Sooner or later, songwriters begin to understand that song ideas most often don’t get written to their full potential. Often in the early...

Words are profound, incredible tools. But words in themselves are limiting. Whether the theme of a song is about a person, a place, an...

"Breaking into the biz." It sounds like breaking into somewhere you’re not supposed to be. “Hey, looks like someone broke into the biz...

Expanding Your Palette. Expression has many forms. In songwriting, words are the front lines of our communication. They pull the...

Collaboration in songwriting is full of nuances, pitfalls, and possibilities. Like any partnership, it is an alignment of strengths, a...

Woodshed [ woo d-shed ] noun - a shed for storing wood for fuel. - Slang. to practice a musical instrument assiduously and with a...