Object Writing: Songwriting Exercise
An object writing exercise is one of the easiest ways to keep song ideas flowing and…
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Ghost Song Songwriting Exercise
Stuck with a blank page and nothing is really inspiring you? Use the ghost song process….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Song Prompt: Eleven Things
This “Eleven Things” song prompt focuses on selecting from a variety of items to provide you…
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Song Prompt: Use a Book as a Starter
Write a Song About Some Aspect of a Book It can be: Questions To Ask Yourself…
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Rhyme Pattern Proxy
This one is great to use if you’re stuck on a song and works pretty quickly….
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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…
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Songwriting Exercise: Write For An Artist
This songwriting exercise focuses on writing for an artist. You’ll work through some simple steps to:…
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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…
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Rhyme Mastery: Lori McKenna ‘The Bird & The Rifle’
Lori McKenna’s “The Bird & The Rifle” is a masterclass in song craft. Not only is…
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Kacey Musgraves ‘Merry Go Round’
Kacey Musgraves, along with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally, uses the play on words in ‘Merry…
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Adele ‘Chasing Pavements’
A recent comment on the blog got me thinking. The comment was downplaying the songwriter’s lyrics,…
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Adele ‘Hello’
Adele’s ‘Hello’ focuses on a telephone conversation/voicemail. The song brilliantly leverages the strength of direct address to create…