Direct address is a great way to remove yourself from the song story. Wait . . . What?! I know, it sounds...
Song Structure
5 Steps To Song Creation Success
How can we make songwriting easier? Change your perspective before you start writing! Songs are really just scenes...
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...
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...
Song Plots: 3 For All Songs
If you listen to any genre, you've heard them - the three primary song plots. You'll notice they increase in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
Learn The Parts Of A Song For Success
Updated 2/20/19 The parts of a song are important to understand because they are the skeleton you'll drape words and...
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...
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...
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...
Song Elements Overview
Updated 6/4/19 Each component of a song, or your song elements, serves a very specific function in creating the...
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...