21.03 Songwriting Exercises 🏋️
Word exercises
- Collect words
- Word ladder
- Sing nonsense syllables to a melody
- Scan a book for interesting words
- Write new lyrics to an existing melody
- Cut up and rearrange lyrics
- Have a conversation
- Play with rhymes
- Imitation is an exercise in finding one’s voice
- Write from a different perspective
- Free write to stoke creativity
- Turn prose into verse
- Let your mind wander
Music exercises
- Collect sounds
- Make a musical track first
- Play a one-note melody
- Learn others’ songs
- Set a timer
- Spice up a simple chord progression
- Record an improvisation
- Try a different instrument or tuning
- Remix others’ ideas
- Start with a chord machine
- Use a random number generator
General exercises
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