Songwriting Courses
How To Write Great Lyrics & Incredible Songs
- Do you want to write lyrics (and music) for your own songs, but don't know how to get started?
- Have you tried to write lyrics for songs, but only got frustrated because you thought your lyrics were dumb?
- Do you feel stuck because you’ve started writing lyrics and songs, but struggle to finish them?
ruth is, most people sit down, try to write some lyrics, and end up frustrated because they don’t know where to start, or cannot finish what they started, or are stuck with mediocre lyrics that don’t excite them … nor anybody else.
They don’t actually practice writing lyrics to become a better writer - which is crucial to developing the skills.
Over the years, I coached many aspiring songwriters to write their best lyrics ever.
Now, I want to help YOU avoid all the songwriting pitfalls and save years of wasted time and endless frustration.
That’s why I created: Legend Lyrics - The Ultimate Lyric Writing Course
How To Put An End To Musical Writer's Block And Gain Inspiration For Songwriting
Are you unsure how to get started, continue or finish your song? Do you ever struggle to create tons of great ideas for songwriting? If so, you must develop effective methods for creating new songwriting ideas right away - otherwise you will never make progress as a songwriter and write music that sounds exactly how you want it to. Develop powerful methods for creating tons of great songwriting ideas by reading this page on how to overcome musical writer's block and start writing highly self-expressive songs right away.
Songwriting Live Streams
Upcoming Live Streams:
- Title: Your Songwriting Chord Compass - To New Musical Destinations
- Date: 23 May 2025
- Hour: 5pm GMT Check your time zone by clicking on the YouTube video below
- Host: Songwriting Lessons Online
- Guest: Tommaso Zillio of Music Theory For Guitar
Where you can watch it:
- Right here on this page
- On YouTube via https://youtube.com/live/HwEXcUj22tM
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Songwriting Tips And Articles
Read the songwriting articles below to get creative songwriting tips and advice that will help you write better music and develop your songwriter skills.
4 Unorthodox Arranging Ideas For Your Songs
NEW!Most singers-songwriters focus exclusively on the melody, the harmony (chords), and the lyrics of their songs, and they forget about song arrangement. And yet arrangement can make the difference between a hit song and a failure. Click here to learn 4 unusual ways to arrange your songs so you will have something unique for your next song! (4 minutes read)
When Top Songwriters Get Writer's Block, This Is What They Do
Everybody creative has experienced writer's block before or later: that dreadful feeling of not being able to come up with any creative musical or lyrical idea. Professionals have it too, but what sets them apart is that they have specific strategies to deal with it and become creative again as fast as possible. I have collected for you 6 strategies to deal with writer's block, and I'm sure that they will take you out of your rut in no time! (5 minutes read)
Creative Lyric Writing Secrets: When Simple Repetition Is Not Enough
How to write catchy lyrics for a chorus? How to write memorable song titles? And especially, what Shakespeare has to do with any of it? It turns out that one of the secrets of the Bard is also one of the most used principles in modern songwriting. Click here, my friend, click here to learn how a little intelligent lyrical repetition can make your song great. (3 minutes read)
7 Unusual Ways To Write Better Songs
How many ways there are to write songs? Many, of course! But how many ways do YOU know? If I challenged you to come up with as many possible ways to write songs, how many could you list? Most people can only mention one: the one they use all the time - and since they use only one, they get stuck all the time! In this article I show you SEVEN unusual ways to write a song. Just by reading through this article you are going to have TONS of ideas. Wanna bet? (7 minutes read)
Creative Lyric Writing Secrets: The Power Of Parallel Lyrics
"HOW you say things is as important, if not more, than WHAT you say". This is the core of writing song lyrics. In fact when you master this art you can write songs about simple stories or everyday things, and make them sound like a million dollar. How can you do that? Today I will share with you the secret of parallel lyrics, and how this secret can add meaning and rhythm to your lyrics and make them unforgettable. (4 minutes read)
Why Your Songs Sound Boring And How To Avoid That
Do your songs sound boring and lifeless? I know how you feel! My first songs all sounded that way - and not because I was still learning hot to write music. It was because I did not add a very specific element to my songs: I did not add the element of CONFLICT. Every hero in fiction needs a worthy antagonist - and songs make no exception. Click here to see how to write songs with an antagonist and how this will give the right "zest" to your compositions. (4 minutes read)
Creative Lyric Writing Secrets: Repeating Words For Fun And Profit
What is the most evident difference between spoken language and song lyrics? After a moment of reflection it should be evident: song lyrics repeat the same words more times and more often than what you do when you speak. Mastery of the lyrical repetition is a fundamental element in writing memorable and "catchy" lyrics. Click here to see how to master lyrical repetition in songs and I guarantee that once you know how to do it you will 'never ever ever' go back to your old ways. (3 minutes read)
How To Write A Meaningful, Complete Song
Do you come up often with great little musical ideas, but you never manage to finish a song? Do you have dozen unfinished songs and not one complete song? This is actually a very common situation among songwriters... but it does not have to be that way. In this article I show you a step-by-step process to write and especially FINISH your songs. Click here to see how to complete a song using the "Single Concept Songwriting" method. (5 minutes read)
