From the course: The Songwriter's Toolkit: New Perspectives
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The intro as its own section - Sibelius Tutorial
From the course: The Songwriter's Toolkit: New Perspectives
The intro as its own section
- [Instructor] Intros of songs are often between four and 16 bars, and they setup the chord progression of the verse, but this isn't always the case. Some examples of memorable, nontraditional intros are the single chord at the beginning of The Beatles', Hard Day's Night, and the sample of a horn fanfare at the start of House of Pain's, Jump Around. Intros can also function throughout a song to denote the end of a verse or chorus section of the song. Two great examples of this are the intro melodies of Stevie Wonder's, My Cherie Amour, and Barry Manilow's, I Write the Songs. Both these songs use the intro as its own hook-driven moment. Using an intro as a way to bookend another section of a song is best achieved when the intro sounds like it's own section. I've created a sample intro for our song, I'm Crying Because You Made Me. Have a listen to how I use it to break up the first verse and chorus from the second verse and chorus. (gentle piano music) ♪ I sleep late ♪ ♪ I wake whenever…
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