The prechorus is NOT just the bit before the chorus it is the bit before the chorus that creates TENSION! Building up and releasing this tension is one of the most effective ways of writing big, beautiful and impactful CHORUSES!

In this video, Part 1 of a 3part series, we examine how to use chord choices to build tension in your PreChorus before releasing that tension in a satisfying and powerful way. We focus on how to avoid the 'tonic' and and leverage the 'gold coin magic trick' as well as diving into some famous examples from Beyoncé and Adele.

SECTIONS
00:00 Intro
03:01 'Spirit' by Beyoncé
05:43 Gold Coin Magic Trick
07:32 'Someone Like You' by Adele
10:37 'Another Map' by Keppie Coutts
12:05 WrapUp

MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO
'Spirit' written by Ilya Salmanzadeh, Timothy Lee McKenzie, Beyoncé Knowles Carter Lion King Soundtrack 2019
'Someone Like You' written by Adele Adkins and Dan Wilson XL Columbia 2011
'Another Map' written by Keppie Coutts for the Mothertongues Audiobook 2022

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ABOUT KEPPIE

I'm Keppie. I'm a professional songwriter, and songwriting teacher. I've been teaching song and lyric writing for over 10 years now for some of the best contemporary music colleges in the world—Berklee Online, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Open Academy, as well as for the Australian College of the Arts. At other times, I've taught for the Australian Institute of Music, as well as the LA School of Songwriting.

My goal is to help people write better songs! My experience in the classroom, with thousands of students at this point (many going on to find careers and success in music), is that your songwriting, like all things, can get better with meaningful, deliberate practice. My intention is to share the skills, knowledge, information, and ideas that I've gathered with anyone who wants to improve their songwriting.

Keppie's music is here:
https://www.keppiecouttsmusic.com/music

ABOUT BEN

Ben's passion for music and creativity stretches across multiple disciplines and artforms. He is a founding member and songwriter / lapslide guitarist for one of Australia's best and most bearded countrybluegrassfolk bands, THE GREEN MOHAIR SUITS. To date the Mohairs have released 4 fulllength albums and tour both nationally and overseas.

Ben is also the Founder and Head Producer of SILAMOR STUDIOS, a boutique studio specialising in Composition for Film, TV and Interactive Media. He writes extensively across various instrumental and lyricbased genres and has been commissioned for major projects by Adobe, Cathay Pacific and Audible. He also currently releases original songs under the name SILAMOR.

Ben is passionate about education and has taught song and lyric writing as well as film composition for JMC Academy and the Australian Institute of Music. He also designs and regularly facilitates workshops on creative process and innovation.

Links to Ben's music are here:

The Green Mohair Suits
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7M3Zf...

SILAMOR
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5HOpa...
http://www.silamor.com/music

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