Poetry offers a great starting place for developing lyric ideas, but poetry and songs don’t always flow the same way — here’s how to tell if it’s working.
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How to Streamline Your Songwriting and Production Processes
Some helpful tips for songwriters, producers, and those who do both, looking to improve their workflow and get more focused work done in shorter sessions.
Building Your Confidence as a Songwriter
Action always invariably beats inaction; here’s a set of tools to help you battle your lacking confidence, and create with active fervor!
Practical Advice From Our Experts: Song Form Basics
Your songs should take listeners to exciting destinations and tell exciting stories, but in order to do that they need a lyrical road map: Song Form.
10 Things Songwriters Do That Ruin Their Songs
A song is a fragile thing — indeed, there are many ways a song idea can die before it’s even developed. Here are ten, and how to avoid them.
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.
How to Compose Music Set to a Poem: A Case Study
Using my own experience setting a poem by Pablo Neruda to music, I offer tips on what to consider when composing music to poetry. Check it out!
How to Generate Great Songwriting Ideas with Object Writing Technique
Object writing is a great songwriter’s tool for generating new song ideas, new perspectives, and fresh observations. Here’s how it works.
Austin Kleon Says You Should Rip Off Other Musicians (and He’s Right)
What does it mean to “steal like an artist” versus like a thief? Austin Kleon helps explain the difference, and we’ve got advice as to how to do it!
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.