Corey Stewart

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100 Songwriting Prompts to get you in the Zone

Whether you see this task as purely for fun, or something to genuinely help you escape your songwriting hiatus and build a lasting, enjoyable habit – here are 100 songwriting prompts and song ideas to play around with. The article from Stereo Stickman titled “100 Songwriting Prompts to get you in the Zone” by Rebecca […]

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The Top Songwriting Tips From 2023 According To The Weekly | BMI.com

Below are excerpts from some of my articles that have garnered the strongest feedback in the past year. To read the articles in their entirety click on the links. The article “Top Songwriting Tips from 2023” from BMI.com, authored by Jason Blume, offers valuable insights and advice for songwriters. Here’s a summary of the key […]

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How to Find Music Inspiration for Your Next Song

If you’re lucky, musical inspiration strikes at the perfect time, and the next thing you know, you’ve written your next great song. Sometimes, though, the act of creating music takes a lot more work. In the article “How to Find Music Inspiration for Your Next Song” by Philip Kinsher on the Disc Makers Blog, readers […]

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Popular Themes for Songs for Your Songwriting | Disc Makers

If you are stuck on music production or experiencing songwriter’s block, one way of breaking through can be to work backwards by starting from a theme and crafting a song from the outside in. Here are some insights into popular themes for songs to help get your creative juices flowing. In the article “Popular Themes […]

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101 Songwriting Prompts: Quick Ideas for Writing Songs!

Let’s face it: songwriting is HARD sometimes. So if you need some quick ideas to break out of a rut or find inspiration, you’re in luck! Sometimes the muse hides in the shadows, leaving creatives yearning for a spark. “Improve Songwriting” offers a lighthouse in the form of “101 Songwriting Prompts: Quick Ideas for Writing […]

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Finding Time To Write Songs Even When Life Gets In The Way

John Lennon said it best when he sang… “Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans” Therefore in life, where the melodies of family and work often dominate, finding a quiet moment to compose our own music can seem like a distant dream. For the passionate songwriter, these moments are not […]

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Writing Songs That Are Less Predictable

You can take practically any song and move it firmly into one genre or another just by adjusting the way the song is performed, and changing the production decisions of that recording, and it’s actually not that hard to do. Every singer-songwriter possesses a unique style, often reflected in their performance and production choices. This […]

Songwriting 101 - The Hook

Songwriting 101 – The Hook

This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. Every couple of days I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song. Please bear in mind that these are my definitions and interpretations of the different parts of a song structure. There are no hard and fast rules determining […]

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Songwriting 101 – Intros And Outros

This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. Every couple of days I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song. Please bear in mind that these are my definitions and interpretations of the different parts of a song structure. There are no hard and fast rules determining […]

Songwriting 101 - The Bridge

Songwriting 101 – The Bridge

This is a series of posts about song formatting and structure. Every couple of days I’ll be writing about the different individual elements that make up a song. Please bear in mind that these are my definitions and interpretations of the different parts of a song structure. There are no hard and fast rules determining […]