Writing Song by Ralphs List

Writing song by Ralph Murphy's list for song composers will help your songwritings because his song techniques help. Here is how to use his checklist for the composer and songwriter and plan your song.

It can help you learn how to write rock music or any other kind of music. When you write a song go through this list and apply each item to your song.

It will target your song to the audience in radio. Radio drives which songs are going to be hits. Its a sad fact, but its true so use it to your advantage.

• What tempo should your song be?
• Do you want to use humor, irony, satire and have it heartfelt?
• What timing should you write in, 4/4, 3/4, 6/8 etc?
• How contemporary should your song sound? Do some research!
• How engaging is your song's story and how conversational will it be?
• Will you tell your story from 1st person or 2nd person?
• What song form will your song be in? (Verse-Chorus etc.)
• What's your melody structure, is it linear, will the chorus soar?
• How long of an intro do you want? (10 - 15 seconds is best)

The message in this is, plan your song in advance! Play with all these variables to see what of an impact they have when you write a song.

There are different points of view on this what makes a hit verses a great song. For example Wayne Chase in How Music Really Works has done extensive research into what makes a great song.

Not just a hit song, but what do the songs that have stood the test of time have in common. Wayne's results are slightly different than Ralph's results. He's looking at what makes a great song rather than just a commercial hit song.

Check out Wayne Chase's material. Wayne believes there is a clear difference between some hit songs and great songs. He spells it out in his book.

You can also write songs with women in mind. and invite your listeners into your world of writing song.