Let’s be clear here: There is no song section that you should always have.
Each song section has a role and a job.Â
Some songs don’t call for that role or job.
While not every song should have a...
Let’s talk about the 4 main elements of a song.
Thinking through a song as a sum of its main elements can help make songwriting easier.Â
Instead of simply looking at the song as a whole, you can ...
There are 3 main things that I think are super important to learn before taking the dive into songwriting.
  It’s important to learn keys, so you know what notes and chords you have to work with i...
There will come a time when you want to quit songwriting.
Sometimes it’s a close friend or relative who doesn’t seem to think you’re any good or seems unimpressed by what you’re doing.
Maybe it’s...
In order to get better at songwriting, it’s super important to break down the huge skill of “songwriting” into its many subskills.
“Songwriting” is such a massive and generic skill, that it’s hard...
In this video podcast, we’re talking through 3 tips to know BEFORE you start songwriting.
But hey, it doesn’t hurt to hear these things even if you’re a seasoned veteran songwriter.Â
Like a songw...
In this video, we’re talking about 3 of the major tips I learned from the book Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison.Â
Songwriting perspectives and points of view are something that so dee
...Organizing your lyrics is so important.
Look, I get it. Creatives generally aren’t exactly organized by nature and kinda just want to go with the flow.
Just because it’s what comes natural to you...
In this video podcast, we’re talking about how to turn a song piece into a full song.
Starting a song is easy.Â
Or at least not that hard.
Finishing a song- a song where every part of it is good...
In this video podcast, we’re specifically addressing how to listen to song structure as a songwriter.
Because you’re no longer purely a music consumer.
You’re also a creator.
So it’s time to sta...
You’re no longer purely a music consumer.
Now you are also a creator.
So it’s time to start listening to music more analytically. It’s time to listen to music in a way that you learn from it.
Wh...
You’re no longer purely a music consumer.
Now you are also a creator.
So it’s time to start listening to music more analytically. It’s time to listen to music in a way that you learn from it.
Wh...