Songwriter Theory

By Joseph VadalaEducation Music How To

Songwriter Theory episodes

April 14 Recording Changes The Song
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33 min
April 07 Why All Your Songs Sound The Same
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31 min
April 01 Why Most Lyrics Feel Weak
🎵Take The Finish A Song Challenge https://www.songwritertheory.com/song-challenge
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30 min
March 26 I Used to Hate This Songwriting Trick… Now I Use It | Dana Andrews Conversation
🎵Take The Finish A Song Challenge https://www.songwritertheory.com/song-challenge
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Check out Dana here: https://www.youtube.com/@danaandrewsmusic

2 hr 23 min
February 26 If I Could Only Give You 3 Pieces of Songwriting Wisdom, This Is It
🎵Take The Finish A Song Challenge https://www.songwritertheory.com/song-challenge
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49 min
August 29, 2024 The Only Songwriting Tip That Matters (+ Important Announcement)
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We're talking about the only songwriting tip that ultimately matters and an important announcement. ►► Download the 20 Ways To Start Writing A Song Cheat Sheet here: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/
32 min
July 17, 2024 100 Years | Parallelism, Borrowed Chords, 2 Bridges, Non-Lazy Songwriting, and more
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►► Download the 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist here: https://songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/
In this episode of the Songwriter Theory Podcast, we talk about the power of parallelism in your lyrics, why bridges are the perfect song section to start utilizing modes and borrowed chords, the art of subtly different song structure in our songs, non-lazy songwriting, and more! We're going off of the great song 100 Years by Five for Fighting for this episode.
0:00 Intro
2:51 The Power of Parallelism In Lyrics
12:59 Where To Use Modes and Borrowed Chords In Your Songs
35:32 Changing Up Song Song Structure
50:00 The Art of Non-Lazy Songwriting
1:08:36 Should We Have Our Song Title In The First Line?
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1 hr 22 min
July 03, 2024 Everything You Want | Hook Writing, 3rd Verses, Wordplay, and More
►► Download the 20 Ways To Start Writing A Song Cheat Sheet here: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/

In this episode of the new format of the Songwriter Theory Podcast, we're learning about Hook Writing, 3rd Verses, Wordplay, and more off of the song Everything You Want by my favorite artist, @VerticalHorizonMusic . We'll be covering what we can learn about hook writing, lyric writing, song structure, and more in this episode. Let's talk about it!
1 hr 18 min
June 16, 2024 3 Things I'd Tell A New Songwriter To Avoid My Mistakes
►► Download the 20 Ways To Start Writing A Song Cheat Sheet here: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/
30 min
May 25, 2024 Songwriting Advice You've Never Heard Before
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39 min

About Songwriter Theory

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A show for singer-songwriters who are tired of “almost great.” Each week I’ll equip you with practical, proven methods to turn promising ideas into complete, timeless songs you’re proud to release.