What is Prosody in Songwriting?

Prosody is one of those terms that is very present in the songwriting world, but it’s not always clear what … More

How “ceilings” by Lizzy McAlpine masterfully creates tension

Lizzy McAlpine’s song “ceilings” is emotional and lovely for so many reasons, but my favourite has to be how she … More

You’ve got the song written—amazing! But you know there are a couple of things that are a little off. Maybe … More

First featured in Flypaper by Soundfly! Most of the time, a song title is directly taken from the chorus or … More

With the backlash towards Damon Albarn this week from what he said about Taylor Swift and co-writing, there has been … More

Vance Joy is one of those songwriters who tends to break all the “rules” of popular songwriting and still manages … More

It seems that every single songwriter I’ve come across has a lot of difficulty in writing happy songs—myself included! There’s … More

The new year is coming and hopefully, you have high prospects for your songwriting. Like any art form, it can … More

This exercise is for the very traditional songwriter. You might be a traditional songwriter if you write using an instrument, … More