Protest songs + Assignment

Reminder of Assignment!

Protesting

L3 Protest songs

L3 Songwriting Brief

Protest Song Assignment Brief

Lyrics

Brief 1

Lyric writing can as is seen as the hardest part of songwriting.

Thee job can be made easier by breaking it down into several parts.

First come up with an intention.

1. What kind of song is it?

2. Person narrative ...First (I) , Second(You), Third (They)

3. Where is the narrative based?

4. What happens in this narrative.


Rhyme.

This is usually where people start, they think of a line and try to end the last word of corresponding lines.

Starting with the lyric is a great way of writing you will need to find the meter and rhythm of the lyric and build the song up from there

Try using a rhythm first,  and use this to fit the internal rhythm of the lyric on and around, you will probably need to change the phrasing of the words, or the words themselves.


Some lyrical devices

http://www.world-of-songwriting.com/poetic-devices.html

"It's in the trees!
It's coming!"

When I was a child:
Running in the night,
Afraid of what might be

Hiding in the dark,
Hiding in the street,
And of what was following me...

Now hounds of love are hunting.
I've always been a coward,
And I don't know what's good for me.

Here I go!
It's coming for me through the trees.
Help me, someone!
Help me, please!

Take my shoes off,
And throw them in the lake,
And I'll be
Two steps on the water.

I found a fox
Caught by dogs.
He let me take him in my hands.

His little heart,
It beats so fast,
And I'm ashamed of running away

From nothing real--
I just can't deal with this,
But I'm still afraid to be there,

Among your hounds of love,
And feel your arms surround me.
I've always been a coward,
And never know what's good for me.

Oh, here I go!
Don't let me go!
Hold me down!
It's coming for me through the trees.
Help me, darling,
Help me, please!

Take my shoes off
And throw them in the lake,
And I'll be
Two steps on the water.

I don't know what's good for me.
I don't know what's good for me.
I need your love love love love love, yeah!
Your love!

Take your shoes off
And throw them in the lake!

Do you know what I really need?
Do you know what I really need?
I need love love love love love, yeah!

L 3 Protest song groups.

Alex N

Issac

James

Grace

Felicia 

Raph 

David 

Elli

Tega

Juan

Oscar

Meryem

Leonie

Ria

Elizabeth

Khadesha

Jody

Alex D

Erika

Porsha

Monique

Tamica

Protest Songs and Groups!

 Monday, 16.11.15 Protest Songs and Groups 

A protest song must address an area of injustice. 

140 A	140 C
David Elli Tega Juan Oscar Meryem	Leonie Elizabeth Khadesha Jody Grace
139	140 B
Alex N Isaac James Grace Felicia Raph	Alex D Erika Porsha Monique Tamica

9/11/15

Monday Song writing 5.10.15

Songwriting! 3 chord trick

1   2   3   4   5   6    7
C  D- E- F   G  A-  B dim 

The anchor points and 3 most important chords of a key are 1 4 5! 

These in the key of C are C F G notice the are all major! 




1   2   3     4    5   6     7
A  B  C# - D  E   F#-  G# dim 

Your task today is to construct two different patterns using only chords 1, 4 ,5  

Other 3 chord tricks can use the relative minor.
The relative minor of C is A- the relative minor of F is D- and the relative minor of G is E minor.
The relative major and minors are pretty much interchangeable but add a different texture. 

Monday 2:00-3:30

Group 1 In 140 b 

Group 2 In 140 c 

Group 3 In 139

Group 4 In 140 a

leading on from the Songwriter session toady in groups our task today is to construct a rhythm led verse pattern using as little amount of chords as possible. 

Then leading to the chorus.

The chorus can use more chords but let the verse  inform the chorus and use a different starting chord from the verse pattern.