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Genre Research
Research the genre / style of music you will be working in.
Analyse key songs, albums, artists, composers, historical development and context.
What techniques / approaches have you found?
What are the typical musical characteristics / songwriting techniques?
What are the typical music production techniques?
How and what do you plan to use in your work?
How does the genre / style link with social / political context?
Where has this genre / style developed from?
Where is this genre / style going in the future?
What could YOU do to move the genre forward and do something creative and innovative? Can you find examples of musicians who have moved genres forward with innovation, how did they do it?
Remember to include lots of links to articles, journals, books, YouTube performances / recordings / analyses etc. throughout your research.
Sources to get you started.
Youtube Channels such as: Adam Neely, Dom Sigalas, Music Theory for
Guitar (but relevant for anyone), Junkie XL Film Composer.
Fly Paper – Pop music analysis.
Hook Theory – Fantastic analysis of chords used in pop music – a MUST READ!
Top 40 Theory - Brilliant analysis of current pop music.
Include CASE STUDIES of Bands / Artists who have directly influenced your Songwriting Process; including LYRIC writing techniques; chord progressions; stylistic genre elements etc..
SONG ANALYSIS
A great way to undertake genre research is to choose relevant examples of songs that showcase musical genres / styles you are influenced by.
A good example of how to approach song analysis is RICK BEATO's SERIES "WHAT MAKES THIS SONG GREAT?"
LINK to RICK BEATO RESOURCES Rick Beato - YouTube
In addition to the song analysis template below, which covers key musical elements, consider LYRIC ANALYSIS
What is the inspiration for the lyrics?
Which lyric writing techniques do you recognise?
Which ideas do you particularly like, and why?
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