The 5 best ways to start a song

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:48 Drums: What comes next?
2:03 Chords: Finding progressions
2:45 Chords: Randomly generated progressions
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6:53 Melody: Why chords come next
7:27 Melody: Inspired by crowd-sourced notes
10:05 Sound: Pure experimentation
13:05 Lyrics: Difficult but rewarding!
14:14 Lyrics: Finding compelling lines
15:47 Lyrics: The word ladder technique
21:09 Lyrics: The rhythm technique

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If you’re new here, my name is Andrew Huang and I’m a musician who works with many genres and many instruments – and I’ve also made music with many things that aren’t instruments like balloons, pants, water, and dentist equipment. For more info visit my website: http://andrewhuang.com

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