1. How Easy is Songwriting?

2. Songwriting Writing a song is as easy as strumming chords & singing melody lines on top of the chords. The best way to get really good at writing songs, is writing tons of songs. There is no substitute and there are no shortcuts. One can speed up the process to becoming a better songwriter, by letting go of the voice in head, and just letting the songs come. Be on the look out for more blogs about everything guitar, music, songwriting and music education.songwriting and music education

3. Top Reasons & Excuses I can’t sing I don’t know enough chords I can’t play an instrument well enough I don’t know enough about music theory (post a video with chords that “don’t make sense and a melody) I need to understand how things work first My ear isn’t good enough.

4. Tips to Improve Melody in Songwriting Writing A Capella Melody rewriting Repetition Using short phrases Using logical note sequences Incorporating nonsense syllables Using fresh rhythms Signature licks Magic moments and prosody Varying the rhythms

5. Boost Your Songwriting Creativity A repetitive, short and to the point, poignant rhythmic/melodic phrase that is so catchy and memorable, that it’s used as the foundation to build an entire song or song-section on. As a songwriter, you can either write a song around a catchy ostinato you came up with, or you can add an ostinato to a song you’ve already written. catchy ostinato

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