Sei sulla pagina 1di 1

SONG WRITING PROJECT WEEK 1: POP SONG BASICS WITH THE HIT SONG ARCHITECT.

Watch Hit Song Architect Friedemann Findeisen’s five-minute video to answer the questions below.
YouTube Video: “DO THIS WITH EVERY SONG YOU WRITE”
1. According the Hit Song Architect, what is the classic structure of a pop song? (0:28)
Fill in the boxes below:

2. Using this structure, there are only three sections that you will need to write. (1:02)
What are they?
i)
ii)
iii)

3. In the average pop song, how long should each of these sections be? (1:12)

SECTION
No of BARS

4. What is the “overall message” that Friedemann has for aspiring songwriters? (1:58)
Complete the sentence below:

“Make your and your .“

5. What are his words of advice on the simplest and best way to achieve this? (2:17 – 2:48)

6. Friedemann then goes on to discuss his 3 basic parameters of writing a pop song. (2:50 – 3:20)
Fill in the table below to demonstrate your understanding of these parameters.

¯Brief explanation of how to best use these in your song¯

Parameter 1®

Parameter 2 ®

Parameter 3 ®

7. For the beginner, a) what is the best instrumental line-up to write for, and b) why? (3:22 – 3:42)

8. Regarding when in your song to introduce your instruments, what is the reason given for needing to plan carefully
“when to add what”? (4.00 – 4.16)

9. For a standard pop song, Friedemann gives a rough guide to what each instrument should be doing, and when.
Fill in the missing cells in the table below according to this guide. (4:17 – 4:58)
INTRO VERSE 1 CHORUS 1 VERSE 2 CHORUS 2 BRIDGE CHORUS 3
LEAD Hits high Like Chorus
Vocals start
VOCAL notes 1
Like Chorus
KEYS Riff/Hook Like Verse 1
1
Like Chorus Follow new
BASS 8th Notes
1 harmony
Like Chorus
DRUMS Hi -hat Ride Cymbal
1

Potrebbero piacerti anche