How to Write Songs About Life Situations
How to Write a Song About Wine Tasting
You are not writing a brochure for a vineyard. You are writing a song that makes a listener feel the slick of a stemless glass, the sma...
How to Write a Song About Advocacy
You want to write a song that actually matters. You want people to sing along, post it with captions, show up at a rally, and tell thei...
How to Write a Song About Street Dance
You want a song that makes people stop scrolling and start moving. You want sneakers squeaking, knees bending, hands waving, and bodies...
How to Write a Song About Cultural Exchange
You want a song that celebrates two worlds without sounding like a tourist brochure. You want melodies and words that honor origin, spa...
How to Write a Song About Physical Fitness
You want a song that makes people warm up, sweat, laugh, cry, or lift heavier than they thought they could. Whether you are writing a g...
How to Write a Song About Losing A Friend
You want a song that feels honest and not like a Hallmark card in a cheap frame. Losing a friend can be a confusing stew of anger, nost...
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 Poetry Slams
You want a song that smells like espresso and worn notebooks. You want the crowd to snap on the downbeat and lean in when the chorus hi...
How to Write a Song About Getting Fired
Getting fired hurts like a public breakup with your bank account. You are angry, embarrassed, relieved, terrified, and weirdly poetic a...
How to Write a Song About Music Scenes
Writing a song about a music scene is like trying to bottle a city at 2 a.m. You want the grit, the confetti, the smell of spilled beer...