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My Favourite Blogs
August 10, 2021
Here is a list of my favourite blogs right now. I have all of these saved as shortcuts…
Music Theory for Songwriters
The Most Beautiful Chords in Songwriting
August 4, 2021
Hi friends, I’ve recently made a short series of quick videos that cover two of the most beautiful…
Music Theory for Songwriters
Song Starters
Modes Made Easy for Songwriters
July 7, 2021
I made a quick video on my YouTube channel about the Mixolydian mode. In less than 10 minutes,…
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Why write it as a song?
June 28, 2021
It’s a question I ask of myself all the time. Why write this idea as a song, and…
Language
metaphor
psychology
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This is Your Brain on Metaphor
June 20, 2021
When I teach lyric writing, the first concept I introduce in any class is the power and impact…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Song Starters
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120 Sense Writing Prompts
June 17, 2021
If you’re already familiar with Sense Writing (aka Object Writing), feel free to skip ahead to the prompts…
Creative Practice
Psychology of Creativity
Can you learn to be obsessed?
June 15, 2021
There is so much advice out there for writers about the importance of habit and ritual in your…
Creative Practice
Wintering
June 12, 2021
It always feels as though the seasons do not change gradually, but instead, that the sun takes a…
My writing
Hubris and Humility in Writing Pop Songs
June 9, 2021
I am totally tickled to have co-written a song, ‘Fruit’, that has just been released by Australian pop…
Revising Songs
Song Starters
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Can you really teach someone to write better songs?
June 6, 2021
I so often get asked whether it’s really possible to teach someone how to write a song. There…
metaphor
Song Starters
Wisdom from Songwriters
writing
Songwriters on songwriting
December 21, 2020
I’ve been baffled lately that there aren’t more songwriters in the world who write about writing. Luckily, there…
My writing
Sonnet – Zen and the Pizza Delivery Guy
October 15, 2020
I teach a poetry class for Berklee Online. The course culminates in the writing of a sonnet. I’ve…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Habits of Success
Revising Songs
Song Starters
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Lyric Writing Masterclass March 16 2020
March 10, 2020
Can songwriting actually be taught? Can your lyrics actually improve, or are you just born Bob Dylan? Author…
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Songwriting Workshop at the Sydney Conservatorium
October 3, 2019
Giving and receiving meaningful feedback on your creative work is probably the single most important thing to actually…