How to Write Songs About Specific Emotions
How to Write Songs About Tradition
Tradition is not a museum exhibit. Tradition is a living, breathing vibe that shows up at family dinners, bar mitzvahs, wakes, harvest ...
How to Write Songs About Acceptance
You want a song that lands like a hug and a punch at the same time. Acceptance songs are weirdly powerful. They quiet the chaos and the...
How to Write Songs About Self-love
You want a song that makes people feel seen by themselves. You want lines that sting and then soothe. You want melodies that can be hum...
How to Write Songs About Poetry
Poetry and songs are cousins who get drunk at family reunions and trade lines until someone starts crying. If you love the punch of a g...
How to Write Songs About Pause
You want your song to make silence feel like a character. You want the listener to notice the space between notes as much as the notes ...
How to Write Songs About Family
Family songs hit hard because everyone brings baggage to the party. Whether that baggage is a casserole dish that never fits in the ove...
How to Write Songs About Opinion
You want to say something and make people feel something, not just nod politely. Songs about opinion have teeth. They can comfort, anno...
How to Write Songs About Heartache
Heartache songs are emotional land mines that also sell out small venues. They make strangers cry on public transit and make your ex wo...
How to Write Songs About Expression
You want to write a song that actually feels like a person, not a press release for feelings. Songs about expression are the ones that ...
How to Write Songs About Film
Movies live in memory like songs. You remember the shot that made you cry and the chord that made your throat tighten. If you want to w...