Maybe your music can become the new norm. If you like what you end up creating, by embracing your unique way of arranging your music, then don't let anyone tell you what you composed is wrong or too deviant from the "norm". Don't kill it by trying to follow what someone else "thinks" you "should" do. You might be just beginning to discover the musical genius that has been locked up in your brain since your were very young. Make no attempt to squelch this ability by trying to fit in box or conform to certain ideas, concepts or principles. You can certainly read about theory, and why you should or should not do this or that or stick to a certain formula or learn the so called "rules" before you try to break them.īut I believe you should embrace your ability to create music outside the norm. Maybe your ideas can become revolutionary. Many great composers were more appreciated long after they were gone than when they were still living - so even if you are composing music that nobody other than you seems to like today (perhaps they have not been conditioned to like it yet), who's to say that 100 years from now, you will be known as the father of modern music. Not a reflection of how well you can follow the "rules and formulas". The songs you write because YOU want to write them, should be a reflection of who you are and what is in your heart and soul. For this - there is no reason to follow any particular prescribed formula, just because it has proven successful in terms of the number of popular songs based upon that formula. See this explanation for example Why are 4 chord songs so popularīut one of the best reasons to write music, is for your own enjoyment and to share with your friends and family. Another reason is that there may actually be a reason that certain chord progressions work. That is one reason we keep hearing the same chord progressions in the same type music, song after song. There is a chance that the target audience is buying a certain formula, because it is being force fed to them by the media outlets that have the deep pockets to get the "airtime". Again, write the music that makes sense to you, and if the opportunity arises to utilize a cool chord, use it!Ĭommercial songwriters who are writing for a particular target market, tend to use a trusted formula to produce songs that are very similar to what their target audience is buying. Do not force your tunes to be different or contain cool chords. This isn't saying that your first songs will be or should be simple, for you to improve your skills, but I do strongly believe that if you actively search out 'unique' things to do with your music, the songs will probably sound awkward, especially if you're a novice songwriter. Songwriting is a skill that can be learned and improved upon, like all other skills.
Good songwriting takes a lot of practice.
Come up with progressions without actively thinking that you must do something unique to set it apart. If you're songwriting, do not actively think about trying to do something different and unique. I do however, think that a good handful of songwriters think that their compositions must be complex in order to be good, which I think is quite far from the truth. This is an excellent question, I do not think it is a 'common' mistake for songwriters.
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