Learning how to write a good song is an important skill all musicians should learn how to do. I look at how to do this, how to get creative with the songwriting process, and more. Please share these guides if they’re useful.
Writing lyrics is a real art. In fact, writing truly great lyrics is basically a separate skill from writing great songs. A great song is made up of many different parts. The structure and arrangement. The melodies, hooks, and rhythmic variations. The harmony. And then, the lyrics. There are countless great songs with meaningless or…
You’re not satisfied with playing it small – you want mainstream success in music. Or, at the very least, you want to create music that appeals to mainstream music fans. Does this sound ambitious? That’s because it is. Writing catchy pop songs is not the hard part. Getting them out to the masses is. If…
Having trouble writing something new? Does songwriting feel like a chore rather than a joy? Well we’re going to look at how to get rid of writers block. If you’re finding it hard to write, there probably isn’t anything wrong with you. However, it is entirely possible that your motivation has changed. It could be…
There’s no question that a great chorus makes or breaks a pop song. In fact, it’s even possible to write a hit song with a chorus so good, that the mediocre verses don’t matter. To me, ‘The Boys Are Back in Town” is a classic example of a song with a killer chorus that has…
Children’s music is a real market that often slips under the radar, simply because most children’s entertainers will never be famous enough to be in a major spotlight. That said, there are exceptions to this rule (Raffi, The Wiggles, Fred Penner), and there are many, many people that make a living playing children’s music. For…
Every songwriter and composer knows they need to work on their writing. Mastery only comes through regular practice. But if you’re serious about your music career, it’s unlikely that you won’t ever need to write an email, bio, or social media post. You might be able to hire someone to handle those tasks down the…
I recently showed you how to become a better rapper, focusing on how to improve your voice, delivery and the like. Today though, I’m going to show you how to write good rap lyrics. You could have the best delivery in the world, but if your lyrics aren’t saying anything people want to hear, it…
Believe it or not, children’s artists can make quite a bit of money with CD sales, gigs, and even merch. After all, it’s not the kids who are spending the money, it’s the parents, and parents love to spend money on their kids. Children’s music also has real value for kids. Music makes for better…
Lyrics. Just say the word, and some musicians will immediately freeze up. What is it about writing lyrics that’s so hard? Why do we place so much importance on the words that we put to music? For the recording of Check Your Head, The Beastie Boys were said to have locked themselves in a room…
Songwriting can take a variety of different forms. The problem is that you can get stuck in a particular way of writing, unable to say anything new with your songs. Your style may have served you well to this point, and may even be something you can fall back on in the future, but if…
On December 4, 1971 Deep Purple was going to record their Machine Head album just after a Frank Zappa concert at Montreux. However, someone fired a flare gun at the ceiling after the concert and the place was set on fire while Deep Purple sitting in the audience. The band moved to a nearby restaurant…
So you want to write a song, and you’ve heard you need to learn how to write a chorus as one of the starting points. Well today I’ll show you how to put this chorus together, so you can get started on your songwriting adventure! What Makes A Good Chorus? It’s important to say that…
In recent years, the three to three-and-a-half-minute song has been an accepted standard in the pop world; especially on radio. It’s because of this that this is the length most musicians write their songs. Has it always been that way? No. If you think back to the 60s and 70s, there were plenty of hit…
There is no feeling like writing a new song, especially for those who have carried around songs in their head for a long time. However, getting a song from your head and onto paper is something that many people find very difficult. This is especially true if they have difficulty finding the right way to…
Ever had a song to record but you didn’t get the time to properly remember all your lyrics? Or needed to perform a show, but again, didn’t get time to remember your lyrics? Most musicians have been there at some point. Learning your words and how to perform them can take a while. What’s more,…