Write your own music
Songwriting
Find a subject, build the song, write the lines, rhyme well and polish the draft. The whole craft of writing your own songs. Write on! ✍️
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How to Find a Subject for Your Song
Every other choice gets easier when your song is about something real.
Reference
Anatomy of a Song
What the verse, chorus, bridge, intro and outro each do.
Songwriting Methods
History to Song, improvisation, and writing from a metaphor.
Using Metaphors
Turn a plain feeling into a line people remember.
Rhyme Patterns
AABB, ABAB, ABCB, and why rhyme matters at all.
Refining Your Lyrics
Flow, simple words, and how to really edit a draft.
Titles and Hooks
Your title is probably already written. Here is where it belongs.
Common Songwriting Mistakes
Forced rhymes, vague lines and other habits to catch early.