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

Send us Fan Mail This 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 7th http://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 Gross Recorded and performed by Otto Gross: @OttoGrossProduction (instagram) @OttoGrossMusic (Youtube, facebook, TikTok) https://biglink.to/ottogrossmusic https://www.scarletkeys.com Scarlet's website: https://www.scarletkeys.com Scarlet'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