9 Great Ways To Start A Song (incl. 2 CRAZY ones) – Holistic Songwriting

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzFMkuR1y54

Summary

### Summary

Discover nine great ways to start a song, including starting with melodic lines or hooks, reversing existing songs, and using the Ultimate Songwriting Toolkit for song titles. Other methods include focusing on groove, starting on paper, story-based songwriting, and combining unrelated words. Additionally, consider emotions and chords, arrangement structure, rolling dice, and writing about luck/gambling to create unique songs.

Highlights

1. 🎶 Start with melodic lines or hooks
2. 🔄 Reverse existing songs for inspiration
3. 📝 Use the Ultimate Songwriting Toolkit for song titles
4. 🥁 Begin with a groove, such as drums or bassline
5. ✍️ Start on paper for strong theoretical knowledge
6. 📚 Know your melody before starting with an instrument
7. 🎭 Story-based songwriting: create a story using unrelated words
8. 🎭 Combine unrelated words to inspire interesting images and stories
9. 💛 Consider emotions conveyed by chord choices
10. 📜 Plan the structure of the song before starting

Key Takeaways

1. 🎹 Experiment with different techniques for starting a song
2. 🤖 Be open to using dice to choose chords for unique songwriting
3. 🚀 Use dice-chosen chords to create songs about luck or gambling