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Foundations: write and finish a song · Lesson 2 of 7
Song structure that holds attention
18 minFoundationalFree
A song that isn't working is more often badly ordered than badly written. Structure is the cheapest fix available to you: same parts, different arrangement, completely different result. This lesson is about deciding what each section is for, then making sure the opening earns the next thirty seconds.
What you’ll be able to do
- Lay out a song in sections with a reason for each one
- Get to the point fast enough that listeners stay
- Fix a section that drags without rewriting the song
- Understand what skip behaviour tells you and what it doesn't
Inside this lesson
- 1Watch first: the map of a song
- 2Give every section a job
- 3The first thirty seconds
- 4When a section drags
In the app
Take this lesson in the LUCY app
Open it in LUCY and the lesson rewrites itself around the music you make, reads itself aloud while you work, and answers questions about your own releases. Free with your account.
- Rewritten around your genre and where you're at
- A coach that can see the releases in your account
- Narrated — put it on while you work
- A badge for the track when you finish it
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