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Flip Method #6 – Pairing
31 August 2023
Clichés are great. They’re relatable, well-known and convey what we need to in a short and sweet way.…
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Habits of Highly Successful Songwriters
29 August 2023
What if I told you that some of the greatest songwriters out there love to venture outside of…
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Flip Method #5 – Swapping
24 August 2023
So many songwriters default to clichés when they write their lyrics. This is completely understandable – after all,…
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Flip Method #4 – Inverting
17 August 2023
Clichés are an integral part of songwriting, but they can sometimes become stale and lose their impact. In…
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Flip Method #3 – Extending
10 August 2023
Clichés are well-known and relatable. In fact, that’s a large part of the reason that we as songwriters…
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7 Traits of Highly Effective Songwriters
9 August 2023
It’s one thing to be able to write a great song. However, it’s an entirely separate thing to…
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Flip Method #2 – Magnifying
3 August 2023
Consider the commonly known cliché “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”. It’s very relatable because it’s known so…
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How to Write a Song—Starting With Chords
29 June 2023
Songwriting is a creative process that can sometimes feel challenging, especially when it comes to finding the right…
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Songwriting for Beginners: A Simple 5-Step Blueprint
15 June 2023
How to Write a Song for Beginners The video tutorial above is a step-by-step guide on how to…
Chorus Writing
Music Theory for Songwriters
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How to use simple chords to write great songs
7 March 2023
If you want to learn how to write a song, understanding how chords work is essential and in…
Chorus Writing
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Lyric Writing
Song Starters
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Writing Prompts
Top 5 Songwriting Exercises for Coming Up With Great Song Ideas: #5—Chorus Writing Prompts
6 March 2023
What a Chorus is not I have some important news about a Chorus—news that took me way too…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Lyric Writing
Metaphor
Song Starters
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Top 5 Exercises for Coming Up With Great Song Lyric Ideas: #4—Metaphor Sense Writing
17 February 2023
Metaphor Sense Writing is a combination of Exercise #1 (Sense Writing) and #2 (Metaphor Collisions). It’s a way…
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Breaking down FLOWERS by Miley Cyrus
9 February 2023
There’s no better way to learn how to write a song than by deconstructing songs that capture the…
Chorus Writing
Creative Practice
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Lyric Writing
Melody Writing
Metaphor
Song Starters
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20 Songwriting Prompts
8 February 2023
Wanna know how to write a song? Start with one of these 20 songwriting prompts that will kickstart…
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Free Songwriter Split Sheet
31 January 2023
Co-writing is such a creative, fun, and often essential part of songwriting; we go into great depth on…