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to suggest that every lyricist can become a composer is a bit insulting to some of the great composers that inhabit these boards.


Just to clarify, I am not saying that they become experts -- just a rudimentary feel for music to allow better writing of "musical" lyrics and to help lay groundwork for the future composers. "insulting to composers" -- not even close (I can see how lyricists might be offended, though).

Let's face it, for most writers with no music, 99% of lyrics here are going to die as just words. Learning the rudiments of piano, though, might give life to some of these lyrics. Then those 99% can at least go the Mark's "graveyard of songs".

By the way, this question comes from someone who does not feel gifted in either lyric writing or musical composition.

Kevin

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