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5 ways to get a song going and keep it fresh
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4 Songwriting Secrets of KT Tunstall
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Metaphors from the committee: 7 songwriting tips by Lydia Brownfield
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Danny Bryant’s Songwriting Survival Kit
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Drawing from the acclaimed songwriter’s first-ever online course, we share some of the secrets behind his success with Robbie Williams...
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You have until 23 December to enter your Christmas/Holiday song and have a chance at winning this year’s grand prize...
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Harry Freedman, the author of a brilliant new book on the singer-songwriter and icon, provides us with his essential picks...
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Submit an unreleased original song to be in with a chance of receiving bespoke feedback from legendary songwriter Guy Chambers...
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Win! KT Tunstall lyric contest in association with MusicGurus
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Comments
I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.
I’ve kept writing songs all through lockdown and have just released currently have 4 tunes waiting for me to find the right words. The songs
My best mate and I have been writing songs together for just under a year and we've just released our 1st single! I am so
I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with