Hit songwriter Gary Burr on Melody, and finding the money notes

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This episode is literally a master class on songwriting.  Gary talks about his process, how he writes a song like it's a screen play and shows you how he writes a great melody and the notes that matter.

Show take aways:

·      Start with a title

·      Decide what style the song should be in

·      Decide where to place the title to determine the song form

·      Is it the first line of the song? Does it occur at the end of every verse or at the end of the chorus?

·      Try writing the chorus first

·      Show don’t tell

·      Write the song like it’s a screen play

·      Focus on the North Star or the elevator pitch for the main idea

·      The verse is the setting, the characters, the where, the who and when

·      The Chorus is the why

·      Audition your melodies and find the money notes

·      The money notes in a major key are the unstable notes in the scale: 2, 4 6 and 7th

http://middlemanburr.com

"The Craft of Songwriting: Music, Meaning and Emotion: https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1638411380&sr=8-2

"What's in a Song" co-written with Otto Gross

Recorded and performed by Otto Gross: 

@OttoGrossProduction (instagram)
@OttoGrossMusic (Youtube, facebook, TikTok)

https://biglink.to/ottogrossmusic

https://www.scarletkeys.com

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To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:

https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PP55NU6E9ST6&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1659573139&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1