Setting goals can shift your songwriting into high gear and help you achieve your dreams. But it’s important to choose your goals carefully. Pick goals that are achievable. Make sure they’re something you have control over. Avoid vague goals like “I’m going to write a hit song.” Instead, make them specific, break them down into small steps… Continue reading Set Your Songwriting Goals
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Get Inspired: Study Great Holiday Songs
Here’s a list of hugely successful holiday songs. Every one has something offer to today’s songwriters as examples of great song craft. I’ve included links to YouTube where you can hear each song along with a short note on songwriting techniques to listen for—structure, lyric imagery/action words, melody style, and production.
How To Write A Pop Song
Listeners love a good Pop song and radio loves to play them. Whether you want to pitch your songs to established artists in the Pop field or sing them yourself, writing a contemporary, commercial Pop song with hit-single appeal means writing a song that listeners can identify with and radio will want to play. Pop =… Continue reading How To Write A Pop Song
How to Write a Song If You Don’t Play an Instrument
If you want to write songs but you can’t play piano or guitar, don’t let that stop you. There are plenty of online resources and useful tools for creating tracks to write to or accompany your existing melody and lyrics. Even if you’re a musician, it’s fun to use some of these songwriting tools to… Continue reading How to Write a Song If You Don’t Play an Instrument
POLL: What’s the Hardest Part of Songwriting?
I took a poll of songwriters: What do you think is the hardest part of songwriting? See their answers and some solutions.