How To Write Your First Song- 5 Tips To Help You Get Started
For some people, doing something like writing a song for the first time might seem as challenging and foreign as performing open heart…
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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.…
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,…
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…
How to Sell Your Song
Being a professional songwriter is a lot of hard work. It may not seem like it at first, but there’s a lot more to…
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…
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…
Music Law: What You Need to Know
Being a professional songwriter takes a lot of hard work and skill, but it also takes a lot of knowledge, and a little bit…
10 Songwriting Tips to Help You Out of a Rut
Songwriting is often seen as a talent that one either has or does not have. It’s true that talent can’t be taught, but if you…
How To Write a Song That’s Culturally Relevant and Emotionally Compelling
How to write a song that’s much more than the repetition of second-grade-style rhymes–and that millions of people in today’s society can relate to–is a real feat,…