Leah Mae

Start LEARNING HOW TO WRITE Songs Even if you don’t play an instrument! WHO AM I? WHAT DO I DO? When did I start becoming A Musician ? Why Music? Songwriting? That’s Impossible for me! I can barely carry a tune or sing! I can’t play any instruments! That’s only for experienced musicians! SONGWRITING IS POSSIBLE AT ANY AGE AND AT ANY SKILL LEVEL! And you already have the tools that you’ll need! TOOL #1 IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL #1 IS BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT Imagination the second tool is something you already use everyday the second tool is something you already use everyday The Internet What is Songwriting? WHAT’s A Melody? A melody is a series of notes strung together, like the sung parts of a song. LET’S LISTEN TO JINGLE BELLS Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh Over the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob-tail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh THE NOTES YOU WERE SINGING IS THE MELODY OF THE SONG What ARE Lyrics? Imagination • Both Lyric Writing and Melody making require one of our most important gifts from God: Imagination • A colorful life means a colorful, vivid imagination EXERCISE TIME! I WANT YOU TO PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF BY SINGING LIKE THIS, TO THE TUNE OF JINGLE BELLS! HELLO FRIENDS! MY NAME IS LALALALALA I COME FROM LALALA I’M HAPPY TO MEET YOU! THE second tool you already have access to… THE second tool you already have access to… THE INTERNET • THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH INSTRUMENTAL VERSIONS OF POPULAR SONGS • FIND SOME, AND TRY REPLACING SOME WORDS WITH YOUR OWN • USE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU OR WHAT YOU’RE GOING THROUGH • YOUTUBE HAS INSTRUMENTAL VERSIONS OF SONGS • SITES LIKE LYRICS.COM FOR WORDS • LEARN HOW TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT FOR FREE WITH YOUTUBE TRUST ME Pretty soon you’ll get better and better at expressing yourself through words Write it down Use the original lyrics as your guide Slightly advanced: NOW TO CHANGE THE MELODY THE TRELLIS STORY A USEFUL TIP 1ST AND 2ND PERSON That’s It! Good luck and have fun!