Songwriting
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What Is The Definition Of A “Bad” Song Anyway?
I ask this question because it seems to me that we, as songwriters are real experts at naming which one of our creations are bad, so much in fact that for some songwriters, it stops them from creating altogether. Here are some thoughts I have on this subject. Now, call me strange, but I’ve never […]
Songwriting – The Blank Page Is Your Friend
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 surface however, a blank page can mean one of two things to a songwriter. It can either […]
Songwriting – A Way To Experience Life
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 having the confidence to fully experience life with the knowledge that there could be a great song awaiting as a result of the risk being […]
Liberate Yourself From Your Songwriting Fears Today
“To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong” – Joseph Chilton Pierce Today I want to share with you my personal thoughts on fear in songwriting. You know, I’ve never heard of anyone dying from writing a song but I know some songwriters that fear their own songwriting like they […]
What Does Songwriting Mean To You?
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 but I think the definition it goes deep enough. I reckon the meaning of the word SONGWRITING should be something like… “The process […]
Nine Ways To Stay Calm When Writing Songs Stresses You Out
We all know that sometimes life, stresses you out for many, many different reasons. This is particularly true when writing songs especially if you’re participating in a demanding songwriting challenge such as FAWM or RPM. In an article on The Guardian website – Deep Breath, Cup Of Tea, Long Walk: Nine Ways To Stay Calm […]
Songwriting – Just Show Up And Do The Work
From all of my years of writing songs, one of the main lessons I’ve learnt is that in order to be prolific, you need to be consistent. You need to just show up and do the work. There is no use in learning how to write verses, choruses, bridges, middle eights if you don’t take […]
What Is “All About Songwriting” Anyway?
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 importantly) a way of life for me. I’ve created All About Songwriting to help all songwriters anywhere, at any level, expand on what songwriting knowledge they already have or, […]