Songwriting Resources
Create Your Own Comprehensive Songwriting Resource
Here is another wonderful article from Orlando of www.songwriteradvisor.com fame called “Great Songwriting Resources Are Yours For the Taking.”
It’s about how you can best use the free songwriting information found online to create your own comprehensive songwriting resource.
Great Songwriting Resources Are Yours For The Taking
By Orlando Gutierrez
If you’re looking for free songwriting resources you don’t have to look much further than your favorite search engine search box!
The Internet is chock full of juicy, free songwriting tips because songwriting webmasters have painstakingly put together many excellent websites for beginner to advanced songwriters.
If you’re a beginning songwriter and you’re not sure where to start, there’s a ton of useful information on the web if you type the keyword “beginner songwriting” into a search box.
For example, if you’re an intermediate or advanced songwriter, if you enter “songwriting tips” you’ll instantly have access to many quality, free songwriting resources!
The majority of songwriting websites on the internet have useful, instructional material, and you can assemble your own personal “how to write songs manual,” and learn quite a bit during the process as you weed through the many articles.
To assemble your very own songwriting guide all you need is a large binder, some page dividers, and a hole puncher. Then start researching the web on your own using the following topics as your starting guide:
1. Song Verse Development (what is a song verse, how to develop a verse, etc.)
2. Pre-chorus Tips (what is a pre-chorus, how to develop a pre-chorus, etc.)
3. Chorus Development (what is a chorus, how to develop a strong hook, etc.)
4. Second Verse tips (ideas for starting a 2nd verse, etc.)
5. How to Write a Bridge (what is a bridge, how to write a bridge, etc.)
6. Song Forms (how to choose, etc.)
7. Song Title (how to create, etc.)
8. Rhyming Tips and Techniques (how to rhyme effectively, etc.)
9. How to Create a Melody (what constitutes a great melody, etc.)
This is just the tip of the iceberg and definitely enough to get you started, but you get the idea!
You can either print out web pages for your personal songwriting resources or assemble them using Microsoft Word or a similar program.
Personally, when I was learning songwriting years ago I preferred using a thick binder with dividers separating the many songwriting topics I was learning about. The trick is stay organized with your songwriting tips entries from the various free songwriting websites on the net by cataloging them efficiently and accurately.
So, for this songwriting resource, the only thing you need to have is a decent hole-puncher and a binder to make yourself the ultimate songwriting guide!
By completing this project a few years ago, I was able to improve my songwriting technique drastically, and I built myself a
strong, solid basic songwriting foundation from which to build on.
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I’m personally giving this a try. How about you? Let me know how you go.
Until next time, happy writing,
Corey Stewart
Singer/Songwriter/Musician
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The Anatomy Of Construction – A Writers Resource You Must Visit
Whether we write songs, poetry, articles, essays or prose, we are all writers.
We all experience the highs and lows of writing in exactly the same way. We feel elated when we finish something and we feel frustrasted when we don’t.
Writers of all disciplines have a lot to learn from each other.
I want to introduce to you a very good friend of mine. His name is Tom but he is known online as BT Cassidy.
He describes himself as “…a bandit journalist working freelance, and occasionally a novelist. An experienced reviewer, with a talent for writing “Living” reviews. Writing is as much a part of my life as eating and sleeping. I hope to one day never have to work a real job.”
As you can see, Tom loves to write. He writes everyday and he writes a lot.
On average Tom writes about 15000 words a day. He is living proof of what happens when you put your writing process into laser focused action.
It would be a gross understatement to say that Tom is incredibly prolific.
The reason why I’m telling you this is that one of the blogs he’s created is a blog about writing and the creative process. It’s called The Anatomy Of Construction
Tom describes The Anatomy Of Construction in this way:
“I believe we can all write, and all have stories to tell. The Anatomy Of Construction is a graphic novel in development that is designed to unlock the writer in everyone – from novice, to genius.”
I challenge anyone to go to any page on his blog and not find some pearl of wisdom that you can use for your songwriting process.
From time to time I will be highlighting some of Toms writing tips and his wonderful words of encouragement, and directly relating them to the songwriting process. Watch this space for that.
I strongly recommend that you visit The Anatomy Of Construction and visit it often as it gets updated daily.
When you do make sure that you leave a comment or two. The great thing about Tom is that he replies to everyone.
Tell him Corey sent you.
Until next time, happy writing,
Corey Stewart
Singer/Songwriter/Musician
Keywords: the anatomy of construction, bt cassidy, songwriting, songwriter, songwriting tip, songwriting help, songwriting idea, songwriting blog, corey stewart
Songwriting Resources – What’s Out There?
There are many, many resources for songwriters on the net, far too many to list in one blog post.
What I am going to do though, is outline the types of resources that are available with some links to start you off on your journey.
First thing you should do is to type songwriting into Google and see what comes up. You will get a whole range of results.
These results can be split up into different categories. Categories such as:
1. General songwriting sites
These are sites that are formed for the songwriter by songwriters. You will find information on everything to do with songwriting and a whole lot more that you didn’t even know existed.
Some have more info than others and a great example of a site that has an amazing amount of information for songwriters is Muses Muse
2. Personal songwriting sites
Same as a general songwriting site but it’s showcasing a particular songwriter. A good example of such a site with a lot of great songwriting tips included is the website of Canadian singer/songwriter Irene Jackson.
3. Songwriting organizations
As soon as you can find the songwriting organization in your area, join it. These organizations are invaluable resources in themselves.
You will be able to meet other songwriters in the area, showcase your material, go to songwriting workshops and get your songs onto radio. It all depends of course on what services your songwriting organisation provides.
I belong to an organisation called SCALA (Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association).
You should check them out.
4. Songwriting newsgroups
If you are wanting to network with other songwriters around the world then joining a songwriters newsgroup is an absolute must.
The big daddy of them all is the rec.music.makers.songwriting newsgroup (or affectionately known as RMMS). Here you can ask questions and get your stuff critiqued by some pretty understanding people. Make sure you read their FAQ first.
5. Songwriting forums/message boards
Works on the same principle as a newsgroup. Type in ‘songwriting forums’ into Google and start visiting them. Some are really good and some are a bit thin on information.
A good example of a cool forum would be the Tunesmith songwriting forum.
6. Songwriting blogs
Just like this one. Created by songwriters or people interested in putting forward their views for the sake of getting information out into the world wide web. Feel free to sign up for this one and get up to date tips, thoughts and feelings from yours truly.
Another songwriting blog I recommend you look at is Blogging Muses
Phew, there you go. Hopefully I have pointed you in the right direction. If you like something that you see, bookmark it and use the resource as often as you can.
That’s what they’re there for.
Until next time, happy writing
Corey Stewart
Singer/Songwriter/Musician
Keywords: songwriting, songwriter, writing songs, songwriting tip, songwriting help, songwriting idea, songwriting resource, songwriting forum, songwriting blog, corey stewart
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