Using someone else's song to help you get started isn't cheating, and it's not copyright infringement unless you don't...
Song Craft
Song Exercise: Rhyme Pattern Proxy
This song exercise is great to use if you're stuck on a song line and can't seem to make the song work. It's a great...
Songwriter Glossary
A songwriter glossary of common terms you'll run across as you get feedback about your songs. [su_spoiler...
FREE 5 Step Songwriting System e-Book
When I say "songwriting success" I mean the ability to sit down, write a song and love that you're doing it. We all...
Best Songwriter Gifts In 2020!
We're always on the lookout for innovative gadgets, software and books that can make songwriting and creativity...
5 Steps To Finish Unfinished Songs
Sometimes it's hard to finish unfinished songs. And, there's nothing worse than sitting down to write and ending up...
Co-Writes Can End With Two Versions Of A Song
Whenever you go into a co-write, you're usually thinking "OK - we're going to write a song." And usually, you're...
Story Behind Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me”
Every song has a story behind the writing of it. The craft, the idea creation, and the minutia of working it into a...
7 Tips To Write More Songs
Most songwriters want to write more songs, more often, but run into blockers like daily life, too much writing and no...
SongChops Songwriter Gift Guide
This songwriter gift guide covers everything from getting started to moving to the next level to running your music...
Giving Song Feedback Like A Pro
If you're part of a songwriting group, one of your activities is probably getting and giving feedback on songs. And,...
Song Sketching Exercise Using Story Arcs
If you've ever been in a high school English class, you've studied how drama is created in a play, a novel or short...
Song Sketching: Tell Stories Like A Movie
Song Sketching is very similar to object writing, and is the next step in the process to craft your song. Unlike...
Mary Gauthier “Between The Daylight And The Dark”
Mary Gauthier is known for her strong scenes and emotional context, and "Between The Daylight And The Dark" is no...
Tips To Consistently Create New Songs
Consistently creating new songs can feel overwhelming, and song ideas can be like Bigfoot sometimes - pretty elusive!...
SongChops Newsletter Archive
I've been getting requests for some of our newsletter "oldies but goodies." Here are some of our most popular for you...
How Ed Sheeran Created “Shape Of You”
How did Ed Sheeran create one of the most popular songs of 2017? A song he never even intended to sing himself! Get...
Poetry As Lyrics: Using Anaphora
We've all heard it: poetry as lyrics just doesn't work. But, as your songwriting skills grow, and you begin using...