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🎶 INK & ALCHEMY - Lyrics Challenge - ST. PATRICK’S DAY EDITION 🍀
Hey Alchemists,
Today we’re turning words into Irish St Patty’s Day music. ✨
Let’s explore traditional Irish song structure and see how simple words and stories can become magical Irish songs.
Challenge Dates - March 5th - March 17th) 🍀🌈🍺👯♀️ and on Saint Paddy‘s Day. We will pick a definitive winner and celebrate together!
Irish Song Writing Basic Ideas
(Mini Cheat Sheet):
1.) Strophic = using the same tune for each verse
Definition: Strophic (adj.) – A song structure in which the same melody is repeated for each verse, while the lyrics change. Common in folk and traditional songs, it emphasizes storytelling and makes the song easy to remember and sing along to.)
2.) Verses: Most Irish songs use short, easy-to-follow lines. Much like nursery rhymes.
3.) Emphasize on Storytelling: Irish songs tell a short story using themes like - love, luck or adventure (think about the leprechaun finding the gold pot at the end of the rainbow etc.
4.) Create a Refrain / Chorus (one or two lines)
Definition, Refrain : an Irish songwriting word Refrain (n.) – A line or group of lines that repeats throughout a song, usually at the end of a verse or between verses, to emphasize a key idea or emotion. Often called the chorus in modern music.)
Your Ink & Alchemy Challenge:
1️⃣ Pick a St. Patrick’s Day theme: 🍀 luck, 🌈 rainbows, 💰 pots of gold, 🍺 Irish pubs, 🧝♂️ leprechauns, 🌧 green hills, or bad luck turned good.
2️⃣ Write 1–2 verses like a traditional Irish song.
3️⃣ Add a “refrain” that could be repeated.
EXAMPLE:
Theme: Luck 🍀
Verses: 🌈👯♀️
Morning hides the rainbow’s glow
We dance with leprechauns in the snow
Hearts so bright, our spirits free
Magic lingers silently
Refrain/Chorus:
Luck will find you everyday
Magic grows where we play
Drop your Irish songs in the comments 🍀 Let the Ink & Alchemy Song Jam begin!
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🎶 INK & ALCHEMY - Lyrics Challenge - ST. PATRICK’S DAY EDITION 🍀
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