Songwriter Theory Podcast: Learn Songwriting And Write Meaningful Lyrics and Songs

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ If you want more visits from the muse or to increase your productivity, you need to find the places that are conducive to writing productivity   Choosing a song title is easily overlooked. But choosing a title is important. It can add one last layer of meaning to your song, and it is how it is referred to when people talk about it...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ If you want more visits from the muse or to increase your productivity, you need to find the places that are conducive to writing productivity   Often want a place away from distractions Don’t do it in front of the TV If people in a coffee shop distract you, don’t do it there If people in your house distract you, find a place away...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Find Range: Start in comfort zone, go down until you hit bottom Start in comfort zone, go up until you hit top- belting   Consistent { Comfort Range Lower Range Upper Range Head Voice Range } Deviant Lower Range Deviant Upper Range  

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Iteration is defined as the act or process of repeating. For example , iteration can include repetition of a sequence of operations in order to get ever closer to a desired result.   To-do List app: Start with basic to-do’s Next iteration, add priority levels 1-3 Priority levels don’t work right, so fix them for next iteration, an...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ You have to deliver at every part of your song. The intro needs to deliver. So does the first lyric you sing. The first chorus can’t disappoint. And no one likes an anticlimactic bridge or finale. You have to deliver at every part of your song. Deliver Lyrically You need to deliver lyrically at every part of the song. Areas to concentr...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/   I can always use some tips to get out of my creative box. So I’m going to bet you can use some tips on how to get out of your creative box too. I’ll make a deal with you. I’ll share some tips here, and you can give me some tips you have in the comments. I’m glad you agreed to this deal. May it be ever fruitful in a long-lasting,...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/   Stop thinking some knowledge or skill you have is “good enough”. Be open to learning.   How can you strive for success, while also telling yourself that you’re “good enough” at what you do?   Don’t seek validation for where you are. Sure, it feels good for someone to validate you. But what you really want is insight in...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/   Music arrangement theory is so important, and yet it’s hardly discussed. Even when talking about songwriting or music theory, the theory of arrangement is something that is often left out.   This is odd because basically every song ever recorded had an arrangement. Do you hear more than one instrument? Ok, then the song was...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/   It’s great to have high standards. We want to achieve greatness at our craft, not adequacy. But sometimes high standards can morph into destructive perfectionism. Sometimes destructive perfectionism is masquerading around as high standards. Either way, we can (and probably at some point, will) fall victim to it. So what is destr...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/   I always thought the phrase “strike gold” was a bit weird. Or at least how it’s often used is. People use the phrase as if the person just happened across something super valuable. It’s always used as if, in the gold rush, people were just hiking along, and happened to see a full bar of gold. “Honey, I found the gold. We can ret...

FREE GUIDE LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/   It’s pretty common to assume any chord is a triad. And, I get it, triads are fundamental to chords and music theory. A minor, C major, and Db diminished are all triads. Most chords we talk about are triads. We almost begin to believe that all chords have 3 notes. But there is so much beauty and power in the dyad. A dyad is a set...

FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ If you’re a songwriter, you’ve probably had someone just assume you know a specific song by a specific artist because, well, “you’re a musician!” For me: #Triggered. As much as I love faulty gatekeeping, this ticks me off. Spoiler alert: I would say the answer to whether or not a songwriter needs to know music history is a resounding no. Her...

FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Episode outline: Songwriting Inception : The idea or inspiration Gestation : Time where you’re thinking through where the idea could go Development : Time you’re actually writing out where you want to go with the idea and what type of song you’re probably going for Writing : The actual writing of the lyric and music Refining : Making adjustm...

FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Episode Writeup: Arranging can be overwhelming. You wrote a song with your guitar and your voice, and now you need to make a full arrangement out of it? Where do you start? What is important to think about? Why is this Instrument the Right Choice? A harmonica and flute playing the same part will have a very different feel. A piano ballad and...

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FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/   Episode Writeup: What exactly are augmented and diminished chords? What is the difference between them and major and minor chords? The short answer: A major chord has a Perfect 1st, Major 3rd, and Perfect 5th A minor chord has a Perfect 1st, Minor 3rd, and Perfect 5th An augmented chord has a Perfect 1st, Major 3rd, and Au...

FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/   Episode Writeup: I’ve heard of chords and harmony, but what exactly are major and minor chords? What makes them different? The short answer: A major chord has a Perfect 1st, Major 3rd and Perfect 5th A minor chord has a Perfect 1st, Minor 3rd and Perfect 5th Put another way, a minor chord is simply a major chord with the 3...

FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Website:  https://songwritertheory.com/ Follow Me on Twitter:  @josephNVadala   Episode Writeup: 1. You Used Cliches If I hear one more song talk about “never getting older” I’m gonna punch my computer screen. For frame of reference, the screen cost me about $200. Worth it. Guess what? Something can be cold without...

FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Website:  https://songwritertheory.com/ Follow Me on Twitter:  @josephNVadala   Episode Writeup: Sometimes life is going too well. There’s no drama, no heartbreak, no despair to write about. Maybe your teenage angst is gone or you just don’t love tractors the way you used to. So sometimes it can be hard to maintain...

FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Website:  https://songwritertheory.com/ Follow Me on Twitter:  @josephNVadala   Episode Writeup: One’s creative identity is foundational to who you are as a musical artist. Understanding what you value, what you like, and who you are is unendingly important. So how do we find our creative identity? Find What You Lo...

FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Website:  https://songwritertheory.com/ Follow Me on Twitter:  @josephNVadala   Episode Writeup: Necessary Definitions Interval: The distance between two notes Semitone: The smallest interval we have in western music . Moving up a string by one fret on a guitar or going to the very next note on a piano are both exa...

FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Website:  https://songwritertheory.com/ Follow Me on Twitter:  @josephNVadala   Episode Writeup: Do you ever wonder where to go with your lyrics? Do you have a great theme, but don’t know how to get a chorus, bridge, and 2+ verses? We’ve all been there. Here are 3 methods to figure out how to write a full set of ly...

FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Website:  https://songwritertheory.com/ Follow Me on Twitter:  @josephNVadala   Episode Writeup: Sometimes people are going to give you feedback. Some you asked for, others because people like giving unwarranted opinions. There are a few things to understand when receiving feedback. Everyone Has Something To Offer...

FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Website:  https://songwritertheory.com/ Follow Me on Twitter:  @josephNVadala   Episode Writeup: Some people think good, artistic music needs to be advanced, inaccessible, and more pretentious than Kanye West with a Cigar and French Accent. Others think music needs to be soulless, recycled garbage to have any level...

Accompanying Blog Post  With Helpful Pictures:  https://songwritertheory.com/how-to-figure-out-all-notes-for-minor-keys   FREE GUIDE  LINK:  https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Website:  https://songwritertheory.com/ Follow Me on Twitter:  @josephNVadala   Episode Writeup: Do you know what notes you’re working with when someone says “This song is in the...