Exercises

Auto-Generate Chord Progressions

One of the easiest ways to tune your ear into different sounds is to force the creation of variety in your chords. This gets you out of common patterns or melodies you might use and can be quite...

Song Vamp

Using someone else's song to help you get started isn't cheating, and it's not copyright infringement unless you don't change it significantly. So, for the Ghost Songs Lyrics exercise, make sure you...

Song Exercise: Follow Your Own Rules

This song exercise is meant to get you outside of your normal routine, and create some variety for you as you approach a song. TO START: Give yourself some rules, then write within them. Make up any...

2 Hour Songwriting Exercise

Whether you aspire to write songs in Nashville, or just write great songs, the 2 Hour Songwriting Exercise could be one of the best ways to ramp up your "finished song" skills quickly and grow your...

Song Vamp

Using someone else's song to help you get started isn't cheating, and it's not copyright infringement unless you don't...