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Your 7 SONGWRITING SUPERPOWERS and how to write great lyrics with them!
16 October 2022
What if we have 7 senses instead of 5 … and what if they are actually our songwriting…
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What John Mayer taught me, personally.
10 October 2022
In 2008, I had the unbelievably good fortune to spend a whole week with John Mayer, talking about…
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The most unusual thing about the Sam Smith song ‘Unholy’
6 October 2022
What is it about this song UNHOLY from Sam Smith and Kim Petras? Is it the melody, the…
Music Theory for Songwriters
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Music Theory Fundamentals–Major, Minor, and Diminished Chords
24 August 2022
A little bit of music theory goes a long way – in this video, I explain the difference…
Music Theory for Songwriters
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How to Write Great Bridges
5 July 2022
Three chord strategies for creating satisfying contrast and variation in the bridge section of your songs. We first…
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4 Reasons Why You Must Finish Your Songs
23 June 2022
One of the biggest challenges for any songwriter is the mountain of half-finished songs on their desk –…
Chorus Writing
Creative Practice
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Music
My writing
Song Starters
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14 June 2022
Starting with loops is one of the most enjoyable and effective ways to spark new ideas and breathe…
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“Rules” in Songwriting
16 May 2022
I recently had Australian songwriter Michael Paynter in to guest teach a class, and he was expertly giving…
Music Theory for Songwriters
Recommendations
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The Best Songwriting Books, Websites, and Channels
3 April 2022
I’m compiling here a list of my favourite books, websites, blogs, and other resources for those pursuing study,…
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Taking requests! What tutorials would you like to see?
27 March 2022
We’d love to hear from you! If you have requests for videos, tutorials, or topics on songwriting, please…
Psychology of Creativity
The Value of Art
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Why do we bother making art?
10 January 2022
It’s a question that haunts me. According Maslow, art should be something that we only bother with once…
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My 6 Favourite Books of 2021
2 January 2022
Top 3 Fiction A Deadly Education, Naomi Novik I snuck this one in in the last week of…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Language
My writing
Song Starters
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Examples of Sense Writing
1 January 2022
The first exercise I run in any lyric writing class is called ‘Sense Writing,’ which is essentially the…
Creative Practice
Habits of Success
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How to Successfully Network as a Songwriter—my answer to a slightly petulant question on my YouTube channel
27 December 2021
I was recently asked a question on my YouTube channel that went something like this: The most important…
Chorus Writing
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Getting to Great Chorus Lyrics
15 December 2021
A great chorus is more than just the bit where the lyrics repeat. This video dives deep into…