Finding Inspiration is a hard thing to come by sometimes. To help inspire you, try some unconventional sources - your...
Beginning
Beginning Songwriter Books And Gear
Getting started right is important - and- when you start, genre doesn't really matter. The goals is to write strong...
Songwriting Hobby As A Path To A Better Life
Pursuing your songwriting hobby, or passion for songwriting, doesn't have to mean you give up your job and run off on...
What’s Furniture In Lyrics?
You've probably gotten song critiques that suggest you need more furniture in lyrics to give the song a stronger sense...
Object Writing: Quickest Path To Great Lyrics
Object writing is one of the best ways to quickly advance your songwriting skills. It's also a multitasking way to...
Simple Steps To Melodies
Melodies are one of the most difficult parts of songwriting, but you can become very proficient at it with some basic...
Starting Your Songwriting Notebook
A songwriting notebook, also called a Hook Book, is your idea vault. It's one of the best ways to capture all of your...
Song Outline: Church’s “Kill A Word”
To help learn more about what is one of the biggest challenges in writing a song - story line or thought progression -...
Lyric Basics: What’s a Metaphor?
A metaphor is a type of "figurative language" used in imagery. It's best used to make a connection between things your...
5 Ways Lyrics Are Not Like Poems
Have you been told your lyrics sound like poems? Or that your lyrics should sound more like poems? Poetic language is...
From Outlines To Songs
Let's tie some song prompts to creating outlines to songs! Everything you're doing to learn songwriting should be in a...
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...
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...
How To Write A Song
How do the pros write a good song? What if you're not a pro? How do you write a song? Well, if you're new to...
Pop Song Lyrics
The below is taken from a chat board that is long since gone, and was part of a much larger post string. I've...