Have you been writing in your journal everyday?
If over the last few weeks since I have started this channel you have been writing regularly in your journal then now is the time to have a look at what you have written and try to either decipher it or glean any songwriting ideas from it.
If you haven't (or this is the first time you have come across Corey Stewart Songwriting Tips) then it's not too late to start. Actually, the best time to start will be soon after you have read this article.
Archive for October of 2004
Songwriting Idea #6 - How Is Your Journal Going?
October 27, 2004Songwriting Idea #5 - From Mountains To Molehills
October 18, 2004
"It was like this sentence that turned into a paragraph that turned into a mini series" - Madonna
I think the above quote is a perfect description of another way in which a song can be formed. Write an essay about something and then condense it into a song.
I think the above quote is a perfect description of another way in which a song can be formed. Write an essay about something and then condense it into a song.
Songwriting Idea #4 - Practice Active Listening
October 13, 2004
There is a huge difference between hearing and listening.
When we hear someone talk what we normally do is think a few steps ahead and therefore miss out on the whole conversation. However, if we as songwriters practise the art of actively listening we wont miss out on anything and therefore we gain more opportunity for gathering song ideas.
When we hear someone talk what we normally do is think a few steps ahead and therefore miss out on the whole conversation. However, if we as songwriters practise the art of actively listening we wont miss out on anything and therefore we gain more opportunity for gathering song ideas.
Songwriting Idea #3 - The Humble Newspaper
October 02, 2004
Read, read and read some more.
Writing lyrics is all about words isn't it? Therefore to be a good lyricist you would need a healthy respect for the english language and how it can be made to tell a story, describe things or put across a point of view.
You would need to become very interested in what you read, speak, see and hear around you. First of all lets start with the humble newspaper.
Writing lyrics is all about words isn't it? Therefore to be a good lyricist you would need a healthy respect for the english language and how it can be made to tell a story, describe things or put across a point of view.
You would need to become very interested in what you read, speak, see and hear around you. First of all lets start with the humble newspaper.
