Since they all originated in ancient Greece, the musical modes have Greek names: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. Basically, a mode is a type of scale (as in ‘do re mi fa so la ti do’) with distinct melodic characteristics. So what is a mode? The word ‘mode’ comes from the Latin word for ‘manner’ or ‘method’. With modes, you can set the colour of your song. Some people can apply even more colours describing the vibe in music (Jimi Hendrix was famous for that – link), but for the sake of this article, we stick to the shades of grey. With colour, we mean the overall vibe (or atmosphere) of the song, expressed in gradients from bright to dark. Choose your colour through Modesįirst, let’s look at the colour of your song. But before we move on, answer the following question for yourself What is the general emotion of your story? How does it make you feel? And how can you translate this feeling into a song? We are going to explore some essential ingredients of every song that can help you in that process: Mode, key, melody, harmony, tempo, rhythm and lyrics. So now you’ve got your story, time to translate it into a song. Or explore and read about the songwriting process from other artists and songwriters.Help others to tell their story ( like Jack Antonoff does).Sit down, look around, analyse other people and imagine what their story could be.Use prompts as a starter (or search for prompt card decks).Google ‘how to find a story’ or ‘storytelling in songwriting’ and you’ll find a wide range of sites and videos that can help you get started. However, there are many interesting tips and tricks to play with that can assist in your writing. Storytelling remains a creative and personal process. If you’re looking for a simple formula to write or compose a story, we have to disappoint you. “Stories convey the culture, history, and values that unite people”, which is not only relevant for films, books or presentations, also songwriting and music production benefits from the power story. But what makes storytelling so effective? For starters, storytelling forges connections among people. In general, people like to understand and relate to your story. If you want to trigger emotion, your song needs to tell a story. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the Song, where we try to make it interesting for both musicians and non-musicians alike. In the song creation process, you can define two areas, which in tandem, create a maximum effect in arousing emotions: The Song (including the arrangement) and the Production (including the performance).
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How to add emotion? A practical approach. Which elements of a song affect us? How can you put your own emotion into the creative process? Because when you know what evokes emotions, sparks a memory or even causes chills, you can play with it in your next song. In this part, we’ll take a closer look at the music/songwriting process. We can all agree that through our music, we want to reach people, touch their hearts and sparkle an emotional reaction. You can find the article here Īs a music producer, engineer, songwriter or artist, you sure want to arouse your listener. In other words what happens in your brain when you listen to music from an emotional perspective. In our previous blog from our ‘emotion in music series,’ we explored the neuroscience of music. Dennis Beentjes Welcome to part 2 of our ‘Emotion in Music’ blog series.
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