The 5 best ways to start a song

Summary by Krater

Andrew Huang demonstrates five different starting points for writing a song: drums, chords, melody, sound, and lyrics, walking through his creative process for each.

From the video

Answers: How do you start writing a song?

• songwriting starting points
• starting a song with drums
• starting a song with chords
• starting a song with melody
• starting a song with sound design
• starting a song with lyrics

What it concludes

• Starting with drums gives a song a lot of energy and sets its tempo and intensity, but not a lot of identity.
• Chords guide the melody of a song and provide emotional resonance and vibe.
• Starting with a melody offers a lot of room to play with its emotional resonance once chords are added underneath.
• Starting with sound design has the least emotional baggage and allows for heavy manipulation and unique textures.
• Starting with lyrics moves quickly into music writing because the words must fit with the music.