Songwriter Glossary

A songwriter glossary of common terms you’ll run across as you get feedback about your songs.   Figurative Language & Literary DevicesAllusion An expression or phrase used to call something to mind without expressly mentioning it. A form of figurative...

Getting Started Pitching Songs

How to get started pitching songs is a question I often get from songwriters.  It usually sounds something like this: “I have a demo and a lyric sheet for every song, but I don’t have any experience pitching songs. What is my next step?” Here are a few...

Why Co-Write At All?

It’s a valid question. Why co-write at all?  I mean, you know how to write songs, and other people sort of get in the way of your ideas anyway. Valid . . . but . . . co-writing is a way for you to progress quickly with your songwriting. And, if you plan on being...

Co-Writing 101: Getting Started With Co-Writing

I get a lot of questions about co-writing and how co-writing happens in the room. The biggest question is what should I expect to happen when I’m co-writing with someone else, especially if I’ve never met them? I think what’s really being asked is...