To create a song, you can first create a melody and then fill in the lyrics, or you can compose music for the written lyrics. Most of us are used to the latter. Therefore, if you want to write a song, you must first contact What you have heard is the lyrics, so you need to have an understanding of the lyrics that are about to be re-created. 1. What are lyrics? Simply put, they are the words in songs, which were developed from five-character poems, seven-character poems and folk songs. They were formed in the Tang Dynasty and became popular in the Song Dynasty. It is a lyric poetry style and a Yuefu poem that can be sung to the tune. Its strict rhythm and various formal characteristics are all determined by the requirements of music rhythm and phrase length. Ci is different from poetry. It requires "the tone has definite sentences, the sentences have definite characters, and the words have definite tones." The rhyme position of each word tone has its own certain format. Poetry basically rhymes with even sentences, and the rhyme of the words is It is determined by the curvature, that is, the musical pause. The musical rhythm of each word is different, and the rhyme position is also different in terms of sentence length. Although poems have long and short sentences, five-character and seven-character sentences are used as the basic sentence structure, while lyrics use a large number of long and short sentences, in order to better fit the music. the curvature. Furthermore, when composing lyrics, you need to carefully examine the pronunciation and use of words, and match the tone of the words to the tone of the score, so as to achieve harmony and pleasant listening. 2. Analysis of lyrics 1. When you read a lyric, are you interested in it and whether you are attracted to it? Its content plays a decisive role in moving people. Therefore, we must first analyze its content to see what story it tells, what event it reflects, what philosophy it illustrates, what kind of spirit it advocates, and whether it is healthy and upward. etc. 2. Look at what kind of emotion it is. Broadly speaking, it can be divided into four aspects: joy, anger, sadness, and joy. But if it is more detailed, is it more lyrical? Or more passionate? Be sure to grasp the basic emotion of the word. 3. From the perspective of characters, there are workers, peasants, soldiers, students, and businessmen from various industries, men, women, old and young. Pay attention to highlighting their respective characteristics. 4. From the perspective of form, one is to look at its overall structure to determine its form; the other is to look at its format and analyze its long and short sentences to handle the phrases well and use creativity. 5. From the perspective of style, generally speaking, songs are required to have both a sense of the times and national characteristics, but when it comes to specific words, they need to be analyzed more carefully. When designing music, it is necessary to consider that it is better to have a stronger national style. It's better to be lighter; which place's flavor should be highlighted? At the same time, pay attention to adopting a musical style that is consistent with the style of the words. 6. You must consider who the song is written for. If you focus on the singer's singing, you must pay attention to the use of vocal skills. If it is written for everyone to sing, the difficulty should not be too high, it should be easy to catchy, and pay attention to the song. adaptability. 7. There are three singing styles in society today, namely: ethnic, bel canto, and popular. It depends on which singing style the lyrics are suitable for, so as to highlight the characteristics of a certain singing style in music writing. 8. Pay special attention to the quality of the lyrics. Otherwise, it would be a pity if the song is rejected because of problems with the lyrics. 9. According to the needs of the music, the words should be cut and modified as necessary. Next, I will talk to you about several steps in composing songs and several common mistakes that occur when composing. I also hope that music lovers can brainstorm and publish their unique insights and problems encountered in their studies for everyone to discuss, learn and refer to. When a composer creates music, after deliberation and conception, and after initially clarifying the goal to be achieved, the writing order is generally: first write the music theme and start well; then develop it; and finally complete the musical image through reasonable musical form. These three steps are often closely linked. 1. The Creation and Development of Musical Theme Musical theme is the most important musical idea of ??a piece of music, and is often written by the composer in a passionate mental state. It has distinct personality characteristics, strong expressive power, and relatively complete meaning. The music theme is often the beginning of the music, and occasionally it appears after the introduction, because it is the basis for forming the musical image of the whole song and is very important. Therefore, when creating a musical work, you should first focus on this.

