Song Prompt: Eleven Things
This “Eleven Things” song prompt focuses on selecting from a variety of items to provide you…
Song Prompt: Use a Book as a Starter
Write a Song About Some Aspect of a Book It can be: Questions To Ask Yourself…
Rhyme Pattern Proxy
This one is great to use if you’re stuck on a song and works pretty quickly….
Create Your Own Rules
Create your own rules to govern how you’ll write the song. You can create rules that…
Songwriting Exercise: Write For An Artist
This songwriting exercise focuses on writing for an artist. You’ll work through some simple steps to:…
Storytelling: Tell Songs Like A Movie
Storytelling can get pretty messy pretty quick. And, in a song, you only have three to…
Melody: 5 Essential Books
Melody is the messaging highway of your song. It helps maintain the interest of your listener…
Effective Similes In Songs
Creating effective similes in songs can take a ho-hum lyric and turn it into a “wow!”…
Joni Mitchell ‘The Magdalene Laundries’
On her 1994 album Turbulent Indigo Joni Mitchell has one of the most descriptive, powerful songs you’ll ever…
Creating Better Melodies
Melodies can be tricky to find, invent and build – especially when we keep hearing the…