6 tips for improving your songwriting |

I’ve been writing songs since I could write. That being said, I’ve learned a lot of different ways to song write. I sometimes create a guitar piece and than sing, or sometimes I have the vocal melody first and then add the guitar. It’s different every time. The thing I love most is how it touches people and when I tell a story it can bring so much meaning to someone.

Here are my top 6 songwriting-tips.

Practice every day
Collaborate with other people
Focus on themes that are meaningful to you or a concept/story that you like
When writing, edit it down so it’s consistent with the melody and syllable pattern. For example how many syllables are in a line? When you have a melody is it consistent with the syllable pattern? Doe sections of the song rhyme?
When you sing you can actually emphasize different words and enunciate things to the melody so that it can have more than one meaning. This is super fun to do in song writing and a bit more complicated. I recommend doing that once you have practiced getting lyrics and your story telling concise
Look at the songs that move you that are your favourite. Break down the songs, so you can see the patterns and try to emulate those patterns.

Here are my lyrics for song Seasons:

Verse:

You shared your secrets, underneath the oak tree

whispered names of old lovers, times forgotten, forgiven

Pre-Chorus:

Shadows overcast, sadness that does not last,

Time will pass, Time will pass,

Seasons will fade into years, and you will forget about all your tears

Time will pass, Time will pass

Chorus:

You were meant to be free, let it go and just be

staring all I see is sun ray, beauty

Verse:

You shared your light, underneath the starlight

Open wounds mended, hearts broken defended