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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Ignored SongwritingElement That Will Build Your Musical Expression Skillsby Ryan BucknerWish you could write music that fullyexpresses your thoughts and ideas? Many songwriters struggle with this for avariety of reasons. One of the most common reasons is they simply have notspent enough time writing music. Truth is, you will need to write a lot ofsongs before you can become a highly expressive songwriter.That said, another major reason why manymusicians take a long time to become better songwriters is they ignore one ormore important elements in music. In this article, I will discuss one of themost overlooked musical elements, why most musicians ignore it and how you canuse it to better express yourself in music. The musical element I will cover isthe element of dynamics.NOTICE: If you are currently thinking:“Dynamics? I already know about that... it only means making music louder andsofter, that’s all.” ... Then you have already begun to overlook the uniquecreative qualities of this musical element (this is the same mistake that mostmusicians make). You see, many songwriters overlook the element of dynamicswhile thinking of things like which chords to use, how to write a melody orwhat song lyrics to write. As a result, they miss out on one of the mosteffective musical tools for powerful self-expression.The following list contains some of thegreat uses for dynamics that will help make your music more musicallyexpressive. When you fully utilize dynamics in your music, you will:Create a totally new dimension in your music to emphasize each individual song section or musical part.Make your music much more creative and expressive without even altering a single pitch.Gain the power to drastically change the feeling of intensity in a song.The Fundamentals Of Musical DynamicsIn general, dynamics referto the overall volume of a section in a song, individual musical part or note. Toexpress the idea of specific dynamics in written music, the following symbolsare used commonly: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}p (piano) means "soft." ƒ (forte) means "loud" or"strong." mp (mezzo-piano) "moderately soft." mƒ (mezzo-forte) "moderately loud." ƒƒ (fortissimo) means "very loud." pp (pianissimo) means "very soft." ƒƒƒ (fortississimo) means "very very loud" ppp (pianississimo)means "very very soft"How To Use Dynamics InMusic Tip#1: Giving More Life To A MelodyTomake any melody stick out, emphasize it by using varying dynamics. Forinstance, begin the melody “loud” and gradually reduce the volume until thenotes are “soft”. This technique is known as a “decrescendo”. Additionally,alter the volume level of different notes within a melody to make them contrastwith each other and stick out. This is especially useful for adding interest torepeating musical parts in your songs. This will give you the power to expressyourself in different ways without altering any of the actual pitches in yourmelody. Enhance your song melodies by using the effective techniques in thisfree songwritingelements eBook.How To Use Dynamics InMusic Tip#2: Enhancing Musical Expression Through ContrastByusing contrasting dynamics you can quickly grab the attention of anyonelistening to your music. For example, think about the common songwritingformula used in rock ballads. For the most part, the song will consist ofsoftly played acoustic guitar and vocal parts. Many times, the introduction(and beginning verse and chorus) will contain no percussion whatsoever. Then,to provide contrast, the drums will begin playing during the second verse. Asan even bigger contrast, the songwriter may even include a solo/break sectionwith electric guitar (only to return to the soft, acoustic guitar parts oncethe section has ended). This simple formula is highly effective at gaining theattention of the listener due to its contrasting dynamics. You can also usethis concept in your music to contrast not only entire song sections, butdifferent notes within a single melody or musical idea.How To Use Dynamics InMusic Tip#3: Surprise Your Listener With SilenceOne musical tool that isfrequently overlooked is ‘silence’. Silence (or “rests”) is an excellent way toincrease the expressive impact of dynamics. For instance, imagine if you werelistening to loud music with headphones and suddenly the battery ran out onyour mp3 player. This would instantly grab your attention and cause you to say“What’s going on? Where’s my music?” This exact reaction can be recreated byusing silence to build up anticipation in the listener for what is to comenext. Use this idea in your own music by experimenting with different lengthsof silence in between your musical phrases to get different expressive results.Common SituationsWhere Dynamics Are Effectively Used For Musical ExpressionA very underestimatedapproach that can help you learn how to better express yourself in music is tostudy the scores of your favorite movies. I don’t mean you need to purchase theactual score itself and read the music… but instead simply observe the way themusic