Using Sheet Music in your Songwriting Process
It may look highly unusual but if you are serious into songwriting you must face the challenge of reading and writing with sheet music. Creativity seems to be the most important aspect in the songwriting process. And with this creativity paired with extensive knowledge of sheet music makes you even a powerful songwriter. Why?
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It is because sheet music makes your songs even easy to remember and to use. Think what happens if someone likes to use your song for some artist or even in a film music score, they will be most likely looking for a sheet music. Thus, it offers several advantage if you can write with sheet music.
I remember one songwriter who is both creative and learns how to read/write with sheet music. He writes and sings Christian songs, believe it or not, he knows every single note of his completed masterpiece. I mean, the vocals, the violin, guitar, bass, etc. Then he launches a very big concert for a cause project. It was a huge financial success, a lot of performers and musicians came to sing his works and attended by thousands of eager concert viewers. I have seen them during practice and rehearsals, they are using sheet music done by him. It makes the practice and rehearsals very easy, and I think it would be very hard to render those pieces in live performance without the sheet music.
So how to start writing and reading sheet music effectively? There is no quick way except to start reading and writing it the very slow and very basic way. I recommend you to read my free music lessons. Start with those pages in this website navigation menu where you can find important pieces of information that will help you learn to write and read sheet music:
Music Theory Scales
Sharp # major scale
Sharp # minor scale
Flat major scale
Flat minor scale
It is highly advantageous to learn the basic first, start with playing with instruments such as piano or guitar. You do not really need an expensive music lessons in these instruments except if you plan to become a virtuoso in guitar or piano.
Today a lot of computer tools emerge as a result of technological advancements in music. The friend I mentioned above who can write and read sheet music uses some piece of software like Finale to generate the sheet music. Again, as a suggestion, better learn the basic first before purchasing these pieces of software. In the internet, you can find a lot of useful information to find free sheet music, lessons and articles for several instruments/genres. One of the excellent free sheet music site I found is: http://www.freesheetmusic.net.
Once you are confident when reading and practicing sheet music from your favorite and popular piece. You can start doing your own. This is where I recommend to use a sheet music software for faster editing , high quality printed output, automatic audio output (from your ongoing written piece) and overall flexibility. This eliminates paper work and the hassles of editing and saves time in the entire songwriting or music production process.
One of the greatest advantage I have seen with modern sheet music software is that it gives you the ability to write and add background instrumental arrangements. So it is not only vocals which your song will be primarily focused on. But you can write vocal tracks, guitar tracks , bass, drums all in one. The resulting piece is a fully produced track ready for other applications.
Also speaking about song and recording copyright applications, if you use sheet music software like Finale, you can easily print music sheets at the same time export a completed mp3 tracks. This makes copyright application very easy since it requires music sheets (highly recommended for song copyright application, since it contains both the melodies and lyrics) and mp3 tracks (which you can get also from sheet music software).
Currently this piece of software is a bit affordable, you can buy one for $50 dollars. You can read some information here: http://www.finalemusic.com/songwriter/
Constant correct practice is essential, if you are armed with the basics and you have a songwriting schedule. Since sheet music software provides you more flexibility that any other tools, it will utilize your creativity to the fullest which you can have more chances of writing hits. Using sheet music makes you even a more effective and productive songwriter.
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