Top 10 Most Effective Steps To Brainstorm, Write, and Produce Your Own Music

Decide on the structure of your song—verse, chorus, bridge, etc. Think about how the different parts will flow and how they can build emotional intensity or contrast throughout the track. This structure will serve as a blueprint for your writing and production process.

Craft the main melody and harmonies. This is often where the mood and emotional tone of the song come to life. Consider how the melody will interact with the harmonies and what kinds of chord progressions will best support the mood. I suggest creating a melody that’s catchy, simple, and repetitive in the verses to build tension, and then expand it in the chorus to release that tension.

With the structure and melody in mind, start writing lyrics that fit both the theme and the melodic contours. Pay attention to rhyme schemes, syllable counts, and how the lyrics flow with the rhythm. I have always used a 16 bar method:

Use sets of 4 bars to create sets of ideas that tie into the same mood. An instrument solo can trade fours, play a full sixteen bars, change the pace and mood after every idea, or create backgrounds for the song’s main sounds.