A song cycle is a collection of songs meant to be experienced together, in sequence. Each song comprises part of a longer story, theme, or idea. An album-length song cycle is usually referred to as …
Track Positioning
Positioning is deciding the order in which songs will appear on a recording or in the course of a live performance. Sometimes the nature of the song will determine where it's positioned. A song …
Second Verse Hell
Also called Second Verse Curse. This is a general term for when a songwriter has written a fragment of a new song—the first verse, say—and gets stumped about what to write next. There are several …
Instrumental Chorus
The choruses of some songs forgo lyrics entirely, relying instead on music or nonverbal syllables to set the song's mood. We call a chorus without vocals an instrumental chorus. Most use a powerful …