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Unfamiliar Genre Proposal- I want to some sort of Comedy as my unfimiliar genre. I have never written a Comedy in my short lived writting career. I have, however, tried on a few occasions to write something funny, but it just never works. I think Comedy maybe one of the hardest genrres to write. It is so easy to be funny through speech, well for me atleast, or to appeal to people with your humor. It is harder to appeal to a wide ranging audience who you don't know through writing. I will say that my joy for comedic television should help me in this writing assignment. I know what sounds funny to me and what TV shows I think are funny. I can try to memic the funny I see in these shows and disect how the writers are able to do this. In all, I would like to know how writers are able to make writing funny? What techniques do they use? Dear Re'Shawn: I don't think a "song" is a genre; it's too vague. There are styles of song-writing that create genres like: blues, rap, ballads, love-song, etc. If you can describe how to write a particular genre, that would be fine. I think the "User's Guide" below is too generic and not as useful as a guide to a specific genre. The annotated bibliography also requires a sentence summary of each source to describe what it contains. Please revise. Bill

How to Write a Break-up Song- The first step in writing a break- up song is getting inspired. It is important as a writer to find motivation to write out of emotions, experiences, and other music that speaks to you. Utilize a major moment when you and or your other decided to call it quits. After deciding on a particular break-up, it is helpful to write down some emotions that come with thinking of that split. One of the most common emotions in this genre is regret. The next step for the writer is the techinical aspect of writing. The writer has to be familiar with the traditional vocabulary of song writing. Verses- all have the same melody but have different lyrics. the writer reveals information about the subject here. This is where the writer allows the reader into the relationship. Chorus- what the listener remembers, the chorus is always the same and may appear three or four times. Metaphorical for the relationship itself. No matter what happens, the two people always come back to this one(general) point. Bridge- has a different melody from the verse or chorus, the writer has a revelation. He/She has figured out that this relationship is or is not worth the pain. Pre Chorus- creates anticipation for the Chorus. Often reveals a major moment in the relationship: someone cheated, she got pregnant. Imagery is powerful in song writing. As a writer, it is your job to paint a picture and avoid being explicit. Imagery is great at creating an image of your -ex. Repetition in song writing is what excites the listener. In a Break-up song it show progression, regression, or the writer at a stand still with his/her emotions. Always have a pen or recording device handy. You should write down lyrics, ideas and phrases, as they come to you. It is useful to match these lyrics with instrumentals from already published music: like your favorite song on the radio. Listen to instrumentals and begin piecing your song/s to those instrumentls. Melodies are crucial to song construction. A great melody can carry a song that does not have many lyrics. For instance, James' Blunts "You're Beautiful" has maybe 150 words. The average rock record has 250 words. This is a great example of how a great melody can carry a song. Melody construction can't be taught. It may be easier for begining writers to borrow melodies along with instrumentals. As your piece of writing continues to come together, be sure to maintain consistancy. Make sure your begining subject is presents in the end of your song. If you have come to grips with the break-up, you should make this clear in the bridge. Your song is not done even when it is done. Have people who are attracted to the style of music you have produced listen to your music. Don't be afraid to go back and add or delete. Even the best of song writers edit their work or remix it. The best part of a Break-up song is knowing that your -ex has heard it. Be sure to post this tune on social sites and maybe even their personal page. Nothing feels better than officially being over your -ex. [] This link gave me the important words to know in songwriting and their definition. It was helpful because I knew many of the words already. I just wasn't sure how to convey their message.

[] This site was very technical. It layed out steps as for writing a song. This helped because it gave me structure as to how to lay out steps in a "How To Guide".

[] I like this link because it spoke of specifically what the other two didn't. The link says that consistancy is one of the most important parts of songwriting. It also speaks of imagery. Imagery is crucial to any sort of writing. The fact that this link described the importance of both made it extremely useful.