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
performer.
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example,
about songs. When they have an
“ Little Things”, the song by the British boy band“ One Direction”, was not written by them, but BRIT

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.