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5 Songwriting Lies You Tell Yourself about and the Actual Truth

August 1st, 2019 by

Songwriting is more than hard – it is complex, challenging, and requires a great deal of inspiration. There’s a good reason why so few people are known for their songwriting skills. You don’t start songwriting without having a really good plan, without possessing the right skills, and without the proper confidence in yourself and your resources. (more…)

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Songwriting: Top 5 Tips on How to Do It Perfectly

April 23rd, 2019 by
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Probably you have googled songwriting tips, and you’ve stumbled upon this text. This means you almost certainly don’t know how to start, maybe you’re stuck or you need a tweak to your writing. Good, you’re in the right place!

Songwriting is an individual, personal process. It isn’t an exact science, so there aren’t strict rules or restrictions you need to follow. You have all the freedom you want.

However, there are some guidelines, some general principles and useful advice you can apply to craft new hits. Therefore, here are the top five tips on how to write a song. Let’s start!

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    Play the chord progression and allow words to flow from your imagination. When you allow the words to write themselves, you ensure that all the words fit rhythmically and emotionally within the song. The opposite would be to write the words and cram them into the melody. This may be a more popular method with some folk singers that need to portray a message rather than write a ‘hit’ song. Letting the words write themselves creates an ease and flow within the song that the listener can easily digest.