Songwriting HACK for when you're STUCK

In this video I share with you some tips I wish I'd had when I started writing songs – I'd have been spared A LOT of frustration! Try them when you've started a song but don't know where to go from there. BUT YOU CAN ALSO use them to check whether the various sections of a finished song are melodically balanced in relation to one another. I hope you find them useful! 00:00 Intro 01:04 Inspiration 04:04 Study your own work! 04:59 Where does your melody begin? 05:28 What note values have you mainly used? 06:41 Rhythmic character 07:09 Phrase lengths 07:30 Repetition 07:58 What kind of motion have you used? 08:36 What's the range/register? 08:57 Triad notes vs non-triad notes 09:44 But what about harmony? Download the checklist here: https://thecanapeprinciple.com/downloads Get in touch if you have any questions! I'm Elisabeth Kaplan, songwriter, film composer, singer, educator, and creator of The Canapé Principle®. www.elisabethkaplan.com www.thecanapeprinciple.com www.composersforfilm.at