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Roadblocks and Escape Routes: Overcoming Creative Hurdles

Practical ways to overcome creative roadblocks when playing music or songwriting. While there are very handy music theory tools, such Noisy Clan Decoders to make music theory easier, there are a few ways to overcome the hurdles and find inspiration on your own.

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Harmonic Journeys: Decoding Emotional Qualities of 4 Chord Progressions

Amongst all our songwriting tips, it only seems fitting to really delve into some previous concepts in a little more detail. It is all well and good for us to say “write a chord progression” or “choose a melody that...

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Starting a Song From the Title

Creating a song starting from the title is a time tested way of writing a song. One of the great positives of writing from the title is that it focuses on your writing. You already know what the song should be about and it makes it easier to stay on track. Learn 5 ways to find your song title. The title is often featured either at the start or end of the chorus, and often encapsulates the theme of the song.

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Build from the Groove

Starting from a rhythm is a great way to create a song. The beat and rhythm of a song really crystallises the mood and energy of what you are trying to create. Think of a waltz, march, tango, salsa, flamenco,...

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Starting from Structure: Extending AB to ABC

Part Two: Extending AB to ABC Click here to view Part 1: AB structure. Many recent pop songs are written using the ABC structure. It is slightly more complex than Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” structure (see part 1 for example),...

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Starting from Structure

Part One: AB Structure All songs have an underlying structure. This can range from simple to complex. If you are starting out on your songwriting journey, I recommend keeping it simple. A great example of a memorable, simple song is...

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Ghost Song

What is a ghost song? It is a known song used as the guide to create something entirely new. A Ghost song provides structure, chords, rhymes, length, rhythm, and tempo as a starting place.

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Start Songwriting: Harmony

A popular method of songwriting is to first create the harmony or chord progression for the song and then write the melody. Harmony is the combo of simultaneous musical notes in a chord. By creating the chord progression first, the melody notes that work are limited, which makes it easier to write a melody.

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Start songwriting : Melody

There are lots of ways to approach the first genesis of a song and it can feel overwhelming when facing the blank page. As with any creative process there are as many ways to approach songwriting as there are roads...

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