Object Writing: Songwriting Exercise
An object writing exercise is one of the easiest ways to keep song ideas flowing and find new ideas. Inspiration is sometimes a hard thing to come by. This…
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Transform Poems Into Captivating Songs
Transforming poems into songs sounds like something that’s pretty easy to do. After all, the words are there. The rhyme is there. The meter is there. All you have…
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Ghost Song Songwriting Exercise
Stuck with a blank page and nothing is really inspiring you? Use the ghost song process. Start with a song you like and build a new one! Ghost song…
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Suzanne Vega ‘Small Blue Thing’
Master of Becoming the Other! Becoming the other is a true form of transformation. Not only is Suzanne Vega’s ‘Small Blue Thing’ one of my favorite songs, it is…
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5 Poems For Songwriters
I chose five poems for songwriters, because poems help you understand the magic of language. These poems highlight the power of language. I started writing songs out of a…
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Object Writing: Quickest Path To Great Lyrics
Object writing is one of the best ways to learn how to write great lyrics full of imagery – quickly. It’s also a way to create ideas in your…
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Create A New Song: Put A Twist On Cliche Phrases
Cliche phrases can be a great song prompt starter. Whether you’re using in a song, or as your hook line, they can help you create interesting new songs that…
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What Is A Song Prompt?
A song prompt is a starter. It’s a way to get to a song by assigning yourself a specific focus. The benefit of a prompt is that you’ve got…
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Song Prompt: Eleven More Things
What’s better than a song prompts list of “more things” to get your brain working and go somewhere you didn’t imagine? These prompts can help generate some song or…
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Song Prompt: Eleven Things
This “Eleven Things” song prompt focuses on selecting from a variety of items to provide you with a large, outside-the-box array of objects to spur your imagination. It’s a…
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Rhyme Pattern Proxy
This one is great to use if you’re stuck on a song and works pretty quickly. The goal is to force you to find new words or ways to phrase…
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Create Your Own Rules
Create your own rules to govern how you’ll write the song. You can create rules that defy conventional rules, or just put a twist on a direction you would…
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Effective Similes In Songs
Creating effective similes in songs can take a ho-hum lyric and turn it into a “wow!” lyric. The magic of a simile is that it allows you to use a direct…
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Joni Mitchell ‘The Magdalene Laundries’
On her 1994 album Turbulent Indigo Joni Mitchell has one of the most descriptive, powerful songs you’ll ever hear. She crafts a first person story about a young girl incarcerated in one…
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How Melody And Lyrics Work Together
Melody and lyrics play a key part in: (1) differentiating your song, (2) communicating your message, and (3) creating a compelling, memorable moment for a listener. So how can…
