After playing a song for a Curb publishing Representative I thought I had the title hook in the song plenty enough times So I will have to add it one more time at the end of chorus a good song writing tip on your songwriting In commercial writing they want to drive home that hook [...]
Taylor Swift on songwriting tips: On Songwriting
Taylor Swift is a very gifted songwriter and I read some helpful hints on her ...
Upbeat Songs Rule: On Songwriting Technique
Everyone agrees in Nashville circles meaning publishers and songplugger’s, at least what I get the drift on. Their looking for upbeat songs ,the short minute fast songs. So if your trying to pitch to above folks You should concentrate your efforts on upbeat songs, a good songwriting tip A new way to look at life [...]
Inline rhymes: On Songwriting technique
If you’ve studied my articles on rhymes , you know it’s necessary to keep a fluent rhyming pattern going on. Meaning if you rhyming line one on the last word on your first verse to the second line on your first verse You must do the same on verse 2. A good song writing tip [...]
Go by your heartfelt gut: On Songwriting technique
People can talk to every cow comes home on whats a hit song The thing is nobody knows it’s all a gamble Even industry heads agree it’s a crap shoot timing and some luck All we can do is write from the heart get it out and pray for a hail mary somebody thinks our [...]
It’s Your Song:On Songwriting
If you write from your heart as I often do, meaning not a contrived story When you go to get it critiqued from industry heads They might want you to change some parts , they don’t do it out of spite It’s just to further your song along to compete in a tuff market But [...]
Past Present And Future: On Songwriting
When your writing a song you have to make sure your in the proper time frame I fail at this sometimes and have to be corrected from a industry pro If your verse’s are in the present then stay there a good songwriting tip If its in the past then stay there , Verse’s also [...]
That Lovely Bridge What is it !: On Songwriting
So you’ve written two verse’s and a killer chorus , now what on songwriting. What is a bridge ? It’s what it implies bridging the verse’s and chorus together. When you write a bridge it should be three to four lines saying something different then the verse or chorus. A conclusion so to speak. We’ve [...]
No Buts Or Ands about It: On Songwriting
After your inspiration has blossomed and you have a solid idea springing forth Now it’s time to hone and polish your lyric Getting rid of buts and ands an other words you really don’t need is essential for you songwriting technique a good songwriting tip. Eliminate all words that you really don’t need so you [...]
Hooket’s in your songwriting: On Songwriting
The main hook is usually in your chorus and sometimes in your verse’s too Hooket’s are little catchy saying’s in your chorus or verse that catch the listeners ears You always want to make your hooket’s lead to the main story and title the main hook. It can’t be to obscure it has to be [...]
Simplistic is the key on songwriting : On Songwriting
The very best songs are like short story novels. There’s no clutter it gets to the point fast and stays there. It sounds easy doesn’t it. The fact of the matter it’s challenging. It takes a lot of honing of a lyric to make it look interesting but simple Often times we tend to think [...]
