Ever wondered how your friends add those catchy tunes to their Instagram stories, making them even more captivating? Well, you’re about to join the club. I’m here to guide you on how to add music to your Instagram stories, enhancing your storytelling and making your posts pop!
How to Add Music to Instagram Story
Music plays a vital role in enhancing Instagram Stories, primarily by animating the visual content. It helps in serving a wide range of purposes, from setting the mood for a photo or video to adding personality to the Story. In essence, music amplifies the story’s emotional resonance, with tempo and lyrics augmenting the visual palette of the story.
Customising Instagram Stories with music is an excellent strategy for standing out from the crowd. It piques the interest of the followers and enables them to interact and relate more to my content. Ranging from fast-moving, uptempo tracks for exciting events, to slow, mellow tunes for reflective posts, a well-chosen song can paint a more layered and vivid picture of a moment or memory. As I’ve noted, the addition of music elevates fleeting snaps into memorable mini-movies, often making a story more engaging and thus, more shareable.
In addition to enhancing post aesthetics, music in Instagram stories often benefits engagement rates. Reports indicate that Instagram users spend more time viewing stories with music, giving the posts more exposure. Thus, a tune-laden story can offer extended interaction time, driving higher engagement rates and potentially expanding my follower base.
Operating within the world of Instagram music is an art form in its own right. Learning how to curate appropriate music for a story can lead to improved follower response. Making proper use of Instagram’s music library often encourages viewers to spend more time on my stories, actively engaging with the content.
How to Add Music to Your Instagram Story
Integrating your favourite track into the storyline might seem intimidating at first, but Instagram has made it quite an effortless process. Follow these simple steps to bring your Instagram story to life.
First, go to your Instagram app and tap ‘Your Story’ located at the top left corner of the screen. From the given options, choose a recording mode, either “Normal” or “Boomerang”. After recording or taking a photo, tap the ‘Sticker’ button at the top of the screen.
Second, in the sticker tray, scroll down and tap ‘Music’. A music slider will enable you to preview and choose the exact part of a song that fits with your story. Choose from thousands of songs available in Instagram’s music library to elevate the mood of your story. Range of songs depends on your region since licensing agreements differ across countries.
Third, after selecting that perfect tune, you’ll notice a music sticker on your story. You can manually adjust its placement, alter the particular music segment that plays, and even choose to display song lyrics. Consumer engagement often increases with the presence of catchy words or lyrics on the screen, as it’s proven to keep viewers hooked longer.
Remember to preview your story before posting. Instagram’s music feature is a brilliant tool designed to amplify the overall story experience, ensuring that your content is not only visually engaging, but audibly attractive as well.
Troubleshooting Common Issues
While Instagram’s music library offers a seamless way to amplify your stories, you may encounter some issues in the process. I’m here to ensure you overcome these challenges, quickly and effectively.
Firstly, one common issue is not finding the music sticker in your sticker tray. This issue primarily arises due to regional restrictions, as Instagram’s music feature isn’t available worldwide. By switching to a VPN, you can change your IP address, thereby bypassing these restrictions.
Secondly, you may notice that the music feature is missing, even if you live in a region where it’s available. Instagram rolls out its features gradually, with larger accounts generally receiving them first. In this case, updating your Instagram app to the latest version typically resolves this issue.