Hit songwriter Gary Burr on Melody, and finding the money notes

Send us Fan MailThis episode is literally a master class on songwriting.  Gary talks about his process, how he writes a song like it's a screen play and shows you how he writes a great melody and the notes that matter.Show take aways:·      Start with a title·      Decide what style the song should be in·      Decide where to place the title to determine the song form·      Is it the first line of the song? Does it occur at the end of every verse or at the end of the chorus?·      Try writing the chorus first·      Show don’t tell·      Write the song like it’s a screen play·      Focus on the North Star or the elevator pitch for the main idea·      The verse is the setting, the characters, the where, the who and when·      The Chorus is the why·      Audition your melodies and find the money notes·      The money notes in a major key are the unstable notes in the scale: 2, 4 6 and 7thhttp://middlemanburr.com"The Craft of Songwriting: Music, Meaning and Emotion: https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1638411380&sr=8-2"What's in a Song" co-written with Otto GrossRecorded and performed by Otto Gross: @OttoGrossProduction (instagram)@OttoGrossMusic (Youtube, facebook, TikTok)https://biglink.to/ottogrossmusichttps://www.scarletkeys.comScarlet's website: https://www.scarletkeys.comScarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PP55NU6E9ST6&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1659573139&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1