I took a Coursera on songwriting
earlier in 2014 (link1 to main Coursera site). I spent some time working on a song called Pancakes.
Briefly, the process taught involves starting with a story board with three
boxes. Filling out a rhyme worksheet by identifying some key words
and finding suitable rhymes. The rhymes include perfect rhymes,
family rhymes, consonant rhymes. Then comes the writing of the
lyrics. There are more steps identifying the stressed syllables, and
the accents in the melody line. Maybe 10% of the course is about writing the music.
The boxes for the storyboard:
Box1: mom remembering her childhood, dad makes pancakes
Box1: mom remembering her childhood, dad makes pancakes
Box2: mom remembering her fiance making pancakes
Bridge: teenage daughter comes late at night, in tears
Box3: mom makes pancakes for daughter, reassures the child
Here is the link to the music for Pancakes (link2).
Lyrics follow:
Pancakes
I
remember Sunday mornings
a
kid without a care
scent
of melting butter
sizzling
in the air
Bedtime
stories, pillow fights
tender
kisses, warm goodnights
Daddy's
making pancakes for me
shows
me that he cares
fluffy
golden pancakes for me
my
happy dance on air
Through
my sad times
through
my bad times
dad
was always there
I
remember Sunday mornings
love
is every where
scent
of melted candles
our
passion heats the air
Syrup
dripping, sheets are rippling,
two
hearts beat as one
My fiancee makes pancakes for me
shows me that he cares
lovely, lumpy pancakes for me
I love him without fear
Through my sad times
through my bad times
he was always there
Bridge:
I can tell you that you've been crying
You're not very good at lying
Tell me what is going on
tell me what went wrong
I can listen, hold my tongue
I remember being young
It is almost Sunday morning
pancakes are almost here
Mommy's making pancakes for you
to show you that she cares
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