The composition of the theme, judging from the number of phrases, often consists of two phrases, and sometimes it consists of three, four or more phrases. It often ends on the tonic note of the key (or the third or fifth note). ) That is, it ends on the main chord, the major keys are 1, 3, 5, and the minor keys are 6, 1, 3, giving a sense of ending and paragraph. The core of the theme is a part of the theme, usually at the beginning, usually one or two bars, sometimes a phrase, and the entire theme is often extended from this core. In addition to the tonality, beat, and speed of the theme, the theme rhythm, theme tone, theme accompaniment background, theme timbre, and sound area are important factors in forming the personality of the theme. After the composer gets a lyric, he usually needs to read it aloud several times. At this time, he should not stick to the rhythm of reciting the lyrics, nor should he stick to the description of a certain phrase in the lyrics. Instead, he should focus on how to portray the overall musical image of the entire song. Express your inner feelings most affectionately to the artistic conception provided by the lyrics. Many famous Chinese and foreign composers have created a large amount of music in their lifetime. Just looking at a certain composer, such as Xian Xinghai, etc., the music themes they created are not exactly the same, first of all, the theme rhythm. They always have different styles. Features, extremely colorful. This is very worthy of attention. Theme rhythm plays an important role in the creation of the entire work. To break through the generalization of creation, we should first work more on this aspect. To this end, firstly, one must have deep thoughts and rich feelings; secondly, one must learn from famous Chinese and foreign songs, integrate them, and have the courage to create; when entering into creation, one must first be good at combining a few bars with his own turbulent emotional waves. The music depicts a distinct and moving "relief" - it doesn't have to be complicated, but it must have personality, and then make it organically run through the whole song. The themes written by some composers are often smooth, but lack characteristics. In terms of tone, one of the reasons is that there is no properly compressed progression, and therefore there is no individual jump (the so-called progression refers to the progression in steps). The natural order of scales and modes, ascending or descending step by step, such as 1-2-3. Jumps generally refer to progressions separated by more than four degrees, such as 1-5; 2-6, etc.) or there may be interesting jumps. It created a more beautiful musical collection, but failed to seize it as an opportunity for the development of musical ideas, causing the entire tone to lie flat like a running account. Beginner composers usually start with lyrical songs. Although just one lyrical quality can vary greatly, and it is not easy to write it well, you should still realize that there are other types of music - through various types of musical themes, It’s up to you to understand, learn and practice. 2. Basic steps of composing: 1. After selecting the lyrics, read them aloud repeatedly and try your best to explore its connotation and inner rhythm and melody line. 2. After selecting a lyric, you must brew up your emotions and associate the content of the lyrics with your own experience and certain life experiences. Although this is not mechanical, life is indispensable for a songwriter. If you want to write a song A children's song would be unimaginable if the author didn't have a childlike heart. Of course, this is a creative process that sublimates real-life experience into artistic images. Otherwise, even if the work is written, it will not be touching. 3. Capture the music theme ①. Each author has his own creative habits for this. Some can write it in a short time, and some can catch the spark of inspiration in time and develop it into a complete song. 4. Make a sketch. Whenever you grasp a motive, it is best to draw out the melody line in one breath, just like a painter sketching a sketch, and roughly draw an outline, although the melody drawn in this way may be rough, loose, unorganized, and irregular. Regular or improvised, it doesn’t matter. As long as the framework is set up, the important first step has been completed, and this is often the author’s most impulsive, sincere and direct emotional outburst, a note flowing from the bottom of his heart. . 5. After writing a draft, you must hum, deliberate, and revise it repeatedly. Then sing in time to determine the accuracy of the note duration and the beat of the music. You also need to try it on the instrument several times to make sure the pitch is accurate. If you are not sure at once, just play it for a while and wait until your mind calms down before trying again. Take it out for review and revision, but don't finalize it easily, and don't take it out easily to avoid regrets.

3. Problems that are common among beginners in composing: 1. The music language is not new and lacks new ideas. It always seems to be "seen before". 2. Deliberately abuse some techniques and apply them mechanically. 3. The melody written is too square and too contrasting, resulting in the composition being rigid, dull and lacking in artistic appeal. 4. There is no awareness of the musical range, and the pitch becomes higher and higher as it is written, without any boundaries. 5. The lyrics and music are not well combined, and the four tones of the words and the curvaceous beauty of the lyrics themselves are not paid attention to. The emphasis is improperly arranged, and there is a serious phenomenon of "inverted characters". 6. Unable to grasp the music style and write popular songs into serious carols. Or the style is inconsistent, disjointed, and doesn’t feel like a song. 7. The music image is not clear, and the children's songs are written as love songs. 8. One word is paired with one sound, which is too close; or multiple consecutive sounds are paired with one word, which is too loose, making it difficult to distinguish the sentences, unable to express emotions, and leaving no room for the singer to breathe, etc. 9. The theme is not clear and the personality is not outstanding. That is, there may be a theme, but it is not developed, or the rhythm of each phrase is the same, monotonous, or the phrases are not connected and chaotic. 10. Overly rigid to the original words, not knowing how to repeat certain words, and not using techniques such as interpolation and drawl to promote the development of the melody. 11. The notation is inaccurate. The auditory note is in 3/4 time, but the recorded music is in 2/4 or 4/4 time. 12. Irregular copying of music scores, such as: no parentheses for transitions, lack of markings such as connection, speed, expression, key, dynamics, etc., copying a section in separate lines, etc. Qin Xixuan, the famous Chinese composer, once said: It is unimaginable to write good works without passion, and it is also unimaginable to write good works without skills. Creation - learning - re-creation, this endless cycle is the only way to continuous progress.