Creative Lyric Writing Secrets: The Basics Of Lyric Writing
Writing creative lyrics for your songs... can it be done only by special people who "have the inspiration"? Well, this is certainly what THEY would like you to believe. The reality is that you can improve dramatically your lyric writing (even if you never wrote a line of poetry before) if you master the 3 basic elements of musical lyric writing. Click here to learn the basics of creative lyric writing and start improving your lyric writing today. (4 minutes read)
3 Steps To Improving Your Songwriting Fast
Are you not making fast progress toward your goal of becoming a great songwriter? To make faster progress, you need to 'pinpoint' your goals, create specific steps to achieve them and take consistent action. Learn the details of this process and become a better songwriter. (6 minutes read)
3 Quick And Easy Ways To Complete Your Song
Are you constantly getting stuck whenever you sit down to write a song? The reason you are getting stuck is likely that you do not know how to connect one section in your song to the next. Learn how to do this by reading this article with songwriting help. (6 minutes read)
4 Big Songwriting Mistakes That Kill Your Creativity
To become a great songwriter you must be able to consistently think of new ideas for your songs. To do this, you must avoid 4 common songwriting mistakes that are made by most musicians. Learn how by reading this article with ideas for writing songs. (5 minutes read)
How To Create Songs That Grab Your Listener's Attention
Want to write music that instantly grabs the attention of anyone listening? Learn how with the songwriting tips in this article about how to create songs in a way that gets people to stop and take notice. (5 minutes read)
How To Write Catchy Melodies For Your Songs
Want to know how to write catchy melodies that get stuck in the mind of your listeners? Although many songwriters struggle with this, you can quickly learn how by using the three powerful songwriting methods this article about writing melodies. (6 minute read)
Why You Can't Write Music That Accurately Expresses Your Ideas
Do you struggle to write songs that sound how you want them to? Most likely, your current approach to songwriting limits self-expression. Learn how to write music that accurately expresses your ideas. (6 minutes read)
The 'Missing' Element Needed To Express Yourself In Music
Want to express yourself creatively in your songs? Use the songwriting tips, techniques and exercises in this article to enhance your music expression skills using one of the most powerful musical elements. (8 minutes read)
How To Write Better Songs With "Unity And Variety"
Does your music not sound how you want it to? If so, it is 'not' because you lack the ability to write good songs. Chances are, your music lacks a balance of unity and variety. Learn how to write songs using unity and variety with the songwriting tips in this article. (10 minutes read)
Write Better Songs For Guitar By Avoiding These 3 Mistakes
Looking for guitar songwriting tips? Musicians often make guitar music using a single, ineffective approach. To truly write great songs on guitar, you must develop many creative approaches to get consistent results. Read this article to learn how to write songs on guitar more creatively. (6 minutes read)
How To Write Song Lyrics That Match A Music Melody
Want to know how to use a musical melody with your song lyrics? Many musicians struggle to write lyrics because they can't match words to music. Learn how to write musical song lyrics by reading this songwriting article with tips on how to write a melody for lyrics. (7 minutes read)
How To Use Chords To Write Songs
Do you need chords to use in your songwriting? By understanding how chords work together, you gain the powerful ability to create songs with a sense of direction. Learn how to write common chord progressions by reading the songwriting tips in this article. (8 minutes read)
How To Use Your Favorite Songs To Write Music
A great way to improve your songwriting is to analyze the techniques used in the music you enjoy most. Learn how to use the main elements of songwriting to analyze your favorite songs. (9 minutes read)
Guest Articles About Songwriting
How To Write Songs With A Band
Writing music with other band members can present you with challenges that may significantly slow down the songwriting process. Learn how to cooperate with your bandmates to write songs by reading this article on how to write a song with a band by Ryan Duke. (6 minutes read)
Songwriting Videos
On this page you will find exclusive videos on songwriting that will help you keep your inspiration alive and boot your technical skills as a song writer. Take some time to watch all these songwriting videos (I suggest taking a few notes for your future reference too) and you will see how writing a song is not a big mystery, but a skill that you can learn and train and get better at. Have fun!
Writing Lyrics: Do’s and Don’ts
How do you know if you’ve written a good lyric?
We usually judge our work according to whether we feel that we like it or not. Our preferences are of great importance, but this by itself doesn’t help us know how to improve our drafts. This video gives you helpful perspectives on how to know if you’ve written good lyrics and how to improve them:
How To Develop Musical Ideas To Create Dynamic Guitar Riffs
NEW!Many guitar players can come up with good riffs with a bit of trial and error. And then they just repeat them over and over... but just repeating a riff does not a song make. Today I will show you how I helped a guitar player by taking one of his riff and showing him lots of variations that he can use in his song. Click here to watch a video with a lot of juicy examples on how to develop a guitar riff into a song
What Instruments Should A Songwriter/Composer Know How To Play?
