How to Write Songs About Life Situations
How to Write a Song About Family Traditions
You want a song that smells like Sunday pancakes, argues with the aunt who never changes, or freezes the moment your grandpa puts on th...
How to Write a Song About Music Theory
You want theory to sound like a bop not a textbook. You want students and fans to hum intervals in the shower and remember the circle i...
How to Write a Song About Folk Music
You want a song that feels like it belongs to the road, the kitchen table, or the corner of a bar where people lean in and forget their...
How to Write a Song About Utopian Dreams
You want a song that makes people imagine a better world and sing along at the same time. Utopian songs can be aspirational, dangerousl...
How to Write a Song About Environmentalism
You want a song that makes people care without sounding like a lecture from a science teacher late to band practice. You want lyrics th...
How to Write a Song About Mentorship
Want to write a song about mentorship that does not read like a corporate pamphlet? Good. Me too. Mentorship in music can be tender, me...
How to Write a Song About Interior Design
You want a song that smells like fresh paint and makes people want to redecorate their lives by the chorus. Whether you are writing for...
How to Write a Song About Virtual Relationships
You want a song that understands the weird heart ache of loving someone through screens. Virtual relationships feel vivid and intangibl...
How to Write a Song About Fashion Trends
Fashion is loud. Your song should be louder and smell slightly better. Fashion trends give you character, conflict, and costumes. A tre...
How to Write a Song About Communication
You want to write a song about communication that does more than lecture. You want lines people send to their exes. You want a chorus t...