Inventing Words to Make a Lyric More Powerful

A made-up word may seem silly, but it can actually add an entirely new layer of meaning to your lyric. ____________________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle now includes a free copy of “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro.” ____________________ This may seem weird, but sometimes the best way to convey an […]

Building a Complete Song From a Fragment

Once you’ve developed an idea for a song, the next step is to figure out what it is. ____________ Purchase “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle TODAY, and receive your free eBook “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. _____________ It’s much more normal to conjure up a fragment of music – either a line of […]

A Bad Ear – And What to Do About It

Amusia is the technical term for tone deafness. Don’t worry… you probably don’t have it, no matter what you sound like. ____________ 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”. _____________ I’ve just been finishing up the draft to a new book […]

Climactic Moments in Songs: More Than a Melodic Feature

Climactic moments happen in lyrics, chords and instrumentation – not just melodies. ____________ Purchase “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle TODAY, and receive your free eBook “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. _____________ When we talk about the climactic moment in a song, we often automatically look for the highest note in the melody. That’s […]

The Value of Objective Listening

With subjective listening, you’re usually too easy or too hard on yourself. ____________ 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”. _____________ Objective listening simply refers to your ability to hear your own music without being unduly influenced by the fact that […]

What the “Illiac Suite” Taught Us About Music

Like a pictures in a photo album, music is more than one nice “shot” following another. ____________ 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”. _____________ Back in 1956, two professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign made history by being the […]