Think about what makes a good Christmas Song
What option are you going for?
What is your Christmas song going to be about?
What is the central message of your song? (this should be
the chorus lyrics)
What instruments are you going to use?
Your need:
A drum beat
Some chords
A bassline
An intro/Verse/Chorus structure
Below is some chord diagrams, look at the instructions about how to use them
How is rhyme used?
What makes good Christmas lyrics?
How are you going to structure your Christmas lyrics? How many lines in the verse, how many lines in the chorus?
Task: Start to create your Christmas lyrics, start by writing
your chorus lyrics. Be prepared to share!
Verse 1 4-8 lines that have some rhyming at the end of the lines (2,4,6,8)
Chorus 4- 8 lines of lyrics that rely heavily on rhyming in pairs of lines
Verse 2 4-8 lines that have some rhyming at the end of the lines (2,4,6,8)
Chorus 4- 8 lines of lyrics that rely heavily on rhyming in pairs of lines