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The postings below come in from other sites that we find interesting.
- Five Questions About Any Good Song You Should Be Able to Answer
- The Benefit of Leaving Lyrics to the Last Step
- The Magic Behind One-Chord Songs
- What Can You Really Learn From an Old Song?
- Consistent Excellence: It’s What the Music World Demands
- Imitation Isn’t Just Flattery — It’s an Important Songwriting Tool
- Writing To Your Title
- Setting Yourself Up for Successful Songwriting
- Viewing Your Songs in Chronological Order
- Detroit Area Worship Pastor Grande Baliad Named NCS Songwriter of the Month
- The Tonic Note: What It Is, and Why It’s Important
- Too Much of a Good Thing
- Five Common Songwriting Mistakes to Avoid
- How Much of a Role Does ‘Motif’ Play in Your Songwriting?
- Writing an Explosive Hit Chorus in 3 Steps
- Writing Melodies to Match the Mood of Your Lyrics
- 5 Important Lessons I Learned Over the Years as a Composer of Music
- Starting Songs: Building On that First Idea
- Melody Hacks For Lyricist Songwriters
- An Appreciation of “Chilliwack”
- Revoicing Your Chords to Find Better Melodies
- Changing Key Without Actually Changing Key
- Verses Need Hooks Too! #Songwriting Hacks (Revised for 2021)
- Imagining That Your Unfinished Song is Actually Already Finished
- Bypassing “Am I Allowed to” Questions and Writing Better Songs
- Expanding on the Idea of a Song’s Key By Considering Scales: “Tom Sawyer”
- How Many Nouns and Adjectives Your Song Needs
- Creating Contrast With Chord Progressions in a Long Melody
- Alyce Metallo Named NCS Songwriter of the Month
- BEAR RINEHART: NEEDTOBREATHE’s New Music, New Normal
- Committing to Writing Every Day
- Taking a Close Look at a Song’s Pre-Chorus
- God Gave Me This Song, Now What? (Free Songwriting Training April 10th)
- Separating The Song From It’s Production
- Seven Ways to Become a Better Lyrics-First Songwriter
- Making Sure Contrast is Playing an Important Role in Your Songs
- Five Ways to Write Better Songs
- How To Master The Art of Rewriting Lyrics
- 5 Ways to Know It’s Time For a Songwriting Break
- Keeping Everything You Write — Even the Bad Stuff
- Some Thoughts on Songwriting Collaborations
- How To Find Great Song Ideas: A Pro Songwriters Guide
- Melodies That Are Easy to Sing Are Usually Easy to Remember
- Verses, Choruses, and How Much They Matter
- Using a typical Verse to Help Write a Bridge Section
- Controlling the Energy Level of a Song
- Tips for Writing Two or More Songs at the Same Time
- 7 Books Every Songwriter Should Read (Revised 2021)
- Tim Stewart Named NCS Songwriter of the Month
- Are You Dealing With Writer’s Block — Or Is It Just Normal Downtime?
- My Guest Article at Songwriting.net: Chord Progressions
- The Best Songs Fluctuate Between Fragile and Strong Moments
- Sometimes All A Songwriter Needs Is Someone To Believe In Them: When All Else Fails
- Curing the Melody that Aimlessly Wanders
- Finding Good Musicians to Get Feedback For Your Songs
- Silencing Your Inner Critic is an Important First Step in the Songwriting Process
- Songwriting, Decision-Making, and the Need for Breaks
- Transposing Simple Chord Progressions to Create Something More Interesting
- The Music Lab: Verses Are The New Chorus
- Songwriting and the Meaning of Music
- Writing Your Best Songs Now
- Creating Power Within Your Songs
- More Thoughts on Uniqueness, Conformity, and Artistic Value in Songwriting
- MEREDITH ANDREWS: Worship in a World on Fire
- Does It Matter Which Process You Use to Start the Writing of Songs?
- Why You Should Be Writing More Conversational Lyrics
- Uniqueness is a Powerful and Necessary Element in Good Songwriting
- Copyright Infringement and Online Music Instruction
- Creating Strong Chord Progressions That Aren’t the Standard I-IV-V Variety
- Five Steps to Making Words Singable
- Melody Writers: Do You Have Your Wind-up Working?
- Brenda Wurtz Named NCS Songwriter of the Month
- Moving Your Musical Imagination in Different Directions
- Changing Genres — Even Just a Little — Can Make You a More Prolific Songwriter
- Looking Past Myths to Improve Your Songwriting Skills
- Free The Angel: Supporting Your Song’s Big Idea
- Using Musical Motifs as a Kind of “Signature”
- Our Best Songwriting Tips for 2021
- How to Use an Inverted Pedal Point
- Forced Rhymes: the Ever-Present Danger of Rhyming Dictionaries
- In Songwriting, Does the End Justify the Means?
- The “Instant Melancholy” Chord Substitution
- Taming Your “Inner Critic” (Three Ways to Overcome Self-Sabotage)
- With Good Lyrics, Subtlety Can Be Important
- Writing Longer in a World of Shorter Songs
- The 5 Best Things You Can Do To Improve Your Songwriting Skills
- It’s Impossible: More Songwriting Myth Busting
- How Important Is Creating the Ending of a Song In Your Songwriting Process?
- How a Bass Pedal Point Strengthens a Chord Progression
- Fine-Tuning Your Songwriting
- Are You A Pro Or Aspiring Songwriter? A Great Song Doesn’t Care!
- How to Create Forward Motion Within a Song
- Chords or Melody: Where Should You Put Your Focus?
- Mark Boucot Named NCS Songwriter of the Month
- Happy New Year – Stay Strong!
- SongTown: A No Guru Zone- Why We Created Something Real For Songwriters
- Ignoring Genre to Improve Your Songwriting Skills
- 7 Common Songwriting Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them
- Merry Christmas to Everyone!
- Minor Verse to Major Chorus in a Unique Way: “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”