This short songwriting exercise can fit any songwriting routine! Watch to learn how YOU can build your metaphor muscles in only 5 minutes a day.
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Metaphors are an incredibly powerful songwriting tool. Mastering these can enable you to take the most common, mundane things we’ve heard over and over, and say them in a way that has never been said before. In this video, we will discuss the importance of metaphors, explore some examples you’ve definitely heard before, and will introduce you to a simple but powerful songwriting exercise. We will even go through exercise together!
Credit for this exercise goes to Andrea Stolpe in her article, “20 Tips to Write 20 Songs in 20 Days”: https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/20-tips-to-write-20-songs-in-20-days-part-one/
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:55 What are metaphors?
1:35 Metaphor examples from famous artists
2:26 Steps of the Creative Collisions songwriting exercise
4:16 Doing the exercise together
6:25 What to do with your metaphors next
7:35 A call to action
Happy Songcrafting!!
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Game changer! ?? Thank you so much.
What a huge tip! I just wrote some of my best words using this. Damn… wish I'd seen this sooner. Thanks man!
I just did this exercise and came up with a keeper of a second verse. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for your video!!!
You are incredible. Thank you so much for creating these videos.
Brilliant advice bro
You should listen to Eminem
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to you, appreciate everything LFG.
Definitely need this Emmell. Thanks a million and I'm subscribing!
This randomly showed up in my recommended even though I've never dabbled in writing anything. Never too late to learn a new skill lol thanks for the advice but most my metaphors make no sense coz i was too focused on using all the words and not on a meaningful sentence. Got nonsense like "Shiny eyes that mutter shameful thoughts. Warm smile that can melt the coldest hearts. We locked eyes on a bustling night. I took a trip and let my heart take flight." lol nonsense.
I am new to writing lyrics. This is going to help so much. You got sub 4 life.
Whoa! I loved this video, this is so underrated, keep up!
Dropping a comment for the algorhythm, keep grinding it man!!!, this is solid advice for anyone struggling with creating some cool meaningful metaphors.
crazy that more people havent seen this!
Thanks so much for this video. I’m definitely saving it
I have no idea why you haven't garnered more views or followers. This was one of the best videos on writing that I have watched
Very nice video and great channel! Looking forward for more
Really informative videoo ?? Keep it upp