How To Write Songs

Keppie and Benny are two professional songwriters hellbent on a mission to help others write their best songs.

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What am I missing here?

Hey Reader, Over the next 30 days I'll be emailing you more each week...if you would rather stay getting our weekly email only, click here. Family and friends are great, but... Your family and friends are great - they want nothing but the best for you, they love you, and want you to succeed in the projects you take on...but...they are perhaps not always the best test audience for your songwriting (right?). I remember when I started out performing live when I was 17, my mum would come to all...

24 days ago • 1 min read

The Trouble With Writing Melody First

Hey Reader, It's Keppie here! I recently got a message from one of the songwriters in our membership Community, Leigh Ann, who expressed a very common frustration: “I create melodies but get stuck with putting lyrics to them - or visa versa.” I get it. Finding the right words to a pre-written melody can feel awkward, and often feels like we end up with lyrics that aren’t quite expressing a thought as eloquently as we’d like. Let’s unstick this. A Quick Story… In my early days as a songwriter,...

2 months ago • 2 min read