What are Borrowed Chords? Borrowed Chords Explained
What on earth are borrowed chords? And, should I care about them? Are the actually useful? If so, how do I use them?
In this video, we're...
Spicing Up Your SUPERTONIC CHORDS | How To Make Your ii Chords More Interesting
How do we make our ii chords more interesting? Sure, we could write songs with plain old major and minor triads, but...
How To Make SONGWRITING a HABIT | ATOMIC HABITS for SONGWRITERS Part 2
How do we make songwriting a habit and not just another hobby? That's what we're talking about in this video, based on advice...
ATOMIC HABITS for SONGWRITERS Part 1: The Importance of Habits
Do songwriters need to make songwriting a habit? Of course! In this video, we're talking about the reasons why it's important...
POET STYLE SONGWRITING Explained
Songwriters often have a style of writing, but often we tend to assume that the way we have written songs is the best way for us to write. But sometimes we need to...
5 Reasons You're STUCK and Not GROWING as a Songwriter
Sometimes we seem to hit a wall. Our songs don't seem to be getting better and may even be getting worse. We feel like we've started to write...
PERFORMER STYLE SONGWRITING Explained
Most songwriters don't seem to even consider that there are other styles of songwriting outside of their own. But leveraging some different songwriting styles...
Half Shy's Lyric Workbook: First Impressions
In this video, I'm sharing my first impressions of Half Shy's new Lyric Workbook.
PRODUCER STYLE SONGWRITING Explained
Songwriters often don't even consider that there are other songwriting styles outside of their own. Much less that there may be another songwriting style out...
John Mayer Explains The Songwriting Process | Songwriters Talk Songwriting
What does John Mayer have to say about songwriting? In this video, we break down a clip of John Mayer talking about...
LYRICS RHYMING = OVERRATED | Unpopular Songwriting Opinions
Making sure your lyrics rhyme for your song is overrated.
Yes, I said it.
No, some arbitrary rhyme scheme is not more important...
Spicing Up Your SUBMEDIANT CHORDS | How To Make Your vi Chords More Interesting
The submediant (or minor vi) chord is the most utilized minor chord in major keys. It's a part of the over-used...
