Songwriting Tools
The Notebook: A Songwriter’s Most Underrated Songwriting Tool
“See enough and write it down, I tell myself, and then some morning when the world seems drained of wonder, some day when I am only going through the motions of doing what I am supposed to do on that bankrupt morning I will simply open my notebook and there it will all be, a […]
Five Reasons to Keep a Songwriting Journal
If you’re a songwriter and you’re looking for ways to improve your skills, one of the best tools to add to your arsenal is a simple one: keep a songwriting journal. The article from The Essential Secrets of Songwriting blog, titled “Five Reasons to Keep a Songwriting Journal,” delves into the significant benefits of maintaining […]
The BIG List Of Songwriting Prompts, Lyric Generators And AI Tools
One of the major barriers in songwriting is coming up with the initial songwriting idea or a coherent song concept at the very beginning of the songwriting process. Sometimes a song can come from thin air and basically write itself and sometimes a songwriting session can be more painful than passing kidney stones. It all […]
Unleashing Creativity: The Art of Using Mind Maps for Songwriting
Every songwriter has their toolkit, that collection of strategies and techniques they rely on to transform raw emotion and abstract ideas into a powerful musical narrative. Today, I want to introduce you to an ingenious tool that has revolutionised my songwriting process: The Mind Map. You might be wondering, “Why am I, a songwriter, interested […]