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One of the hardest technical and creative challenges for songwriters is creating a natural relationship between lyrics and melody. In our tutorial on our YouTube channel, I break down how to master the rhythm of your lyrics, so that writing lyrics and melody together becomes natural – no need to sacrifice one for the other!…
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When I was 24, I took a song of mine, ‘Waiting for the Avalanche,’ to a music industry conference— specifically a panel of music supervisors (the people responsible for sourcing and securing the rights to use songs in film and tv). I got the chance to play them this song. One of them said the…
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In this article, I’m going to take you through a powerful lyric writing exercise, to show you that you can radically improve your lyrics if you have the following: Good lyric writing isn’t just for those struck by the lightning of the lyric-writing gods. It’s available to everyone. A Quick Story When I was 17,…
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5 Practical Tips For Beginner Songwriters To Embrace Over the years, a common question we’ve been asked by budding songwriters is “What are some of your top tips for beginners?”. In this article, we aim to answer that question with 5 practical, and actionable tips that we wish we knew when we started out. This…
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The Magic of Borrowed Chords Explained Chord progressions can make or break a song. Despite this fact, many songwriters often have trouble coming up with interesting chord progressions. They get stuck using the same old sequences over and over again. Fortunately, there is an easy solution to help spice up your chord progressions, and that’s…
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Musical Onomatopoeia – The Secret to Writing Amazing Hooks If you’ve ever heard a catchy, relatable hook from a songwriter you like and wondered how you can write like them, know that you’re not alone. This is a common question asked by many songwriters. Fortunately, we can study these techniques, and emulate them to create…
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Sonic Targeting – The Secret Technique to Writing Amazing Lyrics Songwriting is a game of balance. We have to be relatable to our listeners, but also truthful to our story. We have to be interesting, yet also familiar. Although this may sound difficult, it certainly isn’t impossible. In this article, we’ll discuss how to help…