Thoughts on Inspiration
Whether you’re new to songwriting, or you’ve been doing it for years, you’ve probably experienced some form of writer’s block at some point.…
Tag: Professional Musician
What Makes a Great Musician?
If you are a songwriter, then you’re also a musician. By now, you know that it takes a lot to be a musician,…
12 Fresh and Helpful Tips for Professional Songwriting
Professional songwriting is about more than just the passion. There is a method to the madness, and you’re going to have to get hip to…
How to Protect Yourself When Marketing Your Music
In today’s entertainment industry, the key to getting the word out about your music is to take advantage of the wide range of marketing…
Music Publishing: Professional Songwriter Basics
Building up a catalog of songs and protecting it is the first step in professional songwriting. Further down the rabbit hole of this business…
Can Taylor Swift Show Us How To Write a Song?
Though Taylor Swift is one of our most talked-about songwriters, discussions of how to write a song as good as hers typically focus too much…
Inside the Art of Songwriting: What 14 Great Female Songwriters Have to Say
Is songwriting a man’s world? How about telling some of the greatest female songwriters of the past few generations that! What goes into songwriting?…
How to Succeed as a Professional Songwriter
Being a professional songwriter is the dream. Not just selling a song or two, but being able to support yourself entirely on your songwriting…
Songwriting Spotlight: Bruno Mars & Ed Sheeran
Songwriting seems like it comes effortlessly to the world’s most successful musical artists. They continuously top the charts with one great hit after another,…
3 Tips On How to Use Dissonance Effectively in Your Songwriting
Although many tips on songwriting will focus on lyrics, chord progressions, and the “hook” of the chorus, few articles discuss the one thing that…