In this video, we’re talking about 3 of the major tips I learned from the book Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison.
Songwriting perspectives and points of view are...
Organizing your lyrics is so important.
Look, I get it. Creatives generally aren’t exactly organized by nature and kinda just want to go with the flow.
Just because it’s what...
In this video podcast, we’re talking about how to turn a song piece into a full song.
Starting a song is easy.
Or at least not that hard.
Finishing a song- a song where every...
In this video podcast, we’re specifically addressing how to listen to song structure as a songwriter.
Because you’re no longer purely a music consumer.
You’re also a ...
You’re no longer purely a music consumer.
Now you are also a creator.
So it’s time to start listening to music more analytically. It’s time to listen to music in a way...
You’re no longer purely a music consumer.
Now you are also a creator.
So it’s time to start listening to music more analytically. It’s time to listen to music in a way...
You’re no longer purely a music consumer.
Now you are also a creator.
So it’s time to start listening to music more analytically. It’s time to listen to music in a way...
It’s so easy to keep consuming information without ever putting it to work.
I’ve been there. I listened to days worth of podcasts on how to write a novel- even though I knew full well...
A song hook can almost single-handedly redeem an otherwise underwhelming song.
A great hook can also make a great song even better.
If a song hook is a non-vocal part, it is the single most...
Let me be first in line to tell you that you don’t need to know music history to be a songwriter.
No, you don’t need to study the Beatles, Nirvana, or Michael Jackson to be a...
A big part of getting better at anything is knowing your strengths and weaknesses and then playing to your stregths and minimizing your weaknesses.
So, in this episode we’re going...
Tom Petty once said the following about songwriting:
“I compare it to fishing: There’s either a fish in the boat or there’s not. Sometimes you come home and you didn’t...