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Lot Long
by Gary E. Andrews - 11/10/26 11:20 AM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 204
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Hi All THE PROBLEMI am a singer/songwriter - aren't we all! Here's my problem. On the Lyrics Forums most of us (in fact all of us as far as I can gather) - just post our lyrics (words) arranged in verses, chorus and lifts etc. Alot of the time very generous and skilled members will suggest 'meter' changes to correct what they percieve to be weakness in the 'meter'. The problem is their suggestions make no sense in the context of the 'internal rhythm' of the melody! It's not there fault of course, because when presented with a 'words only lyric' it is natural for them to look at the 'internal meter' of the words as you would do a poem! But song lyrics aren't poems! They are words which, when sung over the melody, must rhyme in some way and obviously match the meter of the music. So the meter of the melody or accompaniment is the critical element missing in 'Word only Lyrics'! THE QUESTIONOther than Staff Notation itself, can anyone suggest a Simple System which would allow us to communicate the 'meter' of the melody when postings song lyrics without being linked a MP3 recording? The simpler the better. The first thing a sound engineer does when presented with recording any of our songs is to create a 'click track' which captures the 'internal meter' of the song. So a simple way of communicating the 'click track' in written form that we could all understand would be ideal I think! If so that would be great. I think the adoption of such a convention on the Lyric Forums would clear up so much confusion and frustration - when posting and responding to other posters work! Any and all suggestions and questions welcome Rock On  ColmT
Last edited by ColmT; 11/13/10 10:48 AM.
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