How to Make Your Rhymes Sound Less Forced

Rhyming can sometimes be the stickiest part of songwriting. When I’m writing, either by myself or with a co-writer, being … More

How to Match Metaphors in Your Songs

We’ve all been there: we’ve written a song, the metaphors make sense within the context and they express your idea … More

How to Receive and Use Tough Feedback

Feedback is an important part of the songwriting process. Co-writing is a great way of bouncing off ideas and getting … More

Classic and Modern Types of Bridge Sections

If you’re a songwriter, you probably have opinions on Bridge sections. Many of us tend to use only a couple … More

How to Make Your Chorus Stand Out

We’ve all heard the common advice: Make your Chorus stand out by jumping up in vocal range. Sometimes it feels … More

What are AABA Songs?

Many of us are used to the regular Verse-Chorus format. AABA Songs are less common, but a classic song form … More

Another Way to Think About Writer’s Block

Writer’s block is something that all songwriters will face at some point in their journey. Every person is different and … More

How to Find a Co-Writer

I am a huge advocate for co-writing, but it wasn’t that long ago when I was way too intimidated to … More

How to Have Successful Co-Writing Sessions

Co-writing is the perfect solution for many songwriting setbacks: writer’s block, getting started, getting finished, finding inspiration, overcoming self-doubt and … More