Most people don’t hear the different elements of a song when listening for the first time; they just like the sound of it or they don’t. There’s no point of trying to deconstruct a song when all you want to do is dance? Songwriters – on the other hand – should always try to really […]
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How I write a song
Unless someone has asked me to write something on a particular topic or I am co-writing, this article describes my songwriting process – most of the time. That’s not to say it the best way or even a good way, it’s just, my way. How do you I choose a topic to write about? I […]
Tip: Need a melody? Can you hum?
Hum tunes or make up nonsense words while playing along with chords or find melodies by picking out notes from the chords you are playing. ‘Can you hum?‘ was what Lionel Richie was told after asking the in-house songwriters how to write songs..