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Object Writing: Songwriting Exercise

An object writing exercise is one of the easiest ways to keep song ideas flowing and…

Transforming poems into songs sounds like something that’s pretty easy to do. After all, the words…

Stuck with a blank page and nothing is really inspiring you? Use the ghost song process….

Songs Analyzed

Master of Becoming the Other! Becoming the other is a true form of transformation. Not only…

I chose five poems for songwriters, because poems help you understand the magic of language. These…

Writing Lyrics

Object writing is one of the best ways to learn how to write great lyrics full…

A song prompt is a starter. It’s a way to get to a song by assigning…

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

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

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