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 exception....
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Change Perspective But Keep Your Point Of View
Perspective isn’t a common songwriting topic. Most songwriting conversations revolve around Point of View (POV), but there’s...
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Direct Address: Writing “You” Songs Not About You!
Direct address is a great way to remove yourself from the song story. Wait . . . What?! I know, it sounds counter-intuitive, but your...
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5 Steps To Song Creation Success
How can we make songwriting easier? Change your perspective before you start writing! Songs are really just scenes strung together –...
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4 Steps To Connect Your Song Scenes
Here are four easy steps to help you connect the verses in your song – or song scenes! Following them will help make your song more...
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Song Idea: What Is It?
Is it different from a hook? Yes – a hook’s a part of the song’s construction that helps articulate the song idea...
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What’s A Pre-Chorus?
Is the pre-chorus the same as a lift, a channel, a ramp, a climb, a refrain? Yes, yes, yes, yes – no. While you’ve heard...
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What’s A Song Bridge For?
How is a bridge different from a verse or a chorus? Do you even need one in your song? Understanding all of the different song parts, or...
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What’s A Song Chorus For?
How is a chorus different from a bridge or a verse? Understanding all of the different song parts, or song elements, can be tricky....
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What’s A Song Verse For?
Song parts, or song elements, are tricky. Everyone will tell you the definition of a verse, but what does that really mean when...
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Point Of View: What Is It?
Pat Pattison has a great exercise for point of view – try them all. But, to do that, you have to know what they are! At the end of...
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The Parts Of A Song
Updated 2/20/16 The parts of a song are important to understand because they are the skeleton you’ll drape words and music on it to...
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Song Structure Made Easy
Song structure is tricky. It seems simple enough, but then you start writing your song, and it doesn’t really seem to want to go...
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A Song Title Should Give You Options
A song title is one of the most important parts of your song. I usually try and give myself as much flexibility as possible when...
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What’s a Song Hook?
Updated 10/5/14 Is a hook the same as your song’s title? What makes a hook strong versus just another line? How should you be...
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Song Elements Overview
Updated 11/1/14 Each component of a song, or your song elements, serves a very specific function in creating the overall tapestry of a...
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Paula Cole: Poetic Meter & Rhythm
William Carlos Williams once said, “measure is all.” Ezra Pound insisted in 1915 that “rhythm must have meaning.”...
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Creating A Strong Bridge In A Song
Creating a bridge in a song is done for one key reason: to galvanize the “A-Ha!” moment of the song. Musically, it should...
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