Digital Magazine Class 32 Volume 1 May 2013 | Page 19

A song-writer is a key person in the musical arts . He may not always be the performer , but without this certain group of people , there would be no music in our world today . A songwriter doesn ’ t necessarily write the lyrics , or the whole song , but if they contributed in the creation of the instrumentals and / or the lyrics , that makes them a songwriter . Many artists have been influenced by artists from the 20th , and 21st

centuries , such as Michael Jackson , Elvis as well as developing artists ,

I n many cases , the performer writes their own songs . Sometimes , the performer has someone else writing them , sometimes another

E ach form of song-writer requires creativity . If you lack that , then you will probably not do well . A lot of lyricist ’ s think all day
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T here are many different types of song-writer .

Sometimes , people struggle to write full songs alone , and focus on a certain part . A “ lyricist ” will focus on writing the
idea , they must write it down to try to remember it , and maybe use it in the future . Composers think about different instruments , and how they can harmonise in different genres . Songwriters in general think about both all the time , and sometimes prefer to start with lyr-
lyrics to a song , meanwhile a “ composer ” would write the instrumentals . A songwriter would be someone who writes the full song themselves . These people do not have to be on-stage performers . On the other hand , you do get “ singer-composers ”, “ singerlyricists ” and “ singer-songwriters ”. These groups of people do the jobs

T hey will also need to have a good grasp of music , be it singing , or instruments . Each form

needs this , to create a good song . A good quality to have in songwriters is patience . Sometimes , they won ’ t be able to think of something for a while , but they keep at it . They are determined to finish writing the song .