What To Expect When You Work With A Songwriting Coach
by Debra Alexander When you set out to find and work with a songwriting coach, the obvious objective is to improve your music and lyrics. But there are many additional benefits, some of which would include the ability to: boost your creative output, determine your best songwriting workflow, learn about networking opportunities, notch new songwriting successes, and develop your understanding of which channels will get the kinds of songs you write to the audiences you desire. First and foremost, look for a coach you like and resonate with. A coach will likely offer an initial consultation to determine whether a working relationship with you will be a good fit. You may want to interview more than one coach. At the conclusion of the consultation, a coach should be able to offer a program of study that addresses your needs and your goals, give you an idea of what you should expect to achieve, and tell you how your achievements will be assessed over a specific period of time.
Word clouds: a visual way to inspire your writing
Imagine this: you are busy writing away and you get stuck. maybe you have the perfect first verse and the chorus. now what? Have you used up all your ideas? Can you really add more depth and meaning to that great hook you came up with for the chorus? Does everything you try to add seem forced and repetitious? or maybe you are staring at a title or theme and a blank price of paper wondering how to express the deep thoughts you've been thinking. One way to break your way out of this is to use word clouds to visually inspire you and collect your thoughts and themes together in one place. There are a number of word cloud generators online so just pick one and pick a method of feeding it words and you are off:
Welcome to Writing Great Songs!
Hello and Welcome to Writing Great Songs. This is an online resource for songwriters to learn, access tools and resources, connect with one another and get inspired. Our aim is to provide a complete resource library, for all aspects of