Songwriting Tip #1
This tip is the most important if you are serious about becoming a songwriter. It is simply, never stop working on your abilities. It doesn’t matter if you’re writing your first song, or your Paul McCartney, there is always someway you can improve. The more abilities you have, the more varied songs you’ll be able to write. Nobody likes an artist whose songs sound all exactly alike.
Songwriting Tip #2
Early bird or Night owl? Try switching up the time you write music, you can find it can give you some inspiration. Personally, I write music best at around 3 a.m. or when I’ve just woken up, probably because I’m sleep deprived. Also try and changing your location; hit up a local park, or lake, or friends house, just somewhere new. Even the weather can affect your mindset, just taking it in will help the writing process.
Songwriting Tip #3
Practice Practice Practice. Everyday, write some lines of lyrics. If you can’t do that then even one line a day will get you done faster than procrastinating. Songwriting is an art, and as you write more and more, it becomes easier and better (hopefully anyways).
Songwriting Tip #4
Focus on the type of song you want to write. Sure several bands or songs may inspire you, but that doesn’t mean they all have room to fit into one piece. Of course, I’m not saying that you can’t have more than 1 inspiration for a song. Just try staying within the same mood or feeling or you’ll find yourself stretching it, and you dont wanna do that for sure.
Songwriting Tip #5
Get Emotional. Music is, in a basic sense, an amazing way to portray emotions. This is what makes music so powerful. Your listeners want to connect and feel the same emotions you do, so make it easier for them. Emphasize the emotion of your song clearly. For example, think of an argument with another person. If someone walked into the argument right in the middle, wouldn’t they be a bit lost on why you are arguing? Raw emotion doesn’t work by itself, it needs a story.
