"Message of the Song" Intro session - Practical Part
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The document discusses elements of prosody in songwriting including the number of lines, rhythm of lines, length of lines, rhyme scheme, and rhyme types. It provides examples from the song "Your Body's a Wonderland" to illustrate how these elements can be manipulated. The document also encourages matching the rhythm of lines to the melody for a natural sound and preserving the natural shape of language. Songwriters are advised to listen to spoken sentences to find rhythms to base melodies on for effective communication. An exercise is provided to help writers generate ideas through combining adjectives and nouns related to a chosen topic.
"Message of the Song" Intro session - Practical Part
- 1. www.messageofthesong.com Elements of Prosody 1. Number of Lines 2. Rhythm of the Lines 3. Length of the Lines 4. Rhyme Scheme 5. Rhyme Types These elements are to your song like film music is to the film’s images.
- 2. www.messageofthesong.com Number of Lines “Your Body’s a Wonderland” by John Mayer 1st & 2nd Chorus: “Your Body’s a Wonderland” 3x - unresolved, asking for more… Last Chorus “Your Body’s a Wonderland” 4x - resolved, completed
- 3. www.messageofthesong.com Rhythm of the Lines Match the rhythm the lines to the rhythm of the melody! You will so preserve natural shape of the language.
- 4. www.messageofthesong.com Listen to your spoken sentences and find rhythms to base your melody on. It is easy, natural sounding & resonates well with people, communicates better! Sweet Brown TIP
- 5. www.messageofthesong.com Exercise • Think about one word that expresses what you’d like to ‘create’ with your song: e.g. “Adventure” * Write 5 adjectives and 5 nouns that are related to the topic: adjectives nouns daring challenge exciting experience breathtaking journey fascinating romance audacious thrill * Think about each combination for a minute. They evoke some interesting possibilities. Take any combination and try to write a sentence or short paragraph from it. * Use even or odd number of lines in a verse/chorus to create a desired effect - open or close ended motion.