For many years, professional/top writers (writers in general…and not just songwriters) have been using a powerful and proven technique that separates them from beginners.

And now, I’d like to share this secret technique with you.

If you consistently apply the following 3 steps, you’ll notice a big improvement in your songwriting:

1. Gather as much information about your song idea as possible.

Once you’ve come up with an idea for your song, write down (or type) all related information.

For example:

2. Command your “subconscious mind” to help you with your objective.

With the information you have in front of you, give your subconscious mind a direct command.

For example:
If you’re a lyricist, just before you start reading what’s in front of you, say something like:

(If you’re given a melody to write lyrics to, say the following just before listening to the melody: “Subconscious mind, create powerful lyrics for the melody I’m about to listen to. Work on it 24 hours a day…even as I sleep.”)

If you’re a lyricist/composer, just before you start reading what’s before you, say something like:

(With that last command, you’re basically instructing your subconscious mind to come up with both the lyrics and melody…the “perfect marriage” of both.)

Now, if you happen to be a composer, you could also benefit from this technique.

Just place the finished lyrics in front of you and say something like:

(If you simply want to create a beautiful melody from scratch, just apply Steps 1 to 3. Of course, in Step 1, some of the information mentioned…ex. song’s title or message you are trying to bring across…are not completely necessary. However, as a rule, the more information you have, the better. What’s important is that your subconscious mind has enough information to work with…and it knows exactly what you are trying to accomplish.)

(Note: You’re free to create your own version of the above commands. Also, you can give the commands either aloud or silently in your head.)

It’s even a good idea to apply this step before going to sleep, whenever possible.

3. Let it go. Think or do something else…anything else.
In other words, “trust” your subconscious mind to deliver…by getting out of its way.

This is a crucial step. In fact, this is the key to this technique’s effectiveness. Without honestly applying this step, you will not get the positive results you’re after.

What you do is you simply “allow” your subconscious mind to carry out your instructions… without questioning it… without interfering in any way.

In other words, you take your mind off the song by taking a short break…or even a nap. Or you sleep on it…and work on it the next day (the truth is, some writers take days or weeks off before actually writing). Basically, you want to give your subconscious mind enough time to work on what you’ve instructed it to do. (Many creative people call this the “incubation” phase of the creative process.)

When you do this, you’ll notice that when you sit down to actually start writing, thoughts or ideas come to you more naturally…and in a more organized way. You’ll notice a better flow to your writing overall. (This is because your subconscious mind has done a lot of the work for you…in the background…while you were busy doing other things…or while you were sleeping.)

(If you’re a composer, melodic or musical ideas will naturally come to you…and sometimes it will happen when you least expect it. That’s why it’s a good idea to always have a tape recorder or digital voice recorder handy…so you can sing the melody and record it.)

And what’s the end result of applying the above 3 steps (after all the editing)?

A powerfully moving song.

Author Bio: Ron Balagot is a songwriter/musician/writer. Through articles like this, he hopes to help aspiring songwriters attain their songwriting goals. He can be reached at balagot.ron@gmail.com.

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1. Prepare and rehearse. Know everybody else’s lyrics, so that you can fill in and define parts of the song to get or keep the crowd hyped. Rehearsal is important in order to show that your a professional or on the brink of becoming a pro, you’d got to know where the other person should be onstage.

2. The lead vocalist should almost always take center stage, then move from right to left interacting with the crowd. Always, go center stage when your verse starts this brings the attention to you, especially if you have multiple people on stage.

3. When being the leading vocalist of a song whether it’s a hype song or mellow, use apart of your body to keep the beat or rhythm of the music such as; dancing, moving the mic to the beat, move your hips to the beat, etc…. This shows the crowd your into it, and pulls them into your world.

4. Setting up your song- People want to be able to connect with you as a performer. Talk to them, tell them a short story about yourself that leads up to a song. Either, the story can be funny or serious, as long as it leads into a song that emphasizes the feelings of the story, your audience will be able to connect with you.

5. Have fun- the audience knows when your nervous or having a bad day. Being able to perform in front of people should get you amp’d anyways. But most importantly have fun, show the crowd that your enjoying yourself, and they will enjoy right along with you.

TIPS:

A. Rehearsal is the building block of all performances. It can bring you great ideas and x out the bad ones. Rehearsal is important because it makes your shows tight, meaning like a well taught karate move, you do it without thought or thinking. Rehearsal is the only thing that can make your show cohesive and eliminates the stars from the fakers.

B. Mirrors- If you have the means to do it. Mirrors can be great in fine tuning a act. As in step 1 on this “how to”, in a mirror you can see where everybody is and what there doing when your in the middle of your verse.

C. Back to rehearsals- If you ever get pre-stage jitters rehearsal can fix that. Just when you rehearse imagine yourself and how’d you want to feel in front of a audience, even the nervousness. It will help you cope with.

WARNING

DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT turn your back to the audience unless it’s incorporated in your show plans. If you turn your back it may show that your disinterested in the performance and you may loose touch with your audience.

DO NOT try to get the crowd hype and follow you if the crowd is honestly not feeling you yet. You may totally loose touch and you may be faced with a crowd full of blank stares. Or worse, you may loose your mojo totally and get the infamous booooooooooo…

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