Creating Meaning In Your Music

How do you get a listener to imagine something by using sound alone? ____________________ Read more about how “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle can make you a top-level songwriter. (Also, get a free eBook today.) ____________________ When we talk about the meaning of a song, we naturally look to the lyric. But music itself (i.e., the […]

7 Different Ways to Start a Song

Starting a song a different way each time ensures that you’re writing something that’s fresh and unique. ____________ Purchase “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and get this eBook FREE OF CHARGE: “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. _____________ Humans are creatures of habit. Once we find a way that works for us, we’re […]

Writing a Song Where the Verse and Chorus Melodies are the Same

Writing a chorus melody that works as a verse requires keeping things simple. ____________________ Read more about how “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle – Learn how to write good music by learning the secrets used by hit songwriters. ____________________ You can fill a book with ways that verses and choruses differ from each other. […]

To Write a Song, You Might Try Sketching It First

Sketching ideas out as you work is a great way to stimulate your musical imagination. _______________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and learn how to apply 11 important principles of songwriting. (Right now, save 56%) _______________ An architect would never plan their next building design by only sitting and thinking about it. […]

Verse-Only Songs and the Contrast Principle

Providing contrast in songs that feature a verse melody only – here’s how that’s done. ____________________ Check out “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle. Learn how a lack of form will kill any song. ____________________ When your song follows a verse-chorus format (including the optional use of pre-chorus, bridge, or other miscellaneous sections), what’s really […]

Isolating Important Pitches Helps Add Structure to Song Melodies

Do your song melodies feel like aimless wanderings? Good melodies need at least a couple of “focus notes”. _____________ Read more about “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, the songwriting eBook collection that thousands of songwriters are using every day. _____________ Many songwriters find melodies hard to write — not an intuitive, natural thing […]