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It’s easy to see the imagery that songwriters use in the lyrics of country music, but in other types of music, it’s a little bit more difficult to pin down. In this free songwriting tutorial, songwriter and Berklee Online course author Andrea Stolpe covers 9 ways to use effective imagery in your song lyrics, no matter what genre of song you’re writing. Working from the age old “show, don’t tell” school of songwriting, and encouraging innovative experiments that range from sensory writing to changing the lyrical perspective of your song, Andrea uncovers a number of effective ways to keep your listeners engaged in your lyrics. She also offers tips on how to get past the hurdle of the second verse, and how to write through a lens.
00:00 How to Create a Stronger Song with Imagery
4:54 Verses Carry the Story / The Chorus Carries the Main Message
8:25 How to Create Imagery for Songs
15:23 Weight and Pace
18:47 How to Use Imagery to Write a Verse
23:55 How to Use Toggling and Imagery
28:08 Writing through a Lens
31:02 Writing the Second Verse
33:35 Polishing Techniques for Lyrics
About Andrea Stolpe:
Andrea Stolpe is a multiplatinum songwriter, performing artist, and educator. Her songs have been recorded by Faith Hill, Julianne Hough, Jimmy Wayne, and more. She has worked as a staff writer for EMI, Almo-Irving, and Universal Music Publishing. Her books, Popular Songwriting: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling and Beginning Songwriting: Writing Your Own Lyrics, Melodies, and Chords detail a unique process for uniting your artistic voice with the commercial market. Andrea has taught melody, harmony, and lyric writing courses for Berklee Online for more than a decade. She authored the Berklee Online course Commercial Songwriting Techniques, which she teaches. She also teaches Lyric Writing: Writing from the Title, and Lyric Writing: Writing Lyrics to Music for Berklee Online.
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Dear Andrea, thanks for the amazing lesson! <3
Very beautifully explained : )
Thank you! Really helpful, many tips and techniques, The best i ever listened to! ? ??
penny lane (song) comes to mind…after writing songs since 1975 i can tell you we evolve with our songs,and learn its like being a shrink or doctor,we have to find deeper answers on subjects..later i found its best if we are moved by some event or statment it sets us off,trying to pin it down again,,the answers to the universe,,and see that life is a personal evolution in the deepest mystery
Brilliant video! So much to think about and try next time I'm writing a song.
You are awesome
Beautiful, thank you ? ??
This is probably a crappy thing to say, but she is so attractive that I’m constantly distracted from what she’s saying. It helps me to put the headphones on and just put the phone down so I can just listen without watching.
This and the other video I watched were excellent. She is super concise and it's structured so well! Amazing teaching.
Thank You!
I was wandering youtube for inspiration on a song I am writing… ABOUT A TRUCK!!! Holy cow, this lady really IS helpful!
You're in the top 5 teachers for song writing.
I listen to your videos again and again.
The verses are the nails, the chorus is the hammer that drives them.
So much valuable information! Much appreciated! Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Some great songwriting tips there, But I think you should support them by giving examples of well known songs..For instance, writing about a specific moment could be exemplified by a song called This Magic Moment by The Drifters. I find that it also helps if you can feel that you're writing for a certain person, most likely a lover, or a certain group of people, rather than just yourself. The truck song idea, now that has country written all over it. Pickup trucks especially, have been included in many country songs. but can still be a source of song inspiration. To an old car enthusiast song writer such as myself, that also leads to car songs, which I've also written.
I believed in your ideas.
Like even take Darude Sandstorm for example…
Thank you , Andrea, very much for this great teaching and for what I have learned from your book. After learning from you I have written a song which I consider my best yet and that makes me very happy. Song writing is in the realm of what most people would consider magic. Certainly a great song IS magic.
Who downvoted this? So much great info here.
Thank You Andrea for these videos. I always go back to them. They are so helpful! -Thanks for what you do!
I love you Andrea
Your voice is so relaxing. Thank you for the advice!
I'm eternally grateful, thank you so much Andrea your the best.i wish you all the best, take care.
An incredible amount of valuable information. I guess i need to watch that a couple of times. Thank you.
great video. I need to pool funds and join some of these classes in the future. their videos are always the best foor real content
Bravo my dear lady.
Great job
She's the songwriting GURU!
Excellent!