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5 Books that Are Songwriter Must-Reads
November 5, 2023
As professional songwriters, we have collectively read hundreds of books on the art of songwriting. What we want…
Creative Practice
Habits of Success
Music
System #2 to Help You Make Time for Songwriting – Collecting and Organising Ideas
November 1, 2023
Songwriting is a fun process. However, it becomes frustrating when you try to sit down to write and…
Creative Practice
Lyric Writing
Music
Lyric Exercise #5 – Power Positions
October 30, 2023
For songwriters, crafting lyrics that captivate and resonate with listeners is both an art and a science. Lyrics…
Melody Writing
Music
How to Use Arpeggios to Spice Up Your Melody
October 29, 2023
We received a message from one of our Patreon members about how their melodies always feel boring, bland…
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System #1 to Help You Make Time for Songwriting – Practice Daily
October 25, 2023
We received loads of responses from a survey we sent out to our subscribers asking “What’s your biggest…
Creative Practice
Habits of Success
Music
3 Simple Systems to Help You Make Time for Songwriting
October 18, 2023
After emailing the over 12,000 people on my mailing list and asking them the question “What is your…
Creative Practice
Lyric Writing
Music
Lyric Exercise #3 – Use Specific Imagery
October 16, 2023
People listen to songs so that they can be transported to a different place. To that aim, it’s…
Creative Practice
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Music
Song Form
The MAP Method – Finish Your Songs
October 15, 2023
Recently, I emailed the over 12,000 people on my email list, and asked them the question “What is…
Creative Practice
Lyric Writing
Music
Lyric Exercise #2 – Upgrading Verbs
October 9, 2023
While every aspect of lyric writing is essential, the choice of verbs can make or break a song’s…
Analyzing Songs
Music
Music Theory for Songwriters
10 Essential Chord Progressions for Songwriters
October 8, 2023
If you’re a songwriter looking for inspiration then look no further! In this article, we take a look…
Melody Writing
Music
Step #7 of Writing Great Melodies – Write More Melodies
October 6, 2023
The process of composing melodies for your songs doesn’t stop just because you’ve managed to develop one long…
Chorus Writing
Lyric Writing
Melody Writing
Music
Song Form
Write a Song Within an Hour
October 4, 2023
A lot of songwriters often talk about how they can’t finish songs. You hear it all the time…
Lyric Writing
Music
Part 3 of The Songwriting Formula – The Song Map
October 3, 2023
It’s easy to think that once you have a concept and a title, that you’ll be able to…
Creative Practice
Lyric Writing
Music
Lyric Exercise #1 – Extending Metaphors
October 2, 2023
A large part of songwriting is creating imagery for our listeners. By painting a vivid enough picture through…
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Step #6 of Writing Great Melodies – Introduce Some Variation
September 29, 2023
Once we have the framework of our melody set up, a question that often next comes to mind…