Composing Lyrics

Due: Next lesson

1. Write your own lyrics for a pop song:

• How will you structure your piece?
• You must do at least 1 chorus & 2 verses
• Your lyrics can be about any topic you wish
  
  
• Verse: Tells the story – usually 4 lines
• Chorus: Catchy rhyming phrases, sing-along part – hook, Repetitive lyrics, Has the same words each time

2. At the end of each sentence write how many syllables are in that sentence; You should try to include the same number of syllables on each line (6-10)
   
   
3. Using the lyrics you have written, compose your own melody:

• When you sing, try to tap out or move to a beat - get a good rhythm
• Make sure you use the same melody for V1 & V2
• The chorus should be different and have a hook

Help:

What makes good pop song lyrics?:

• Rhythm
• Rhyming
• Syllables – sounds in a word: Between 6 and 10 per line

Topics:

• Decide a topic/story
• Stimulus: Poem? Painting? Place? Emotion?
• Your lyrics could be about everyday life or something you feel strongly about, e.g. school, homework, sports, friends, environment, someone close to you, something on the news, etc.

Song Titles:

• Think about how the song title can reveal about what the song will be about & how interesting it song will be; it will often be the hook