One of the most common challenges I hear about songwriting is not knowing where to begin. With the lyrics? With the music? Or something completely different? It's a rather simple challenge to find a solution to, really. Start with a single note or … [Read more...]
How To Get Lyrics For Your MP3s And Learn To Write Songs Like The Masters
If you plan on being a great lyricist, you need to spend considerable time studying the master songwriters who came before you. Think about it. Who's going to make a better Chef? Someone who has only tasted his own cooking or someone who has eaten at … [Read more...]
The Dixie Chicks Cleaned House at the Grammys
I'm not surprised the Dixie Chicks dominated the 49th Annual Grammys. Just take a look at the lyrics to their hit, Not Ready To Make Nice, vivified by a climbing melody and chord progression: And how in the world can the words that I said Send … [Read more...]
Top Songwriting Articles for 2006
I'm celebrating quite a few good songs written in the past year. And I'm reflecting on how I can make 2007 an even better year for songwriting. Look for some fresh songwriting ideas in the new year and enjoy the best songwriting articles of … [Read more...]
The Perfect Song Title – 5 Things To Remember
Place Your Song Title At Key Points In The Chorus Your song title is more likely to be remembered if it is placed in the first or last line of the chorus. Place Emphasis On Your Song Title In The Chorus Support your song title by giving it a … [Read more...]
4 Things That Will Make Or Break Your Song
Learn these 4 tricks to help you write the best songs of your life. It will take you just 10 minutes to learn, too. The First 10 Seconds Imagine being inside the mind of a busy A&R guy or in-demand producer. It's running over important … [Read more...]
Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-09-06
Topics covered: Top 10 Lyric Writing Insights, line length, contrasting ideas, melody, metaphor, prosody, rhyme schemes, rhythm, song forms, spotlights... Download: Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-09-06 … [Read more...]
Really Bad Lyrics
You knew it had to happen sooner or later. For every up, there is a down; for every light, there is a shadow; ying has its yang, Jesus has his Satan, Reagan had his Gorbachev, the Red Sox have their Yankees, Spider-Man has his Dr. Octopus, Bill … [Read more...]
Random Word Generator
Just found a new and free random word generator. It creates random sentences and paragraphs too. But the best part is random word plus. You can choose the word type and the word complexity. If you were to add syllables and stress you would have a … [Read more...]
If Leonardo da Vinci Were a Songwriter
Adapted from the book, How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant musician. If he were alive today... He would have an insatiably curious approach to songwriting and an unrelenting quest for continuous … [Read more...]
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