The Joy of Songwriting

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What's The Joy of Songwriting about?

The Joy of Songwriting is a podcast by Songwriting University that helps you discover the music in you with interviews from hit songwriters and valuable wisdom from hosts and award winning songwriters Joe Beck and Billy Sprague.

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Let Your Songs Be Heard wit...

04.21.2020

We have a really big show today. We welcome our long-time friend Brian White, who has written hundreds of songs for major artists over the years. He has found even more success in his later years, most recently with the ...

The Joy of Songwriting episodes:

04.21.2020 Let Your Songs Be Heard with Brian White We have a really big show today. We welcome our long-time friend Brian White, who has written hundreds of songs for major artists over the years. He has found even more success in his later years, most recently with the ...
04.14.2020 Object Writing A flower, a car, a train station, an empty space... All these have been the subject of hit songs over the years. Today, we are talking about object writing, and how seemingly simple things you see every day, can conjure ...
04.07.2020 Persistence in Songwriting with Mike Reid We have an incredible show today. First we answer a listener's question about turning dreams into songs. Then we are joined by the legendary Grammy-winning songwriter Mike Reid about what defines a songwriter and how consistent and relentless effort brings ...
03.31.2020 Music or Lyrics First? One of the most frequently asked questions we get from new songwriters is, which comes first - the music or the lyrics. We discuss why listening is your friend, and fencing yourself in is the enemy of your creativity. We ...
03.24.2020 The Discipline of Songwriting with Rebekah White Williams Great songwriting is fun and exciting but it is also discipline, dedication and hard work. No one knows that better than songwriter and performer Rebekah White Williams. She caught the songwriting bug early in life and worked tirelessly to be ...
03.17.2020 Hooked on Cowriting with Brooks Maguire Cowriting revolutionized Brooks Maguire views on songwriting and made his songs better. He shares his stories about the magic of collaboration and why he believes that songwriting and performing should come with a warning label for addiction. Hear two works ...
03.10.2020 Writing Wild Horses with Bill Shore Wild Horses is a song that oozes with passion and complexity and today we speak with the writer Bill Shore. Bill shares his story of trading in Texas ranch land for Nashville neon and his best songwriting tips for delivering ...
02.14.2020 Where Do Songs Come From? It all begins with a song but...how does a song begin? Joe and Billy explore the profound and mundane moments that make up the songs you love and the songs you want to make. --- SUBSCRIBE to our Songwriting Masterclass ...
02.13.2020 Reaching the World Through Writing with guest Bruce Carroll Our guest today is a blue collar pipe fitter with "tempest" on his lips. Bruce Carroll is a multi Grammy and multi Dove award winning singer/songwriter, recording artist, author, speaker, worship leader and mentor. We discuss the power of word ...
02.10.2020 Welcome to The Joy of Songwriting Hosted by award winning songwriters Joe Beck and Billy Sprague, this podcast discusses music creation through a songwriter's lens. We interview hit songwriters from around the country, answer your songwriting questions and give you exercises that will help you get ...