Syllables counted in your song.
Sonetta Studio counts the syllables in each line and shows the rhyme scheme. Each count can sit beside its line and change as you rewrite. Pro
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Counts beside each line
You keep tripping on a line in verse two until you see eleven syllables beside it and eight beside its partner. Pro
Review your lyrics
Review, the app’s read-through of the song, sets out its rhyme scheme and each line’s syllables. Notes on an overlong line, or on where the title falls in the song, come with the full Review. Pro
A word one syllable shorter can come from the thesaurus. Pro More about the rhyming dictionary →
Words on the melody
Sung, a weak syllable can land on the longest note. Once your melody is lined up with its words, Sonetta Studio checks whether the stressed syllables land on the long, high notes. Pro Beta
Questions about syllables and stress
How many syllables should a line have?
There’s no rule. Lines that pair, because they share a melody or answer each other, usually sit close in count. Free counts each line in Review. Pro puts each count beside its line, and Review marks the lines whose counts stand out.
Does it check that the words fit the melody?
On Pro, yes, as a Beta. Once a line’s melody has its notes found and lined up with its words, Sonetta Studio checks whether the stressed syllables land on the long, high notes. Songwriters call this prosody. Review raises a question on each line where they don’t, and the check reads English only.
Are syllable counts free?
Yes. The free version counts each line’s syllables in Review when you ask, and shows the rhyme scheme there. Pro adds counts beside each line as you write, the rest of Review and the check of words against the melody.
Can’t I just use a syllable counter website?
You can, but you’d copy each line out to it. Sonetta Studio counts the lines in your song, with the rhyme scheme beside them. On Pro, each count sits next to its line and changes as you rewrite.
Verse one with its rhyme letter and syllable count beside each line.
A line grows by two words and its count moves with it; the next line is counted as it is typed.
Review beside a song: its rhyme scheme, the syllables in each line, and its notes on the song.
One line on its melody: the stressed syllables in bold, one sung against its stress outlined.