7 Ways to Hook Listeners In the First 7 Seconds of Your Song (Pro Tips!)
SongTown
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Hook your listener fast. In this SongTown Podcast, hit songwriters Clay Mills and Marty Dodson share 7 ways to hook listeners in the first 7 seconds—starting with the first vocal line, not the production intro. You’ll get practical songwriting tips from hit songwriters you can use today.
⭐️ Level up your songwriting with real-world training by real-world pros. GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD at https://songtown.com
No matter how small (to have fun!) or big your goals are, writing better songs is the answer.
Our world-wide member based community of songwriters and artists have achieved #1 Billboard songs (Pop & Country), major sync placements (All Genres), Grammy/Emmy nominations and awards.
📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒
⭐️ Songwriting Books:
►Mastering Melody Writing: https://amzn.to/3wC5ipE
►Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing: https://amzn.to/36t3kMy
►The Songwriter's Guide To Mastering Co-Writing: https://amzn.to/2Idev3R
If Amazon is sold out, grab it here:
https://store.bookbaby.com/book/maste...
⏰ Time Codes ⏰
0:00 Intro
0:39 Hook #1: Create Dissonance
3:11 Hook #2: Ask a Question
5:19 Hook #3: Wide Interval Jump/Vocal Trick
7:12 Hook #4: Quirky First Line
8:37 Hook #5: A Melody You Can’t Pause
10:19 Hook #6: Heavy Inner Rhymes
11:25 Hook #7: Be Unique/Stand Out in the AI Era
📱 Subscribe and Listen to the SongTown on Songwriting Podcast HERE:
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38mVFuZ...
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The song Im working on Ive put one in the end of the verse as it fits with the lyric Ive got there "so hard to breathe", however I dont remember ever having put one there before, its usually end of 2nd chorus, or end of bridge.
If there's a decent story already set up in your song by the time you hit say the 2nd chorus or bridge, I can imagine pausing the song might conjure up lots of different thoughts and endings to the narrative from each listener.
Dissonance is a noun that refers to a lack of harmony, agreement, or consistency—either between sounds, ideas, or actions.
Dissonant is the adjective used to describe something that exhibits dissonance (e.g., a dissonant chord, a dissonant perspective).
And “Alone Again Naturally” tears through me emotionally every time I’ve ever heard it. The melody line is perfection and I get choked up probably before he even sings the title.
Thanks for the reminder.
Gotta drop that into my playlist now.😢❤😢
Taking notes requires many pauses. They are well worth watching...Bedford
7 Ways to Hook Listeners In the First 7 Seconds of Your Song (Pro Tips!)
SongTown
16,749 views
Hook your listener fast. In this SongTown Podcast, hit songwriters Clay Mills and Marty Dodson share 7 ways to hook listeners in the first 7 seconds—starting with the first vocal line, not the production intro. You’ll get practical songwriting tips from hit songwriters you can use today.
⭐️ Level up your songwriting with real-world training by real-world pros. GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD at https://songtown.com
No matter how small (to have fun!) or big your goals are, writing better songs is the answer.
Our world-wide member based community of songwriters and artists have achieved #1 Billboard songs (Pop & Country), major sync placements (All Genres), Grammy/Emmy nominations and awards.
📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒
⭐️ Songwriting Books:
►Mastering Melody Writing: https://amzn.to/3wC5ipE
►Song Building: Mastering Lyric Writing: https://amzn.to/36t3kMy
►The Songwriter's Guide To Mastering Co-Writing: https://amzn.to/2Idev3R
If Amazon is sold out, grab it here:
https://store.bookbaby.com/book/maste...
⏰ Time Codes ⏰
0:00 Intro
0:39 Hook #1: Create Dissonance
3:11 Hook #2: Ask a Question
5:19 Hook #3: Wide Interval Jump/Vocal Trick
7:12 Hook #4: Quirky First Line
8:37 Hook #5: A Melody You Can’t Pause
10:19 Hook #6: Heavy Inner Rhymes
11:25 Hook #7: Be Unique/Stand Out in the AI Era
📱 Subscribe and Listen to the SongTown on Songwriting Podcast HERE:
=================
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/38mVFuZ...