So i've been working on recording a song for a while (i'll admit that I can't really read sheet music and don't know much about music theory). I think I've got a few cool sections that I could put together to make a song, and I've recorded a few stray keyboard leads and chords, but I really need to learn about song structure and how to tie all of the parts together. Should I spend time mapping out the structure or just make it up as I go? How should I approach composing buildups / breaks? Any tricks or techniques I should learn? I don't necessarily want to use the typical verse - chorus type stuff. I tend to like music with unusual structures. (i'm going for an electronic- style type of music, and I'm playing my casio keyboard hooked up to garageband on my macbook. I plan to get a synthesizer sometime in the future.) Thanks!!
