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Write an outro and intro that are the same

Write an outro and intro that are the same - Sibelius Tutorial

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Write an outro and intro that are the same

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- [Narrator] Another interesting technique involving song outros is to use the same musical information for both your intro and your outro. This works best if the intro and outro stands on it's own as a separate section of the song, unrelated to the verse or chorus. This technique can give your song a theme, of sorts. A great example of a pop song with a unique intro that also serves as it's outro, is Tears for Fears, Head Over Heels. An instrumental theme is introduced at the very top of the song, and then it's brought back at the end with an addition of a vocal ad lib section. You can also hear this technique used in Joni Mitchell's, Morning Morgantown. Billy Joel's, Miami 2017 Seen the Lights Go Out On Broadway. And David Bowie's, Changes. Let me show you how we can achieve this effect with our song, I Don't Know You. I'm going to take the thematic piano melody that was established in our outro previously, and use it in the intro, without the counterpoint style vocal melody. I'm…

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