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- Chord Advice For Starting a Song’s Bridge
- How Emotion and Music Intersect
- “God Gave Me A Song… Now What” Workshop Happening October 2nd
- If Your Progressions are the Result of Random Searching, Here’s a Better Way
- Why The Rolling Stone List (or Any List) Doesn’t Really Matter
- Songwriting: The Starting Is The Hardest Part
- Using Melodic Direction to Act as Musical Glue
- Does It Matter In What Order Your Song Comes Together?
- 5 Ways Second Verse Lyrics Can Destroy Your Song
- Stealing (Not Stealing) Songs
- The Secret Power of the Melody: “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
- Five Musical Ideas to Make a Song an “Anthem”
- Solutions For the Two Main Reasons Why a Song Might Fail to Impress
- The Power of Creative Chord Changes
- Songwriters: 5 Keys To Building A Better Song Catalog (Revised 2021)
- A First Step to Keeping Your Songwriting Output From Fizzling
- Canadian Singer-Songwriter Anna Beth Boland Named NCS Songwriter of the Month
- Songwriting: Hiding the Good Stuff
- How Do Songwriters Get Paid? Top 4 Ways You May Be Missing Out (Revised 2021)
- Becoming Better at the Language of Music
- Melodies, Chords and Feel – Musical Ideas from Pat Metheny
- Moving a Chorus Range Up an Octave For Musical Power
- Co-Writer Relationships: Divorce Rate Skyrockets
- What to Think About When Choosing a Tempo For Your New Song
- Melody and The Power of Three
- Great Songs Are the Best Teachers We Have
- What Kind of Help are Songwriters Looking For?
- Solidifying Chorus Rhythms to Help the Chorus Hook
- It Doesn’t Take Much
- “Something You Love” (Kiefer Sutherland) – Why It Works
- On Being the Only Sound In the Room
- How To Get Motivated To Write More Songs
- Organizing Chords to Fit Your Song’s Verse-Chorus Structure
- Borrowing Ideas From Other Writers’ Songs
- Perspective: A Powerful Tool For Songwriters
- 3 Ways to Jumpstart Your Songwriting Motivation
- A New Way To Label Your Songwriting Failures
- There’s a Benefit to Writing Song Melodies That Use Few Notes
- The Most Important Part of Being a Student of Songwriting
- Creating Chords For Your Song’s Bridge Section
- How To Write Songs For Sync Licensing
- 5 Top Tips for Getting Chords and Melodies to Work Well Together
- Staying Positive When Songwriting Gets Hard
- Starting Off With A Bang – Why Opening Lines In Songs Matter
- The Songwriter’s Rut: You’ve Always Got Tomorrow
- What a Bridge Might Look Like In Your Song
- God Gave Me a Song… Now What? (Free Training Replay Now Available)
- Attitude and Outlook Are Everything When Considering Good Versus Bad Contemporary Music
- Songs That Will Take Your Lyric-Writing Abilities to Better Levels: Jimmy Webb’s “Galveston”
- Repeating a Short Melodic Fragment: The Chords Keep it Interesting
- The Cher Effect Diverted Our Attention Away From Why “Believe” Works
- How Contrasting Musical Ideas Makes a Song Better
- Songwriters: You Fail Only If You Stop Writing Songs
- Carrie Brooklyn Alexander Named NCS Songwriter of the Month
- Using Imagery to Increase the Emotional Effect of Your Lyrics
- Hit Songs and Home Runs
- Using Chord Progression Sleight-of-Hand In Song’s Bridge
- Allowing a Chorus to Grab Attention When the Verse Uses the Same Melody
- Preventing Your Songs From All Sounding the Same
- How To Turn Everyday Conversations Into Great Songs Using The Talk-Sing Method
- Dissatisfaction With Your Own Songs is an Important First Step to Improvement
- Looking Inward to Get the Best Advice On Your Songwriting
- Using the Best Practices of Music Schools To Improve Your Songwriting
- Writing Romantic Lyrics
- Three Ways to Get Inspired to Write Again (and Why You Should Never Give Up On Your Songwriting)
- Adding Focus to Your Lyrics With a Short Story
- Placing Yourself Within Your Song’s Lyric
- Creating Effective Song Hooks
- Choose a Good Topic, But Concentrate on the Quality of the Lyric
- Conversational Verse Melodies Create Hookier Songs
- Making Standard Chord Progressions More Interesting: Try These Five Ideas
- The Most Important Thing to Know About Song Form
- Using Music Theory to Communicate Your Musical Ideas
- Songwriters: Relax and Create Better Songs
- The State of Mind That Makes You a Professional Songwriter
- Melody-First Songwriting Means You Need to Have a Good Grasp of Chords
- Nigel Cato Named NCS Songwriter of the Month
- Starting Your Song On The 5 Chord
- Making Sure Your Lyrics Connect With Your Audience
- Shorter Phrases in a Melody Builds Musical Intensity
- Isolation is a Two-Edged Sword For Songwriters
- How to Write Song Melodies that Connect With Your Audience
- A Change of Tempo Can Help You Blast Through a Creative Logjam
- Chord Progression Suggestions for Song Refrains
- The Many Ways to Improve Your Songwriting Technique
- Building an Audience For Complex, Innovative Songs
- What You Need to Know About the Rhythms of Your Melodies
- Blueprinting Your Song
- Your Favourite Part: Does Your Song Have a WOW Moment?
- 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