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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…
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Wisdom from Songwriters
writing
George Saunders, Janis Ian, and Paul Simon—Where Meaning Comes From in Story
12 December 2021
In a recent newsletter by one of my favourite writers, George Saunders, he writes of one of his…
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5 December 2021
Write your best songs. We transform beginners into pros by teaching proven methods we use ourselves. To get…
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Why Having a YouTube Channel is Awesome
30 November 2021
…because an awesome person you didn’t know before creates a beautiful graphic recording of a video you made,…
Creative Practice
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
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Wisdom from Songwriters
writing
The Best Method for Writing a Good Song
11 August 2021
From a recent interview with John Mayer: “Whenever I want to write a big song, I can’t. And…