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A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrical composition of a song, or the actual composition of the song itself. In professional settings, many people work on the lyrics of a song.

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An arranger is someone who takes compositions that already exist and changes them around. They are the ones who work out small kinks in a piece and switch around parts that sound better together.

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A producer is someone who helps artists record their songs and helps with supplying tech for the studio.

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5 helpful tips for beginner song writers

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5 helpful tips for beginner song writers

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1. Know your instrument, while many artists bounce back and forth between styles and certainly use a lot of different tools, it’s important to choose your main instrument.

2. Find your Genre, genre isn’t as important these days as it used to be, but it’s a good idea to study other tracks that fit under the style you’d like to make.

3. Choose a Song Structure, when you’re just beginning your career as a songwriter, you may want to start with something familiar and simple and work your way from there.

4. Understand Melody, a simple melody may consist of just a handful of short notes and nothing else, but it can be incredibly effective at capturing the listener’s attention and staying with them long after the song is over.

5. Be Authentic, writing authentically can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but all you need to focus on is that you have to be yourself. Stick to your writing style, how you like to sing, and to what you want to say. Don’t try to copy others or pretend you’re someone you’re not.

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What are two song-writing activities that might be helpful?

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What are two song-writing activities that might be helpful?

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1. Give yourself a prompt and ten minutes to free write based on that subject. Once your time is up, exchange with someone else and offer a different point of view.

2. Attempt to co-write with someone, each person picks a topic for someone else to do, and once they're done, you swap and judge what their writing is like based on your own ideas of what that subject might be.

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What are the benefits of co-writing songs?

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What are the benefits of co-writing songs?

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One of the main benefits of co-writing a song is that you are offered more than one perspective. When you get a writers block, it's helpful to have other people offering their opinion on what a lyric should be or how it should go.

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1. Always Stay Humble and Kind- Don't try to be better than the other person or think you're better, be humble about what you do.

2. It's all about the Song- Remember you are there to make music and focus on music.

3. Be Respectful- Respect others ideas and tips, they could be really helpful.

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Lead singer of both Radiohead and The Smile; Thom Yorke is my favorite song-writer. One song you should check out that I believe to be one of his strongest songs lyrically is: How to Disappear Completely.

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This rap duo is iconic. Both Riley and I agreed on this choice to showcase producer and songwriter Metro Boomin, and rapper and songwriter Future. The two have worked on a few projects and are a force in the rap industry

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I like Creed,

When dreaming I'm guided to another world

Time and time again

At sunrise I fight to stay asleep

'Cause I don't wanna leave the comfort of this place

'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape

From the life I live when I'm awake

So let's go there

Let's make our escape

Come on, let's go there

Let's ask can we stay?

Can you take me higher?

To a place where blind men see

Can you take me higher?

To a place with golden streets

Although I would like our world to change

It helps me to appreciate

Those nights and those dreams

But, my friend, I'd sacrifice all those nights

If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same

The only difference is

To let love replace all our hate

So let's go there

Let's make our escape

Come on, let's go there

Let's ask can we stay?

Can you take me higher?

To a place where blind men see

Can you take me higher?

To a place with golden streets

So let's go there

Yeah, let's go there

Come on, let's go there

Let's ask can we stay?

Up high I feel like I'm alive for the very first time

Set up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams

And make them mine

Set up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams

And make them mine

Can you take me higher?

To a place where blind men see

Can you take me higher?

To a place with golden streets

Can you take me higher?

To a place where blind men see

Can you take me higher?

To a place with golden streets