints! The hardest essays have no prompts. Force yourself to include a certain word or phrase in your lyrics, common or uncommon. Force yourself to write a chorus with only 3 words. Force yourself to use a concept you heard in another song, or to finish a song in a day. Constraints require you to come up with ideas you would have never thought of otherwise and facilitate creativity.
3. And some random "writer's block" tips: try moving things around (switch lines in the chorus, make the first verse the second verse); exercise and eat a small snack (5-10 minute walk and peanuts will do) and come right back to it; ask songwriter friends for advice and opinions, and ALWAYS return the favor!
Let me know if you have any tips, and thanks again for this video!
+Andrew Tufano Great advice, thank you! I am the drummer for my band, and an English teacher by trade. The guitar player and I have written a full-album's worth of songs so far with fully fleshed out demos (10 songs; about 42 minutes) that have very little "musical fat" on them. We each handled our own instruments and he wrote the melodies as well (since I am tone-deaf). I am in charge of writing lyrics now, since he is an ESL speaker, and I am a professional English speaker and wannabe songwriter. It's really challenging at the moment to write for someone else's voice, however, very liberating in a way since I am able to get away with sayings and attitudes I couldn't normally pull off in my own voice. Just something I thought might add to these tips - try writing for another person's persona/voice instead of your own.
Christopher Nicoloff great tip! That is something I haven't tried much. I imagine that would open a lot of doors for the range of the melody / etc. Thanks for commenting!
Inspiring pursuit! Def following ur channel to keep up with ur progress.
+allysehueymusic thanks! :)
:)
She’s so beautiful, thank you!
This is so good! I'm just going to keep looping this until I see it in my dreams!
Thank you for an insightful video. Will use some of your tips in my songwriting!
I agree with her viewpoint. I'm collecting ideas about feeling, mood, emotion, facial expression of each emotion, character, place, story, behavior and so on. If you talk to listeners sincerely, they will listen your music.
So true man. Have you read Pat Pattison? You would love his books. He teaches songwriting
I really enjoy Andrea's perspective and descriptions... also, Yes, it's much easier for me to listen to her than Other Teachers; Very relevant and actively engaging.
2021 and this (and other Berklee online videos) are still GOLD!
This was really helpful! thank you
What great solutions, I found the videos I have looked soooo useful!
These are amazing tips. I'm just starting to write music and this is what I needed
I have been applying this and its really helped me bring more meaning to my songs! Thank you :D
Glad it helped!
This unlocked a major block for me 🙏 thank you ✊👌
loads of great info !
Thanks, dear Andrea Stolpe. I love learning with you. You are didatic :)
Thx great stuff.
It would be nice to have much lower volume on the music or no music at all. What she is saying is so good and interesting, but the music is like a big blanket of distraction on top it. Dare silence in your online teaching videos!
AND - Thank you for great content, I am learning so much from these videos!
Another great video...
Great help. Glad my fingers brought me here.
I wrote a song the other day, the music playing in the background of this video kinda reminds me of it.
aww amazing
Great vid. Thanks. What do you think would be the most beneficial practice for improving lyric writing?
Amazing
Thank you
Awesome :)
Describe how I feel inside, then write about it. Good advice
I didn't really get it. I understand the definition but I'm not sure that it would work. can someone show me an example of this destination and sensory writing.
hi great tips, please let me know what do think of my songs. help me to improve. thanks
Your Cool✨Thank you being, being the other side of my Wall🎹
You and me go fishin' in the dark, lying on our backs and counting the stars where the blue grass grows...
I think you are amazing
what mean sensory writing ? and destination writing ?
Her voice calls for respect and attentive ears.
❤❤❤❤
Lana del rey is a good example of this type of writing.
Literally came here after listening to Lana 😂
I'm a Songwriter for others.....
and a singer😘
somebody should edit in death metal over this and it would be hilarious.
Maybe some Deicide might help to better capture the mood.
+2012 cthulhu "LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR, LET THE BODIES HIT THE FLOOR"
+Christopher Low That is not death metal
Lol 👍🏾
“Even in pop music” lol 😂
This is way to thought out ... songs should just flow or captured out of the ether
well I didn't get anything from this concept other than write how u feel and how the listener would feel listening to it like if they can relate and enjoy it time and time again
The scars she left me with have been relieved of pain. My skin can change colors from heat or rain like the leaves in Maine when the season's change but her Jesus name the saviour in my seat of blame can't decide wether or not to let my heart beat again.
(freestyle)
no good?:/?
Really good! I know this is hella old so what did you do with it?
Dah, dum, dah-nah-nah-nah.... Dah, dum, dah-nah-nah-nah.... Dah dum, dah, nah.
The scars that she left me with.... Have everything but been.... Relieved of pain.
But my skin still feels brittle.... Like leaves of fall hittin.... The streets of Maine.
Just as fall turns to winter... My hearts cold and bitter.... Guess I'm to blame.
With the lord as my witness... His light and his healin... I can breathe again.
How's that? Personally I'm not Christian so I'd have maybe:-
"With the lord as my witness... I won't let this feeling.... Get in the way.
But I wanted to keep your theme, since its yours.
Can anyone actually upload an example or an exercise?
:)
Your telling songwriters to complicate, over analyze and use a scientific approach to songwrite, Get out of your master degree frame of mind zone for heaven sake! A well written songs about impulse, immediate feel and first feel honesty. Its straight forward simplicity , not to be boiled down to a formula so you can defend it like a thesis! Express something from your heart without thought and dont let your brain get in the way.Thats how to get the job done.
LOL I get ur sentiments, but tell that to Max Martin's bank account..?
I agree that music is most successful when it comes from that passionate and honest impulse, but when someone chooses to be a career musician, then there might be times in their life when they are stuck trying to find inspiration, and that's when it's helpful to trace back what we actually do instinctively when we're inspired so that we can create our own inspiration. That's what lessons like this one are about. I had three good years when it was impossible not to write songs-it came so naturally to me. Now that those song ideas are not just flying out of me, I could passively sit around and wait for the magic to happen, which could take years, or I could-on purpose-thoughtfully create the mindset and brainstorms where ideas-honest ones-can develop. I hope this is a helpful comment.
Hi Andrea, ive been a huge fan from a small backward village, India... Since the day i found u many things changes in my life, you are my inspiration, i also love Pat pattison,,
I know you may not have time to read this comment but if by chance someone pass you on what im saying I'll be still thank ful..I've been always trying to thank you eversince, but here we have War and i cant say when will i leave this world.
A word that you mention in one of ur video keeps haunting, so i keep pondering.. obviously its about lyric writing..these days im usually at war's frontline but before i pass away i want to know what you mean..
I'll say only when u have atleast 1min. For me to reply or it u could tell me ur email if thats what u prefer..
Thankyou i love you so much., i pray to God jesus christ to bless you with fulfilling life.
See you if god grants us to meet though thousands miles between us.