Songwriter Land

How Songs Make Money People often ask how one makes money with songs. There are certain misconceptions about how one gets paid and whe...

  Markets These days, music is becoming increasingly niche oriented. One look at Billboard magazine bears this out. A genre such...

  A Co-writing Primer Writing with others can be a powerful way to write songs. Unlike writing alone, though, it is a different ...

  The Rewrite The idea of “drafts” is worth exploring. By draft, I mean the versions that your song evolves through. If you get ...

  The Build and the Bridge We have touched on these elements before. I’d like to look at each in more detail. First, lets lo...

  The Intro and the Vamp There are a couple other elements that can be used in songs. I’d like to discuss two of them. First, th...

  Meter, Melody and Repetition Meter, rhythmic phrasing and melody is a big key to drawing the listener in, allowing the listen...