2017-10-09 00:30
Songwriting is the creative process of joining together lyrics, melody and music, and this process requires focus, time and patience.
However, all creative people have their own personal nem… Read More
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2017-10-02 06:30
My first piece of advice that I would give to any beginning songwriter is… “Never throw anything away, EVER!”
Just think, that piece of paper that you’ve thrown in t… Read More
2017-09-28 03:30
A good song title is a songwriter’s best friend because it can encapsulate the whole song in a few well chosen words and one of the best ways I’ve found to get my own songwriting… Read More
2017-09-20 00:00
In my experience, one of the first questions a songwriter will ask about the songwriting process is “What should come first? Words or music?”
Well, there’s really no right… Read More
2017-09-14 00:00
Here’s a songwriting tip for you all… Sometimes, two (or more) heads are better than one when writing a song.
Songwriting doesn’t have to be something that you have to do… Read More
2017-08-14 23:30
Nile Rogers once said “…I know how to write and rewrite songs, and the genius is really in the rewriting.” This statement is something that I totally agree with… Read More
2017-07-22 23:07
Every time we write a song we start off with a blank page.
It sits there and waits patiently for us to pick up our pen and pour out our songwriting ideas from our hearts and minds onto its s… Read More
2017-07-20 04:34
To increase your songwriting ability it’s necessary to increase your life experience, and that means getting out of your comfort zone and embracing what life has to offer you.
Imagine… Read More
2017-07-17 02:50
Let’s look at the word SONGWRITING for a minute. The dictionary meaning of the word is the “… writing the music and words of songs.”
Now that should give us a clue b… Read More
2017-07-15 09:29
A songwriting process is defined as “… a series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end,” the end of course being the completion of a song.
Songs ar… Read More
2017-07-01 01:30
Hi there, my name is Corey Stewart and I’m a singer/songwriter, musician and blogger from Australia and songwriting is a craft, an art-form, a process, an emotional outlet and (most im… Read More
2016-10-09 23:58
If you know where to look there’s literally tons of great songwriting tips, songwriting articles and general songwriting advice online.
One such example of this comes in the form of an… Read More
2016-09-29 04:37
Below is a video I found by Author and Producer Jeff Bollow called “Writer’s Block Instant Cure.”
I must say, when I saw the title I was instantly curious but after watchin… Read More
2016-08-14 04:51
Lately I’ve been looking over my old songbooks, half finished songwriting ideas and my recording archives to see if there are any thing that I can rewrite, reboot, update or rest… Read More
2016-08-10 08:45
I have been writing songs for just over 30 years now and I don’t think I’ve even scratched the surface of defining what the songwriting process means to me.
For me, songwri… Read More
2016-07-26 07:15
Call me old fashioned but I still prefer writing songs with a pen to paper rather than to use a word processor.
There have been many times where I’ve attempted to use a computer keybo… Read More
2016-07-06 03:11
To date, the most popular post of all time on All About Songwriting is called Songwriting Tool: Random Generators And Writing Prompts which is a small list of websites that would help… Read More
2016-06-27 08:13
The productivity of your songwriting process can be a very hard thing to predict at times. Some days it’s like writing songs is the easiest thing to do in the world while on other day… Read More
2016-03-18 02:05
Here is a video that really impressed me with the directness of its message. It comes from a singer/songwriter named Kyle Erwin and it’s called “Six Tips For Basic Songwriting.&r&hell…Read More
2016-03-15 07:02
We songwriters are very sensory creatures and we have been known to use a variety of stimuli to kick off our songwriting process.
I have, in previous posts mentioned that listening to music… Read More
2016-03-13 06:12
Today, I found the perfect accompanying article for my recent 6-Part Series On Song Formatting that I wanted to share with you all.
It was written by Benjamin Samama (a former teacher from… Read More
2016-03-01 07:28
This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. All this week I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song.
Go to #1 – The Chorus
G… Read More
2016-02-29 00:49
This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. All this week I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song.
Go to #1 – The Chorus
G… Read More
2016-02-28 03:07
This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. All this week I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song.
Go to #1 – The Chorus
G… Read More
2016-02-24 06:16
This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. All this week I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song.
Go to #1 – The Chorus
G… Read More
2016-02-23 01:41
This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. All this week I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song.
Go to #1 – The Chorus
P… Read More
2016-02-22 04:58
This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. All this week I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song.
Please bear in mind that thes… Read More
2016-02-02 00:12
Recently I received an inquiry on Google+ asking if All About Songwriting was dead as there was no activity for a while. Well, in a way the enquirer was half right.
All About Songwriting wa… Read More
2015-01-09 01:35
Before I start this first post for 2015 I just wanted to say that I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and that your New Years celebrations didn’t leave you with too much of… Read More
2014-07-21 03:01
Here are some ideas I’ve picked up lately on how you can improve your overall songwriting ability.
It’s amazing how the smallest changes to your routine can make the biggest dif… Read More
2014-07-08 00:33
Do you keep a journal? If not, you should.
For me, keeping a journal is one of the best ways to keep my songwriting process in check and flowing with creativity.
Keeping a journal means man… Read More
2014-07-07 05:06
How about this for a songwriting exercise!
The next time you find yourself stuck in peak hour traffic, instead of feeling frustrated, stressed and angry about the situation, use the time at… Read More
2014-07-04 00:17
I believe that as songwriters we need to do whatever it takes to get our songwriting ideas out of our heads, onto paper and out into the world for everyone to hear.
I started All About Song… Read More
2014-07-03 01:41
Let me cut to the chase here. I want to work with lyricists, poets, writers and other creative individuals.
Are you out there? If you are, I’d love to talk with you.
I’ve been t… Read More
2014-07-02 00:52
There are many songwriting articles around telling us how bad cliches are for songwriting and that they should be eliminated from your life but for me, the question still remains&helli&helli…Read More
2014-07-01 00:04
Do you reckon you could write 50 Songs In 90 Days?
If you’re an avid online researcher for all things songwriting as I am, you might have come across a wonderful songwriting challenge… Read More
2014-06-26 00:15
The main thing that destroys the creativity in any songwriter is their own self doubt.
We all have it and we all deal with it in our own individual way.
I find it strange that the things&nb&helli…Read More
2014-06-24 23:52
Below is the complete version of “An Incomplete Manifesto For Growth” as mentioned in my last blog post “Some Creative Suggestions For Your Songwriting.”
This manife… Read More
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