YOUR SONG DECONSTRUCTED

This questionnaire was designed with two purposes in mind. First, it gets YOU, the
songwriter, to look at your song and overall craft objectively. This is extremely
important for your ongoing development as a songwriter. Second, it provides insight
into how you approach your songwriting, enabling us to focus your critique in the most
constructive, beneficial manner possible.
Please take the time to fill out this form and answer all questions as HONESTLY as
possible in order to get the most out of this critique. All answers are strictly
confidential and will never be made public.
Instructions:
1. Complete this form.
a. If you downloaded this questionnaire as a Microsoft Word document, please
type into the actual form.
b. If you do not have Microsoft Word and have downloaded this questionnaire as
a PDF, please print the form and fill it out legibly.
2. Once youve completed this Questionnaire, please email it to
critique@hitsongsdeconstructed.com along with an MP3 of your song. Be sure to
include the following information
a. Your name
b. Your email address and phone number
c. Your questionnaire
d. Your MP3
3. You will receive your completed critique within 10 business days

If you have any questions regarding this questionnaire, the process or your critique,
please send an email to critique@hitsongsdeconstructed.com and well get back to you
right away.

Rating of 5:
Rating of 4:
Rating of 3:
Rating of 2:
Rating of 1:

Hit Quality
Very Strong
Good / Needs work
Fair / Needs a lot of work, maybe a re-write
Poor / Needs a re-write

Category

Rate Your Song & Its Individual Sections

Rate the overall strength of your song
Rate your intro
Rate your verses
Rate your pre-choruses
Rate your choruses
Rate your bridge
Rate your solo
Rate your outro
Rate your lyrics
Rate Your Performance & Production
Rate the instrumental performance of your song
Rate the vocal performance of your song
Rate the production of your song is it broadcast ready?
Rate Your Expectations
How marketable do you think your song is?
How competitive do you feel your song is amongst others in
the genre?
How original sounding do you feel your song is?
Song Details
What is the songs form? (i.e. A-PC-B-A-PC-B-IB-C-B)
A=Verse, B=Chorus, C=Bridge, IB=Solo or Instr. Break,
PC=Pre-Chorus.
What is the songs length?
st

At what time does the 1 chorus occur?

Comments

What primary instrumentation is used in the song?

What is your songs main lyrical theme?
What is the most prominent sub-genre influence? (i.e Pop
combined with Hip Hop, Dance, Rock elements, etc)
Composition & Use
What is the intended use of this song? (Licensing, artist
pitch, your own band, etc)
What do you feel are the strongest aspects of your song?
What are the areas within the song that you feel need the
most work?
How many re-writes did you do for this song?
Is this song a collaboration? If so, what part(s) did you write
and record?
If the song is not a collaboration, what instruments did you
play on the recording? Are you the vocalist?
You As A Songwriter
Is music your hobby or profession?
What do you feel are your overall strengths as a songwriter?
What areas do you feel you need to improve upon as a
songwriter?
Anything additional that you would like us to know: