Nashville-based songwriting coach Mark Cawley provides some vital co-writing advice, with an extended extract from his best-selling book ‘Song Journey’...
3 key production tips for collaborating online
8 ways to resolve songwriting conflict
16 song starters
Prinz Grizzley: 5 ways exploring different genres can add something new to your style
Using scales to write songs
Jenna Andrews’ tips on getting the most out of a publishing deal
Principles Of Modern Songwriting
How to come up with 100 new song ideas
Judith Owen: how to find your own truth in other people’s songs
Dear songwriter (are you in a boredom funk?)
When ‘Airy Met Fairy on the art of emotions
Solomon Grey’s 5 top tips for writing music pre-picture
Emily Keener’s 5 top tips on connecting with your creativity
Songwriter’s guide to home recording: acoustic guitar
5 top tips on entering songwriting competitions
Fink’s top 10 songwriting tips
How to overcome writer’s block: 10 top songwriting tips
The importance of developing a standout brand in the music business
Tips & Techniques
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‘Staying Sane In The Music Game’ author Brett Leboff outlines a number of ways to handle creative differences and disagreements...
We pick a selection of kick-off ideas The Song Foundry founder Ed Bell’s book ‘The Ultimate Book Of Song Starters’...
The quintet’s multi-instrumentalist and Ed Sheeran collaborator knows a thing or two (or five) about coming up with great ideas...
An Austrian singer-songwriter whose music is informed by blues, country and Americana teaches us about how to subvert different genres...
Our guitar and production aficionado Dave Chrzanowski shows how different scales can be used to write riffs, melodies and solos...
As a songwriter, producer and publishing company head, we can be pretty sure Jenna knows her way around a deal....
Experienced session guitarist Jake Gakovik takes us through the basic elements of song craft: form, lyrics, melody, harmony and rhythm...
Author of ‘The Art Of Songwriting’ Ed Bell suggests how to decide what to write about and become more prolific...
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