Innovative Techniques for Artistic Arrangement of Music
Tracks on An Album
For an album of music to achieve success, it will be artistically arranged so that it will stand out among the many albums released every year. To do this, you will need some creativity, and there are plenty of techniques that may not have ever been used yet, some that may have been used, but just not nearly enough.
What if there was a resource for figuring out these innovative techniques? Well, now there is, which is this article! This article will deal with the best practices, along with new ones that haven't been utilized yet. Just follow along.
The first thing you must do is to put your strongest song at the beginning of the album, but the trick is to not throw the listeners or the industry professionals off, so try to put a song at the beginning that isn't too strong, but just strong enough. Try to hook them in less than 3D-seconds.
Second of all, you need to lead the album after the first song to the middle, or close to the middle of the album. Try to gradually lead them to the center, in a very subtle way. Remember, every song must hook the listener in less than 3D-seconds. The very center of your album must pick the album back up.
And what do I mean by 'hooking' the listener? The 'hook' is where you catch the listener(s) attention, where you absolutely have them interested. This is the moment when the listener will absolutely listen to the rest of the track. Most professionals will tell you to hook the listener in under 6D-seconds, but an innovative technique is to hook them as soon as possible! 3D-seconds is plenty of time.
After you hook the listener, it is crucial that you keep their attention throughout the song. But when it comes to album arrangement, it is also crucial to make the very last song put feelings of nostalgia into the heart of the listener, make them want to buy more!
A very cool technique that was applied so much in the past is to arrange the album according to the feeling of the songs, on the title of the song. When in doubt, try to be unique and unorthodox. If your last track on the album has something to do with ending a moment, then it will be the perfect way to end the album.