Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Songs About Pact
Pact songs live in the beautiful place where vows meet drama. Whether you are writing about a teenage blood oath, a whispered promise b...
How to Write Honky-Tonk Piano Lyrics
You want songs that smell like spilled whiskey and feel like a stool collapsing under truth. You want lines that are funny and savage. ...
How to Write Songs About Pattern
Patterns are the boring stuff that secretly runs our lives. Commuting routes. Bad habits. The way your friend always texts at 2 a.m. Pa...
How to Write Orchestral Jazz Lyrics
You want lyrics that breathe with a big orchestra and sting like a solo trumpet. You want lines that sit perfectly over 11th chords and...
Tango Songwriting Advice
You want a tango that makes the room tilt toward the dance floor. You want a melody that feels like a confession and a rhythm that invi...
How to Write Turkish Pop Lyrics
Want a Turkish pop chorus that people hum on the tram and then text to their ex? Good. You are in the right place. This guide gives you...
How to Write Teen Pop Songs
You want a teen pop song that gets lip synced in bathrooms and remade in 15 second videos. You want a hook that a roommate will hum whi...
Chords for Lyricists (Progressions That Derve The Story)
You write lines that sting. Now make chords that punch the same spot. Too often lyricists treat harmony like wallpaper. It is not wallp...
Background Music Songwriting Advice
As a musician, you're likely familiar with the concept of background music, but do you know how to effectively incorporate it into your...
Soul Blues Songwriting Advice
Soul blues is a genre that originated in the 1960s, emerging from the soul and blues music of the time. It's characterized by its emoti...