How to Write A Song

Writing Lyrics to a Broadway Musical Song

Step 1

Concentrate on an emotion or action your character is feeling or doing at the time the song should come in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CplUo9UXT6Y&feature=fvst

Step 2

Create a Hook

This is a line in the lyrics that holds the summary of the message you want to relay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOnuGJsEV_8

The Chorus

The chorus of the song contains the hook

The chorus should drive home the point you are trying to make

Each time we hear it, it should seem new to the listener

The chorus links together the verses

Step 3

Use the lyrics in your song to tell a story

The lyrics should replace words spoken at a pivotal point in the song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubBN38hL9KY&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL76D71461054520DD

Step 4

Use poetic devices such as rhyme scheme to aid in your composition of the lyrics

Use Figurative language Similes, metaphores, alliteration,

personification, symbolism, et al.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HdwdptrmQQ

Step 5

Verses – to keep consistency, write your verses in the same number of lines

2, 4, and 8 are the common line amounts for song lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdZTLR4pvBY