Songwriting vs Composing - 04/14/17 01:28 PM
So I though about the differences about songwriting and compsing and I have come up with a list. Let me know what you all think about it.
Songwriting
[list]
[*]Mostly uses simple chords.
[*]Usually is straightforward with the message of the song. There are exceptions, like Hotlel California, I am the Walrus, Strawberry fields forever, a lot of Beatles tunes, Adele, "Set Fire to the Rain"(how do you set fire to rain? Unless your Elijah from the bible),
Composing
[*]Heavy useage of chord extensions, various chord voices, arpeggios ect.
[*]May sometime have variations on a theme, and wire the listener to interprate the meaning.
[*]Compositions may feature lyrics such as an opera, aria , musicals chiors, pieces for mass, vocal jazz song.
[*]Tend to be more complex and expressive. What I mean by this is that in a typical song, not a composition, it may just one dynamic or have one feeling, soft loud, bouncy, dance feel. I don't mean that if you are a songwriter you are not expressive, I just notice that a lot of songs tend to stick to one feeling or dynamic.
Songwriting
[list]
[*]Mostly uses simple chords.
[*]Usually is straightforward with the message of the song. There are exceptions, like Hotlel California, I am the Walrus, Strawberry fields forever, a lot of Beatles tunes, Adele, "Set Fire to the Rain"(how do you set fire to rain? Unless your Elijah from the bible),
Composing
[*]Heavy useage of chord extensions, various chord voices, arpeggios ect.
[*]May sometime have variations on a theme, and wire the listener to interprate the meaning.
[*]Compositions may feature lyrics such as an opera, aria , musicals chiors, pieces for mass, vocal jazz song.
[*]Tend to be more complex and expressive. What I mean by this is that in a typical song, not a composition, it may just one dynamic or have one feeling, soft loud, bouncy, dance feel. I don't mean that if you are a songwriter you are not expressive, I just notice that a lot of songs tend to stick to one feeling or dynamic.