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Tag: creativity
Notes on the Birth of a Melody
From Soundfly Student Eva Grill, a beautiful reflection on where inspiration for melodic ideas comes from, and where it takes her when she follows it.
Practical Advice From Our Experts: Beating Writer’s Block
Writer’s block can strike anyone at any time. Here’s a list of our most helpful approaches to battling through creative blockages of all kinds.
9 Easy Places to Look for Creative Lyric Ideas
Whether writer’s block has got you down or you’re just looking for a few tools for consistent brainstorming, here are nine places to look for lyric ideas.
Inspired By or Just Plain Copying: A Guide to “Borrowing” Song Ideas
How do you morph admiration into inspiration while avoiding unacknowledged theft of song ideas? Borrowing with respect and intention is how.
7 Fun (and Free) Apps Musicians Can Use to Stay Creative at Home
With most of the touring and studio recording world screeching to a halt these days, we can look to our phones to deliver creative, collaborative fun.
How the Drive for Musical Cohesion Can Stifle New Ideas
How can songwriters escape the trap of sounding “correct” in order to make work that embraces risk and explores new creative directions?
Zak Waters’ (aka Pretty Sister) Tips for Home Production and Songwriting Workflow
In this video, we check in with songwriter and producer Zak Waters (aka Pretty Sister) to ask about his story and his creative process and workflow.
On Nick Cave’s 9 Primary Bedevilments of Creativity
A professional songwriter meditates on the relevance of Nick Cave’s philosophy on creativity, and his own struggles with procrastination and creativity.
The Process Is the Reward
This beautiful op-ed from a Soundfly student alum explores the struggle and delight of creative expression and how to navigate ourselves through it.