Making Experts Accessible to All

Question 1

Who are we?

Our Mission

Making Experts Accessible to All

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Xpert - is a social learning app to help you learn from the best. We are not your regular online course, but rather an experience that is beyond regular classes, lectures & assignments. We have India's top experts across each profession share their experiences, opinions, techniques & advice accumulated over the lifetime of their careers.

Question 2

What is Lyric Writing?

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A lyricist’s work is to write words that accompanies music or instrumentals. Often, a successful lyric writer will work closely with a musical composer who can give continuous feedback on how the written lyrics will work in coherence with the music for which it is made. Sometimes a lyricist will be someone who can not only write the words to a song, but can also write the music. This is a definite advantage for any lyricist, because that way they are able to control both aspects of a song, ultimately achieving the artistic feel that they were aiming for. Even if a lyricist does not have the complete ability to write both the words and music-piece, it is an excellent idea if they are able to have a brief understanding of the musical aspect.

Question 3

What are the qualities of a Lyricist?

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You need a strong knowledge of poetics such as rhyme, meter, wordplay, metaphor and imagery, as well as musical intuition about verses, choruses, refrains and codas to work as a successful lyricist. Transforming this knowledge into lyrics requires originality, vision, creativity, critical thinking, dedication and self-confidence. To get your songs noticed, you also need to be business savvy, well-organized, communicative and trustworthy. Some qualities that you b can find in every top lyricist are::

Question 4

Who are the top Lyricists?

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Many of the world’s top lyricist are nothing short of poets. The most famous Lyricists of the world include: Morrissey, Jay-Z, Jamie T, Paul Weller, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, James Murphy, Joanna Newsom, Andy Falkous, Alex Turner, Bruce Springsteen, and many more. The most famous Indian Lyricists include: Gluzar, Javed Akhtar, Anand Bakshi, Indeevar, Sameer, and many more.

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When you face your fear, you become familiar with it and familiarity makes it lose its meaning, loosen its grip—fear ceases to be fear.

-Gulzar, Half a Rupee: Stories
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Everything is now moving fast so communication has to be fast as well. But the tragedy is that we have attained this speed at the cost of depth of words.

-Javed Akhtar
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Tu bin btaye mujhe le chal kahi jha tu muskuraye, meri manzil vahi.

-Prasoon Joshi, Rang De Basanti

Question 5

How can you start as a Lyricist?

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A songwriter may have different roles: a lyricist, a composer or both. Where a composer creates the music or melody, it is the lyricist who writes the words that work in the coherence of that music. To become a lyricist, one requires commitment and practice to ace the skills necessary to write compelling and impressive song lyrics. In the process to become a top lyricist, you’ll need to practice the craft, write numerous song drafts, and find work in the industry. You’ll also want to collaborate with others and seek feedback to improve your work as you develop as a writer.

Question 6

What are the challenges of being a Lyricist?

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The main challenge of being a lyricist while writing songs is distractions. When you already have a lot on your mind, it is difficult to keep up your focus. Another challenge is feeling overwhelmed, when the demands are more than one can handle. It is difficult to switch your mindset when you have to write lyrics on happy or sad theme at the same time. Also when you have written a song with all your focus and capability and still it gets negative feedback, it is difficult to cope up with rejections. You have to learn to accept the feedback and start fro scratch.

Question 7

How can you learn
Lyric Writing at Xpert?

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Xpert enables you to learn from lyricists who are at the top of their game. They not only share with you a pre-scripted lesson but what it actually takes to write something which is memorable and of strong impact. They share as to how challenging their first step was, what was their first failure, what happened when their best lyrics failed, where did they work initially, what was the first year in the music industry like, the times when they felt like giving up, the hope that made them never give up, etc. It's their journey, techniques and opinions that we share with aspiring lyricists to help them closer to their dream. We intend to equip you with all the right information directly from geniuses to help you in your journey.