Elevation Centre: Longer Bars

I have the same problem my bars never reach the 10-12 syllables mark. I tend to write everything let the creatives juices flowing and start cutting words and replacing words that fit better with the flow or bar. I rather have words cut off rather than find words to smash in. I hope that helps you while somebody with better knowledge comes along.

Hey Dtk,

Rutter knows best wrote: All the feedback I got from established heads was always tellin me to shorten those bars. I found it hard to shorten while still articulating the point.

^^ the reason it's hard is because it's easier to come up with a concept that doesn't flow than it is to come up with a concept that flows well...

Anyone can write anything if they have long enough lines.

The reason people advise others to shorten their bars isn't necessarily because the shorter line style is preferred, it's because it naturally flows better. If you have good rhythm/flow in a longer bar there's no real issue there...it's just that it's much harder to achieve & often a "rookie" mistake is to try and pack loads of content in and sacrificing flow. So the solution is to shorten the line length to naturally boost the flow, then once you've learnt that lesson you can go back to a longer line length if you want...

In other words, it's often a technical issue rather than a style issue. If everyone is dropping short bars and you can pull off longer lines while maintaining rhythm/flow you will stand out.

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