Songwriting Craft
Rhyme, imagery, prosody, the words and how they ride.
The craft of words and how they sit in music, rhyme types, imagery, prosody (the alignment of lyric stress with melodic emphasis), hook construction, and how a small idea can be developed across a section.
5
concepts
2
schools
26
drills
1
cross-discipline
Concepts in this cluster
Rhyme Craft
Choosing rhyme types (perfect / family / assonance) deliberately for effect.
4 drills
Imagery
Concrete sensory detail rather than abstract emotion labels.
6 drills
Prosody
×2 schoolsAlignment of lyric stress with melodic and rhythmic emphasis.
8 drills
Hook Craft
Designing melodic, rhythmic, lyrical, and sonic hooks that stick.
5 drills
Motif Development
Taking a small musical idea and varying it across a section.
3 drills
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