GPREP stands for “Goal, Plan, Research & Evidence Post”
Goal
My goal for week 3 was to learn about the basics of song structure
Research
The resource I chose was a video by Holistic Songwriting
Evidence of Skill
This video has a surprisingly large amount of info for what little time it takes to watch. I collected all the information into notes:
- A basic song structure is Intro-Verse-(Pre)-Chorus-Verse-(Pre)-Chorus-Bridge-Chorus
- Make your choruses grander by making your verses less so
- You can make your choruses grander by
- Changing the Dynamic and Arrangement (Ex: Adding/Subtracting an Instrument)
- Changing the Pitch (Ex: Making the chorus higher and the verse lower)
- Changing the lyrics (Ex: Having the chorus be less plentiful in words than the verse
- Limitations are great for creativity
- Give special attention to when tracks enter and exit a song
- For a beginner write in a standard rock set up: (below)
| Intro | Verse | Chorus | Verse | Chorus | Bridge | Chorus | |
| Vocals | – | Vocals | Hits high notes | same as V1 | same as C1 | – | same as C1 |
| Keyboard | Riff/Hook | Chords | same as V1 | same as C1 | New chords | same as C1 | |
| Bass | – | Long Notes | 8th | 1/4 Notes | same as C1 | Follow harmony | same as C1 |
| Drums | – | Kick Drum | Add snare/crash | Hihat | same as C1 | Ride | same as C1 |
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