Songwriter Theory

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5 Reasons I Don't Write My Vocal Melodies with My Voice Sep 20, 2022

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Joseph talks about the 5 reasons he doesn't write his vocal melodies with his voice- and why you should consider writing melodies with something other than your voice as well.

Songwriting Is Messy Sep 13, 2022

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Joseph talks about how songwriting is, and always will be, a bit messy.

3 Lyric Writing Traps To Avoid Sep 06, 2022

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Joseph talks about 3 lyric writing traps that songwriters can easily fall into but need to avoid.

Where To Go Next With Your Songwriting Part 2: Sonically Aug 30, 2022

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Joseph talks about some practical ways to take your songs in new sonic directions.

Where To Go Next With Your Songwriting Part 1: Thematically Aug 23, 2022

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Joseph talks about some practical ways to figure out new thematic directions to take your songs.

3 Simple Understandings That Can Have A Huge Impact On Your Songs Aug 16, 2022

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Joseph talks about 3 simple understandings that can go a LONG way towards helping us write much better songs.

4 Ideas That Can Crush Songwriters Aug 09, 2022

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Joseph talks about 4 ideas we can get in our heads that can come back to crush, haunt, and/or dishearten us as songwriters.

Borrowed Chords and Parallel Modes Basics Jul 26, 2022

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Joseph talks about borrowed chords and parallel modes and how to utilize them in your songs.

5 Default Songwriting Decisions To Challenge Jul 12, 2022

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Music Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/

6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/

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Joseph talks about 5 different default songwriting decisions and assumptions we sometimes make that we should challenge instead of just accepting.