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Danny Sanchez on Songwriting
"As a songwriter or just as an artist, it's imperative that you have an opinion about your work. This may go without saying !but! it is just as, if not more, important to have an opinion about other people's work..."

      As a songwriter or just as an artist, it's imperative that you have an opinion about your work. This may go without saying !but! it is just as, if not more, important to have an opinion about other people's work.
      Through critique and discussion about other people's work, certain views on musical or poetic tools are made more clear. What this means, simply, is that the more you talk about what you like and dislike about other people's work, the more you understand what you want from your music.
      In the following list you will see the question "Does it work?". Does the song benefit from a specific choice or not? Whether you decide that choice is wrong or right for you, the question remains, was it right for that person's work? Ultimately, did the song suffer or was the choice appropriate?
      Keep in mind that this list is just a springboard. There are an infinite number of questions that we can ask and everyone will have their own answers. Answers will always vary- the questions, however, remain the same.

Conveying Your Idea / General Song Questions

1. Was there a general topic made clear?
        ie: "lettuce"
2. Was a specific opinion/emotion about that topic made clear?
        ie: "lettuce is bad"
3. Was ther a stance taken on that opinion/emotion?
        ie: "lettuce is bad and that's ok with me"
4. If "no" to any of these things- was that the artist's intention?
5. Was the song long or Short? Did that work?

Lyric

1. Were the lyrics vague?
   Were they straightforward?
   Was that the artist's intention?
2. Were some things hard to listen to?
        ie: obscenity/ subject matter
3. Did that work for the song?
4. Did the lyrics get the job done? Did they successfully convey the idea?

Music

1. Can you remember any musical idea?
        ie: can you sing anything back?
2. Were some things hard to listen to?
        ie: too loud / too soft / brash harsh tone
3. Were the performances noteworthy?
   Either good or bad, was the performer aware of it, and did it work*
4. Was it too complicated?
   Did the phrases/sections move smoothly or abruptly from one to another?
   Were you lost or bored at any time because of that?

Overall

1. In listening to the song, did anything distract you too much? Did it take you "out" of the song?
2. After having heard the song and asked your questions, are you closer to understanding anything about your likes and dislikes?

Special Fancy Bonus Question Without any explanation, did you like the song?