Published stories - Songwriting

We all know that writing and producing music takes a lot of work. From coming up with the initial ideas to making everything sound great, hours and hours of labor go into the process.

In Part 2, I expanded ideas regarding starting the songwriting process by beginning with melody and chords first.

When I was at Berklee College of Music, then later living in New York City, I loved the songwriting workshops where you’d play unfinished songs for one teacher/mentor and a room full of other son...

From poetry to lengthy prose, creative writing can be a great way to express yourself.

Interesting forum question. One answer "Song writing competition is fierce and anything you can do to get ahead is a must.

George's deceptively simple yet devastatingly profound triadic chromatic concept can be explained in a just few minutes - although he stresses that the concept takes many years to truly master.

Want to get started writing your own lyrics?

In this article, I've expanded upon the list of ideas for each concept. Before getting to that I want to point out most of these ideas are entry strategies for songwriting/composing.