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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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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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Switch Point Of View Exercise
One of the easiest ways to increase your understanding of point of view (POV) is to take a song you’ve completed and switch the point of view. Changing up your point…
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Verb Power
Verbs are power in a song. So, mastering your verb power will make your songs more memorable because there is more emotion and motion in your songs. Verbs will…
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First Person Point Of View
Point of view (POV) is the perspective from which a story is being told. It can change the sentiment of the story, as well as the mood and depending…
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Songwriting Glossary
Songwriting Glossary For Songwriters A songwriter glossary of common terms you’ll be using as you learn how to write songs can be extremely helpful. And, knowing what specific songwriting…
