TrebleClef

lyrics written by 14 year olds can be good too. you never know, if someone has talent.... anyways, about your lyrics, the syllabication in the first verse is strange. if you've already set it to music or have a melody in mind and it works, then thats okay. but if you have no music/melody then you might have problems in the future. right now the first line is 7 syllables, second is 7, third is 9, and fourth is 8. also, the syllibication in the first verse doesn't match the second verse. the second verse is 10/8/12/11. if it works with your melody, thats okay, but again, you might have some problems in the future if not. by the way, i totally LOVE the theme of the song. i agree with what you're saying, and i think many other people will too. just keep working on it. :D

thank you everyone, your advice has really helped.

just thought i'd mention something i forgot: I have taken theory, LOTS of theory, it's just the theory i've done was very classical, and taught me about chords, just not how to USE them in music. just thought i'd clarify so i didn't seem like an idiot :P

Thanks so much everyone!

hello. I'm new to this, both the forum and composing. I've played piano since I was three, and sing competitively. I played clarinet for 4 years, and am starting guitar next week (just got a fender telecaster for my birthday ;)) I've written a few SUPER easy classical piano pieces, but this is my first time trying to write a contemporary piece. I've got lyrics, but i can't seem to write a piano accompaniment. This would not be a problem, except I NEED to write this piece. I need to make this music, get it out to the open air. The piece I'm writing is for my boyfriend (who is an EXTREMELY talented musician). I know I won't be able to write anything else until I set these lyrics to music. I've pinpointed my problem to a lack of understanding of chords. I've done my piano theory and technique, but don't understand how chords (dominant 7ths, diminished 7ths etc.) are used in composition. Equally puzzling to me is the mystery of creating chord progression to suit a melody. I also don't know how to (for lack of better words) play variations on these chords to create the accompaniment. If anyone could help me learn how to write music, I would be most grateful.