Songwriter Tips and Tricks

When I first got started songwriting, I knew only what I liked to hear on the radio and how to play some basic chords on the piano and guitar. That is exactly all you need to know to get started on your songwriting journey! Here are 5 tips that I wish I would have started utilizing early, but now use EVERY time I write a song Number One Chord Progressions Sound really fancy, but they can be easily broken down. Let's start with an example. I have been humming a tune that start

When I first started songwriting, it honestly was just a challenge. For years, my husband had told me that I had it in me to write a song, and for years I told him that there was no way that I could write a song. All it took was that seed being planted. Someone saying that maybe I could, and inevitably a hook came to me. Eye-level view of a vintage guitar resting against a colorful wall Hit by a Hook Hooks always hit you in the most random places and during the most random li

To sing on the stage for the Bluebird Cafe is on the bucket list of every songwriter, and the chances of getting a slot for the Cafe's open mic is just like winning the lottery. The potential for a writer to get an opportunity to sing on a Monday night is 1 in 15, and all slots first come first serve. Making your chance to play even more magical. The lottery of the Bluebird In order to get one of these coveted slots, a songwriter must purchase a ticket from their website Mond