How to Memorize Lyrics of a Song
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Memorizing the lyrics of a song is not an easy task for most people. But with a little time and effort, you will come to know every word of the song. Whether you will be able to sing it is another story.
Steps
- Pick the song you want to memorize. Obviously, it cannot be an instrumental song, because it has to have lyrics. It helps if it is a song you like and listen to all the time.
- Find the song and the lyrics. By having the song on CD, iPod, or on your computer, you will quickly be able to pick up on the rhythm, which will aid you a lot when you memorize the actual lyrics. However, a sheet with the lyrics of the song is more important because you know exactly what the words are; lyrics can be hard to hear somtimes.
- Memorize the song, line by line. Starting from the beginning, memorize the first line. Cover it up and say it out loud. When you are done, check to see if you got it right. If you did, add the next line. If not, try again. Over time, you will be able to keep adding lines until you know the whole song.
- Play the song with the music while you sing along and see if you have the words memorized correctly.
Just write down the lyrics on a notebook after listening to it a couple of times,and you should be able to memorize it better
Alternatively, just listen to the song repeatedly.
Tips
- It helps a lot to listen to the song whenever possible. Buy the CD that has it, or find it online.
- Try singing along with the song while it is playing in the background with your written lyrics. It will help ingrain it in your head.
- Try writing out the lyrics yourself by ear before you look them up online or in a lyric booklet. This will make them stick in your head a little better.
- It helps if you actually understand what the song is about. Most songs are derived from poems or stories.
Warnings
- If the song has words inappropriate for young children, be sure not to sing it around them and do not teach it to them.
- There are a lot of lyrics that are quite obscure.
- Most conjunctions and prepositions are sung very lightly rather than clearly in a beat. If your are playing "Singing Bee", be sure you sing it clearly to avoid controversy. You're trying to sing the lyrics correctly, not trying to sing in tune or in time, even when it helps.
Things You'll Need
- Song
- Lyrics of the song written down
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