The Possible Reason for Today’s Repeated-Note Melodies

Repeated-note melodies seem to be all the rage these days, and there may be a good reason for it. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-Ebook Bundle. 11 Songwriting Principles That Will Turn Your Writing Around – Guaranteed. _____________ The song sitting atop Billboard’s Hot 100 for the past couple of weeks is Maroon 5’s “One More […]

Practice Makes Perfect, But Be Very Careful

Are you practicing your art, or only reinforcing your errors? _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ One of my pet peeves in life is people who put too much value in an expression simply because it rhymes well or sounds catchy. The cleverness of the way something is said appears […]

6 Characteristics That You Find in Almost All Songs

No matter what your favourite songwriting genre is, you’ll find these similarities between them all. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-Ebook Bundle. 11 Songwriting Principles That Will Turn Your Writing Around – Guaranteed. _____________ Imagine that you’ve been plucked up and placed in an unknown city, someplace you’ve never been before. You start to explore, not […]

Using Deceptive Cadences in Song Composition to Create Excitement

A deceptive cadence temporarily “fools” the listener by pulling the chords in an unexpected direction. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ In music, a cadence is the end of a phrase. It’s easy to identify when a cadence happens in a song: you’ll hear the singer hold a […]

For Songwriting, There is No “Best Before” Date

Windows of opportunity may feel like they’re closing, but becoming creative can open them again. _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-Ebook Bundle. 11 Songwriting Principles That Will Turn Your Writing Around – Guaranteed. _____________ If you’re reading this and you’ve had very young children in your life, you know that the world of make-believe is important […]

Strengthening an Aimless Chord Progression

When chord roots move by 4ths and 5ths, your progressions suddenly gain direction and purpose _____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and solve your songwriting problems TODAY. _____________ If you’re a chords-first kind of songwriter, you probably know the frustration of trying to put chords together that make sense. At times, the whole process can […]