On the heels of her new Splice sample pack, songwriter Alex Winston shares her advice for songwriting ideation and arranging.
Tag: songwriting advice
3 Ways to Grip Your Listeners With Opening Lines
In today’s music landscape, attention spans are at an all-time low. Grab your listener’s attention right away with lyrical immediacy.
How to Bring It With Your Song’s Bridge
Most songwriters don’t take bridges seriously, but with just a few simple tips shared here, you can easily make it the anchor of your song.
A New Approach to Lyric Writing: Telling Sensory Stories Through Song
Using all four of your senses is a tool to unlocking a ton of below the surface lyric ideas. Sensory stories help connect on a deeper level.
6 Bad Habits in Songwriting, and How to Break Them
Here are some of the worst bad habits I see songwriters falling into all the time, and my thoughts about how to break those habits!
Feedback: How to Deal With Exposing Your Songs to the Public
Learning how to take criticism and seek out honest feedback does not come naturally to us musicians, here’s how and why it’s important.
7 Songwriting Rules and When to Break Them
There are many unwritten rules songwriters tend to treat as the Gospel, but when the innovative break them, incredible things happen.
Our 7 Favorite Songwriting Blogs for Dashes of Inspiration
Whether you’re in need of a dash of inspiration or just some new methods to try out, we compiled our top songwriting blogs to help you out!
The “Change One Thing” Method of Songwriting
When you’re hitting a wall, it might be that your creative process has gone stale. Try this method to reinvigorate your songwriting ideation.
The Most Evocative Lyrics We Heard in 2020
We take a look back at some of the most powerful and poetic lyrics we heard in pop and hip-hop music in 2020.