Tag: songwriters on songwriting
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Mistakes Songwriters Make About Pitching Songs to TV
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 […]
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Songwriter Habit #1 – Write Everyday
Songwriter Habit #1 – Write Everyday It’s a hard thing for songwriters to hear, but highly effective songwriters practice writing everyday. This is hard to hear because it implies that […]
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Songwriter Habit #2 – Revise Your Songs
Songwriter Habit #2 – Revise Your Songs The media often portrays great songwriters as simply having inspiration strike them, then magically writing inspiring songs on their first try. In reality, […]
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Songwriter Habit #3 – Collecting Everything
Songwriter Habit #3 – Collecting Everything We’ve all been there before: You get a sudden idea for a song, and you tell yourself that it’s alright, you’ll remember it later. […]
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Songwriter Habit #4 – Getting Feedback
Songwriter Habit #4 – Getting Feedback Songwriters are often solitary creatures. Most of us like to work away at our projects, treating them as our babies and ensuring that they […]
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Songwriter Habit #5 – Stepping Away
Songwriter Habit #5 – Stepping Away Songwriting isn’t just about writing songs. It’s about how we find inspiration and ensure that we can write not only consistently, but also regardless […]
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Songwriter Habit #6 – Thinking Like An Anthropologist
Songwriter Habit #6 – Thinking Like An Anthropologist It’s easy for us as musicians to say that we listen to lots of music. However, what differentiates the way we listen […]
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Songwriter Habit #7 – Listening to Lots of Music
Songwriter Habit #7 – Listening to Lots of Music As musicians, we often fall into the trap of listening to things that we’re used to. After all, the familiar is […]
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7 Traits of Highly Effective Songwriters
7 Traits of Highly Effective Songwriters It’s one thing to be able to write a great song. However, it’s an entirely separate thing to be able to write great songs […]