Proface

Choosing the best songs for you and then making them your own takes some thought.
When you find a song that you like, here is a 5-step process that will help you to determine:
1. - if this is a quality song
2. - how to make the song work for you!
Ok, you have chosen a song you would like to sing. Let us start with looking carefully at:
The Lyrics
If you do not have sheet music, print the lyrics from the internet and begin by reading them out loud.
1. As you read, listen to how the lyrics flow. Do you like what the lyrics say? Do they tell a story that you can relate to?
2. Read the lyrics again, and this time look for the high points in the song? Are there natural climaxes in the words?
The main climax may come in the chorus or it may only come at the end of the song. But there can be a variety of high points in a song. Try to find these in the lyrics.
The Melody
By now, you know the melody of your song. You likely chose this song based on how much you enjoyed the melody. But here is another important aspect of the melody - the arc.
To find the arc of the song, trace how it moves through time in terms of its ups and downs - its high points (climaxes) and points of less tension. For instance, many songs build to a climax at the end of the song. But there are usually other less intense high points along the way, as well.

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