Free Workshop: 10 Things Every Songwriter Needs to Know

Ever wondered how to get your first gig? Your first 100 fans? How to find the inspiration to finish every song you start? How to write hooks that people will actually sing along with?

To help you, Dave Kusak, founder of Berklee Online and the New Artist Model, and Kevin Thomas of Songwriting Planet (that’s me) will be demystifying these and many other problems new songwriters face in a free online workshop WEDNESDAY October 14 at 1PM EST.

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Looking forward to it,

Dave and Kevin

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Are your songs built from the top down, or the bottom up? If you start with a melody or lyrics, this is writing from the top down. If, on the other hand, you begin with the drums or bass, this would be considered writing from the bottom up. Beginning with the chords would place your starting point somewhere in the middle.

So, which is the best way to begin? [continue reading…]

We have all heard the stories about famous bands writing songs together. Creating great music with friends can be almost like having a second family. But the truth of the matter is that writing songs with an entire band is a very rare situation. Even when all the names of band members are listed as co-writers, it is usually just one or two who did the majority of the writing. [continue reading…]

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Chord Mastery for Songwriters

Hey songwriters, after last months free songwriting webinar, I noticed that there were more questions and confusion about chords than most of the other topics.

How chords are created?

The difference between Major, Minor, and Diminished chords?

Key changes?

How to choose the rights chords for your melody?

What chords to use in different song sections? [continue reading…]

Rule #1 of Great Songwriting

I have rebelled against RULES most of my life. And I know that you, being a creative songwriter, are probably not so big on rules either. When I am teaching the sometimes elusive craft of songwriting, I generally like to teach more in terms of flexible guidelines, and helpful suggestions, than to ever use the term “rule.” However, this is one songwriting guideline that I suggest ALL songwriters commit to memory as a RULE. [continue reading…]

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