@justinbeck4197
Makes the difference between what you might hear in coffee shop and what might hear on the radio
@officialWWM
I’m a vocal coach. This topic is something I spend so much time on with my students. Starting the vocal either a beat early or a beat late, can really push and pull a song. To me, it’s the difference between good and great singers.
@creampopsongs
Most of my songs get like a few dozen views on YouTube. I watched your video here, changed the beat where I put the lyrics of this children's song I wrote so that the emphasis for the first word of each phrase is on the off-beat (actually beat 3.5 of a swing beat) instead of on the more predictable pickup beat, beat 4, and it made the song so much more fun. It is now by far my most popular song with more than 5,000 views in just one week. Is that the reason? I don't know. But you have a great idea here. Thanks!
@majorwaley3604
Wow you're soo talented
@christopherhudson3551
Bing Crosby attributed his success to his phrasing, which he said he learned from Louis Armstrong … good on you for bringing this to the forefront … you’re doing great things.
@sub-jec-tiv
Great video. Phrasing is equally important in instrumental music or solos within songs. And one of the most important things to remember in both, is: don’t forget to leave some empty space. Empty space allows musical storytelling, an endless river of notes becomes an abstraction, which can be exhausting.
@johnlind5819
One word for this video: WOW! It is somehow liberating to have someone clearly articulate something you know intuitively. In practice, I play/sing other songwriter's tunes this way and I consciously enjoy it - even if the song wasn't written this way originally. It is just the way I sing and the tool I use to make the song more interesting to myself. But for some unknown reason, I have literally NEVER applied this to the songs I am writing. DUH! Thanks so much (seriously, you two are the best, most positive, thing going on social media!) John - Gig Harbor, WA 🤓
@kiillabytez
A perfect example is The Searchers' Needles And Pins, in which the lyric starts on the 2nd beat and continues this way, (even through the Bridge) throughout the song.
@PrincesaRapunzel
I've discovered this channel recently and definitely is one of my top discoveries of the year, and we are still in february! Thanks for your priceless content (:
@iluvsyphonfilter
I always struggle with melodies, thanks for making this video!
@QualityTBD
I love your channel, I've been writing songs for a long time, I went to school for it (and I would like to believe I've gotten pretty good at it). But I've only recently started teaching songwriting, and being a good writer is very different from being a great teacher. Your videos have been a HUGE resource for me in learning how to express these concepts in an effective and accessible way.
@rideshareglobalprotest
I have watched hundreds of videos of music. This is the first time I was given permission to start off beat. THANK YOU!!!!
@TigerRogers0660
Excellent video!! I have done this in some of my previous songs. But i've never been really aware of it - or done it deliberately!! It's more a case of a word or 2 that didn't sound right - & the emphasis had to be shifted!!
@Timsimmonds1
Great tip which I do by accident as I'm often concentrating on the guitar chord changes then sing on the down beat. Thx for sharing a cool song too!!
@eddywinter5153
Great lesson (as always)! One of my favourite examples is S&G's 'Bridge over Troubled Water' where in the verse each line it starts 'late' on the 2, but the chorus switches to starting on beat 1 for impact.
@Awojimmusic
This is hands the best song writing tip I’ve ever heard
@Scoundrelita
I saw your haircut and trusted u as a musician immediately n subscribed; after you changed the phrasing, I knew I made the right choice, lol.
@mr.skinskull3148
Your insights are fantastic, accurate and immediately applicable
@PloumidisMusic
Loved this! Definitely going to try this in my next songwriting session I really like to start from bar 4 and land on the 1 as a way to shift the emphasis of my lyrics!
@pseudonymlifts2