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My Favourite Blogs
10 August 2021
Here is a list of my favourite blogs right now. I have all of these saved as shortcuts…
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writing
Why write it as a song?
28 June 2021
It’s a question I ask of myself all the time. Why write this idea as a song, and…
Language
Metaphor
Psychology
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This is Your Brain on Metaphor
20 June 2021
When I teach lyric writing, the first concept I introduce in any class is the power and impact…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Song Starters
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writing
120 Sense Writing Prompts
17 June 2021
If you’re already familiar with Sense Writing (aka Object Writing), feel free to skip ahead to the prompts…
Revising Songs
Song Starters
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Can you really teach someone to write better songs?
6 June 2021
I so often get asked whether it’s really possible to teach someone how to write a song. There…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Habits of Success
Revising Songs
Song Starters
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Lyric Writing Masterclass March 16 2020
10 March 2020
Can songwriting actually be taught? Can your lyrics actually improve, or are you just born Bob Dylan? Author…
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Songwriting Workshop at the Sydney Conservatorium
3 October 2019
Giving and receiving meaningful feedback on your creative work is probably the single most important thing to actually…
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Sydney Songwriting Short Course
19 September 2019
Hi friends, A new term of my Songwriting 1 course at the Sydney Conservatorium Open Academy kicks of…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Psychology of Creativity
Songs I Love
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Wisdom from Songwriters
writing
Steal Like a Songwriter
16 September 2019
The most effective way I write songs is to immerse myself in songwriters. I like to remind myself…
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Ask a Songwriter #01: How do you write about the ‘extinction of species’?
30 August 2019
Episode #1 “How do you write about a broad concept like “the extinction of species”? Doris Folkens, Ontario, Canada…
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Album Round-up 2018
31 January 2019
The music I listen to doesn’t always (umm…actually, never!) sounds like the music I make. Here are some…
Generating Ideas for Lyrics
Song Starters
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Wisdom from Songwriters
Ryan Adams: Let Your Ego Come Out to Play
8 February 2017
I love this video of Ryan Adams revealing his daily songwriting method, that he calls ‘Stacks’. It basically…
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Bob Dylan: One Chord, 11 Verses
1 February 2017
“All you need is 3 chords and the truth”…I’ve heard that attributed to Bob Dylan. In Dylan’s wonderful…