Parts Of A Song Defined
Each component, or your song elements, serves a very specific function in creating the overall tapestry….
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…
Organize A Hook Book
Organize your hook book! It’s one of the best things you can do to make sure…
Kacey Musgraves ‘Merry Go Round’
Kacey Musgraves, along with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally, uses the play on words in ‘Merry…
Rhyme Patterns
Understanding rhyme patterns is one of the best ways to increase your songwriting ability. What Are…
Adele ‘Chasing Pavements’
A recent comment on the blog got me thinking. The comment was downplaying the songwriter’s lyrics,…
Writing Lyrics: Allusion Exercise
Find the Allusions Around You One of the best ways to pull a new technique or…