Does Your VOCABULARY MATTER As A LYRICIST? lyric writing Apr 01, 2022

Does vocabulary matter as a lyricist?

The Short Answer: Yes.

If we simply think of what vocabulary really is at its heart, it’s simply having access to more words to use. 

It allows us...

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What SONGWRITERS Can Learn From PAINTERS what songwriters can learn from other artists Mar 22, 2022

What Is And Is Not In Frame 

A painter will show exactly what is needed and beneficial, no more and no less.

If it doesn’t have a purpose being in the frame, it shouldn’t be...

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Goals For Your CHORUS | What Your Song's Chorus Should Accomplish chorus Mar 18, 2022

Eloquently Deliver Your Song’s Main Theme or Idea

There’s no doubt that the chorus is the most important part of a song.

Usually the verses and bridge cover the story. 

The verses...

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What SONGWRITERS Can Learn From POETS what songwriters can learn from other artists Mar 15, 2022

Read Your Lyrics Out Loud

Poetry readings are an important element of poetry. Reading out loud is often the single best way to ensure that the poem flows. 

Often poets like to have other...

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Goals For Your FIRST VERSE | What Your Song's First Verse Should Accomplish Mar 11, 2022

Deliver Imagery To Contextualize the Rest of the song

Every piece of information informs and contextualizes everything after it. 

If you front-load your song with imagery, it will carry...

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When Can I ACTUALLY START Songwriting? What If I Barely Play An Instrument? when can i start songwriting Mar 07, 2022

Maybe you barely play an instrument. You might have picked up the guitar or piano just a few weeks ago. Can you start songwriting? 

The short answer: yes. 

The longer and more nuanced...

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You're WRONG About Music Theory. Music Theory Is NOT Sheet Music Nor Academic Knowledge. Mar 04, 2022

Do you think that knowing how to read and write sheet music is what music theory is? Because that's at all what music theory is!

If you thought that music theory wasn't useful for...

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Questions To Ask Yourself When Songwriting: 4 Questions To Test Our Song Lyrics With songwriting questions Mar 01, 2022

What questions should we be asking ourselves as we are songwriting? Let's talk about some good questions to ask ourselves to make sure our songs and lyrics are on the right track!

 

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What Makes SUS CHORDS Special: Songwriting Perspective On Suspended Chords Feb 21, 2022

Suspended chords can be a powerful addition to your songwriting chord toolbox. Not only can they be used as a fantastic transitional chord, but they can be some of the most adaptable and...

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HARMONICALLY INTERESTING But EASY Chords: ADD CHORDS Explained add chords added tone chords Feb 18, 2022

A simple, yet effective way to make your song much more harmonically interesting is simply adding more types of chords to your toolbox.

In this video, we're going to talk about what added tone...

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When Do I STOP Editing Lyrics? Don't Keep Workshopping Your Song Lyrics Forever lyric writing Feb 14, 2022

An important part of the creation process is to know when to stop editing and workshopping what you've done and call your song  done. 

Otherwise we can tinker on our songs...

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3 VERSE MISTAKES That Can RUIN Your Song verse writing Feb 11, 2022

We often will rightly spend a ton of time making sure our choruses are absolutely killer.

What we can forget when we're doing this is that our verses are more than capable of ruining our song-...

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