Holiday Song Prompt: Worst Gift Ever?

by | Dec 13, 2020 | Song Prompts

Song prompts are a way to get your creative mind going. They’re also a way to change up your regular song idea routine. They’re great at getting you into a different mindset and make it easy to try something new without worrying about the song meeting some...

Holiday Song Prompt: Holiday Memory

by | Dec 13, 2020 | Song Prompts

Song prompts are a way to get your creative mind going. They’re also a way to change up your regular song idea routine. They’re great at getting you into a different mindset and make it easy to try something new without worrying about the song meeting some...

Song Prompt: The Life Of An Historic Character

by | Sep 4, 2020 | Song Prompts

There are great characters who create great stories throughout history. The best thing about those stories is that all you have to do is a little research, find the human side of all the facts, and bring it to life as a song. OK, so maybe it sounds a little harder now...

Song Prompt: Picture Of Yourself

by | Sep 4, 2020 | Song Prompts

I recently got a song prompt at a songwriting workshop (yes – a virtual workshop), that initially I was going to pass on.  The prompt?  Find a picture of yourself and write a song about it. In the moment I thought, there’s nothing more self-aggrandizing...

Finding Inspiration Around You

by | Aug 9, 2020 | Beginning

Finding Inspiration is a hard thing to come by sometimes. To help inspire you, try some unconventional sources – your photos, a dictionary or some online image searches! STEP 1: Pick up a dictionary or thesaurus (or head online).  Randomly choose a word, or a...