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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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Practice Songwriting / Song Prompts

Song Prompt: Eleven Things

This “Eleven Things” song prompt focuses on selecting from a variety of items to provide you…

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Practice Songwriting / Song Prompts

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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Songwriting Exercises

Rhyme Pattern Proxy

This one is great to use if you’re stuck on a song and works pretty quickly….

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Songwriting Exercises

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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How To Write A Song

Parts Of A Song Defined

Each component, or your song elements, serves a very specific function in creating the overall tapestry….

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How To Write A Song / Writing Lyrics

Storytelling: Tell Songs Like A Movie

Storytelling can get pretty messy pretty quick. And, in a song, you only have three to…

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How To Write A Song / Writing Lyrics

Melody: 5 Essential Books

Melody is the messaging highway of your song. It helps maintain the interest of your listener…

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How To Write A Song / Writing Lyrics

Effective Similes In Songs

Creating effective similes in songs can take a ho-hum lyric and turn it into a “wow!”…

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Songs Analyzed

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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