8 Ways to Turn a Cover Version Into Something Original
How do you decide which songs fit your style, brand, or voice, and how do to make your version unique from the original? Find out here.
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How to Write an Award-Winning Film Score
The composer behind the award-winning music from the short film, The Nobody Prayer, lays out his 7 simple keys to success.
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An Organic Process: Can Songs Really Write Themselves?
Can songs write themselves or do they need to be forced into existence more often than not? Here are some thoughts on enhancing organic flow.
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Why Making Playlists Can Help You Write New Songs
A unique and underrated way to jog yourself out of a creative rut and open up new possibilities in your songwriting (plus, it’s tons of fun).
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Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Professional Songwriter
Notes from a professional songwriter and Soundfly mentor, lessons learned throughout a career of fortunes and misfortunes.
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5 Awesome Ways to Find Musical Inspiration
Writer’s Block happens to everyone, artists and non-artists, pros and amateurs alike, so here are 5 ways to combat a lack of creative ideas!
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Quality and Quantity — in Songwriting, They’re Intertwined…
An OpEd on how to balance learning to write songs from both a quantity- and a quality-forward mindset, and why they should be intertwined.
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5 Different Ways You Can Outline Your Song
Whether you’re suffering from writer’s block or plagued by TOO MANY song ideas, outlining can help you fill a song’s form and stay on track.
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Here’s How to Enhance Your Songwriting Process in 5 Steps
Feeling stuck in a creative writing rut? Just reset your approach and process in a few subtle ways, and everything will change, here’s how.
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A Musician’s Guide to Listening With Empathy
A healthy meditation on active listening, whether to give or receive feedback, that incorporates objectivity, positivity, and empathy.
