Songwriting Quiz

In the context of lyric writing, what is Stimuli?

• what you’re writing about or what inspires you to write

• the purpose of your lyrics

• the metering, flow and construction of lyrics

• the structured overview of your lyrics and song

Newspaper headlines or stories, overheard conversations, situations, personal experience, diaries, TV, films, books and poetry are all ______________.

• rhythmic structures of lyrics

• sources of stimuli

• different kinds of lyrics

• types of structure and form

Why might you write a song?

• As a parody of something else

• To inspire someone

• To protest against something

• All of the above

________ is the process of either highlighting points of lyrical interest or marking words and syllables that are to be stressed in your writing

• Scanning/Scansion

• Phrasing

• Flow

• Metering

___________ is a sequence of words, intended to have meaning – this is true for both lyrical _________ and musical __________

• Scanning/Scansion

• Repetition

• Phrasing

• Flow

___________ is when lyrics or phrases are repeated in order to create patterns and/or memorable hooks

• Scanning/Scansion

• Phrasing

• Metering

• Repetition

____________ ensures that lyrics relate to one another and that there is a sense of rhythmic cohesion

• Phrasing

• Metering

• Flow

• Repetition

__________ refers to regular patterns and accents such as bars and beats. This ensures that lyrics and phrases are mapped out effectively, both musically and rhythmically

• Flow

• Phrasing

• Scanning/Scansion

• Metering

What introduces the song by establishing melodic, harmonic and rhythmic material?

• Bridge/Middle 8

• Instrumental Break

• Outro

• Intro

What often consists of rhyming lyrics that can be informative, narrative and provide plenty of context and can be repeated with different lyrical content?

• Verse

• Prechorus

• Chorus

• Bridge/Middle 8