Songwriter Theory

Responding To Your Biggest Songwriting Struggles Part 3


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In this bonus episode of the Songwriter Theory Podcast, we're continuing our discussion of YOUR biggest songwriting struggles, challenges, and pain points. We'll be addressing things like:

  • How To Finish Songs
  • How To Leverage Life Circumstances and Tragedies Into Songs
  • How much do you need to learn before you start writing songs?
  • How To figure out where a song should go
  • How To Establish Meter (how to establish a syllable or emphasis pattern)
  • Point of View In Songs (Mostly Direct Address and 3rd person)
  • The difference between metaphors and Similes
  • 0:00 Intro

    2:05 Finishing Songs

    8:31 How To Leverage Life Circumstances Into Songs

    14:22 Do I Need To Learn More About Songwriting Before I Start?

    22:12 I'm Confused About Where My Song Should Go

    25:45 Establishing Meter (Establishing Syllable or Emphasis Pattern)

    31:52 Point of View In Songs

    38:17 Metaphors + Similes

    ...more
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