is arranged with different scenes throughout the film. This will help youequate the emotions expressed by the actors along with the music and build yourability to express yourself better in your songwriting. Here are some commonexamples:Example One: Usingdynamics to express an increase or decrease in emotional tensionThink of a romantic scenewhere a couple is brought together at the airport. First, there is a lot ofdoubt on both sides about whether the relationship will work out or not (withvery soft music playing in the background). After the couple talks for a littlebit, they finally come to the decision that they must go their separate ways. Boththe man and woman walk off and the scene cuts to the man walking out of theairport thinking of past memories of his lover. Inside the airport, the womansits with her face in her hands, wondering what will become of her life withoutthe presence of the man she cared for so much. Suddenly, they both have therealization that they were wrong... they will find a way to make things work.They both get up and start running to find one another (the music beginsbuilding in volume). They run frantically through the airport, trying to regainthe last spec of hope that the other person hasn’t left yet, and is looking forthem too (music continues becoming louder and louder). Then across a crowd,they lock eyes, run toward each other and embrace! In response, the musicclimaxes here and is playing at its loudest... Example Two: Usingdynamics to create a feeling of surpriseVisualize a scene in amovie like this: It’s 11:30AM and there is a businessman standing at a packedstreet corner waiting for the “walk” sign to turn on so he can cross. Allaround him you can hear the sounds of the big city such as cars honking, theroar of continuous chatter and street vendors yelling out to attract newcustomers (you can also hear upbeat music playing in the background to set thescene). Suddenly, the sign turns on and the businessman looks up from his watchas everyone starts crossing the street in a big moving mass – bumping into himalong the way. He adjusts his coat and quickly makes his way across the street.As he quickly jogs across he suddenly trips and drops his briefcase... papersgo flying everywhere. He falls to the ground, scrambles to pick them up andstuff them into his briefcase as quickly as possible while losing focus of hissurroundings. Finally he grabs the last one... “Gotcha!” he says as he crams itinside. Then, as he stands up to dust himself off you hear the loud screech ofa car slamming on the breaks as it comes to an instant stop in front of him.At this moment in thescene, how do you think the tension would be resolved musically? A commontechnique used in this case would be for the music to quickly build up to aloud accent before becoming silent (to emphasize the same feeling of surprisein the scene).Example Three: Using rests/silenceto enhance dynamics and add a sense of mystery.For this scene, visualizea horror setting with a character walking around in the basement of a dark,abandoned mansion by himself with quiet/eerie music playing in the background.The power is out and the character needs to find the circuit breaker to turn itback on. He finds his way to the basement, opens the door and slowly makes hisway down the basement steps. As he walks down the decrepit wooden steps, theycreek and bend under his feet. In this moment, man senses that he is not alone.“Is anyone there?” he whispers (the music of the scene quickly escalates fromquiet to very loud). The man quickly turns his head and looks behind him (musicgoes silent) … Nothing there. He continues down the stairs and moves his handsalong the wall until he finally comes across the finds the circuit breaker. Hereaches into his pocket for his lighter. Hands shaking, he fumbles to get it tolight and nervously drops it to the floor. Bending down to pick it up, he hearsa creek on the stairs. “Who’s there?” he says, now in a frightened, demandingtone. After several seconds, the silence in the room is broken as he hears alow incomprehensible growl. The man’s eyes glaze over as his adrenaline skyrockets and fear pumps through his veins. The growl gets slowly closer andcloser (as the music gets louder, building tension) until suddenly… a horrificscream! Then… silence.After reading the manyexamples in this article, you should now have a good understanding of the rolethat dynamics play for musical expression. By making dynamics a main focus inyour songwriting, you will be able to write music that better expressesspecific ideas and emotions while adding more depth to the individual parts ofyour songs.Improve your songwritingand become more expressive as a songwriter with this free songwritingelements instructional guide (download it instantly for free).  About the author:Ryan Buckner is anaccomplished guitarist and songwriter who has been writing instructionalmaterial about guitar playing, musical composition and music theory since 2006.He helps musicians worldwide learn how towrite songs step by step on his songwriting website. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}