This is a question that I receive surprisingly often: "Hey Tommaso, what instruments do I need to learn to become a good songwriter? I already play instrument X, but I was wondering if I should branch out". Incidentally, it's also a great question! Click here to find out what are the three master instruments for songwriting and how they can help you become a great composer.
Creating Memorable Melodies By Selective Repeating
The first thing that 99% of the listeners notice in a song is the melody of the song. But if you open a composition or music theory book, you'll find chapters and chapters about chords and musical forms, but very little on how to write a melody. And yet there is a lot that can be taught and learned about melodies. Click here to see a simple "secret" passed down from the master composers that will make you write great melodies in few minutes. Guaranteed.
How To Get Endless Musical Inspiration And Never Experience Writer's Block
Every songwriter has had moments where inspiration just does not come. It does not have to be this way. Lots of people think that inspiration is something that "just comes to you", but the reality is that there is a lot you can do to make inspiration flow again. Click here to see me explaining a young songwriter how to free his inspiration and be creative
How To Use Musical Form To Write Great Songs
How do you go from a single musical idea to a whole song? This seems to be literally everybody's problem: I never met a songwriter that did not have to face it in their career. It's actually really easy once you figure it out, as many people already have studied the solution to it in depth: you use "musical forms" to "cast" your ideas into a full composition. If you don't know anything (or just a little) about musical form yet, then you may not see right now how this help... so I will explain to you how to use musical form to finish a song. Click here to see how to use musical for to write great songs and finally finish all the songs that are waiting unfinished on your hard drive,
How To Be Ready When Musical Inspiration Strikes
When inspiration strikes, you need to be ready for it. The more you practiced the technical side of your songwriting, the easier the song will come out of you... and the more and better songs you will be able to write. But how exactly can you practice your songwriting? Here are three easy ways that you can practice your songwriting skills, wether you are a beginner or an advanced songwriter
How To Capture Inspiration And Write A Song With It
What is the very first thing you should do when you are struck by inspiration? Grab your instrument and start composing? Fire up your computer to record your ideas? And how these ideas worked for you so far? if you are like most songwriters, by doing these things you lose inspiration very fast. So what should you do? Click here to see what is the first thing to do when inspiration strikes and you'll see that you will be able to write (and finish!) many more songs jus by doing this little simple thing.
What Is The Most Important Skill For A Songwriter To Master?
What is the MOST important skill that a songwriter needs to master? What is the skill that will make everything else easier for a songwriter? What is the skill that is a great starting point for a beginner songwriter to study? Click here to see what is the most important songwriting skill and how by learning it you will move to the next level.
Interviews With Professional Musicians On Songwriting
Have you ever wished you could learn the songwriting techniques used by professional musicians to write great music? Would you like to be able to get direct insight into the songwriting process of experienced and knowledgeable songwriters? In order to improve your songwriting skills and write amazing songs, you will need to take consistent action to learn the most effective songwriting techniques, expand your musical understanding and develop your musical expression abilities. One of the absolute best ways to do this is to to learn directly from those who have already had great success as professional musicians and songwriters.
That said, by reading the interviews with professional musicians on this page, you are gaining an incredible (and rare) opportunity to learn first hand about writing better music from highly talented songwriters who have used their songwriting abilities to inspire people all around the world. It is not every day that you can get advice from true music professionals who have released full length albums, toured internationally and built a strong following of dedicated fans. There is an incredible amount of value to get out of these interviews; so as you listen to or read each one, think deeply about how the concepts discussed can apply into your personal songwriting approach.
Songwriting Interview With Simone Mularoni
Simone Mularoni is popularly known as the guitarist and main songwriter in Italian metal bands DGM and Empyrios. With DGM, he has released 3 studio albums and toured throughout Europe. Learn how he comes up with songwriting ideas in his bands by listening to this exclusive interview.
Songwriting Interview With Jorn Viggo Lofstad
Jorn Viggo Lofstad is a songwriter and guitar player in Pagan's Mind. In addition to releasing many full length albums and touring internationally with Pagan's Mind, he has also written music with Jorn Lande as a member of Jorn. Learn about his songwriting process by listening to this interview.
Songwriting Interview With Mats Haugen
Mats Haugen is a guitarist and songwriter who has released several full length albums and toured around the world in the progressive metal band Circus Maximus. Listen to his thoughts about writing melodic metal music in this exclusive interview.
Songwriting Interview With Martin Hedin
Martin Hedin is a keyboardist and songwriter who has put out records and toured internationally in the progressive metal band Andromeda since the band's inception. Listen to this interview to get insight into the songwriting approach he uses while writing music with his band.
Songwriting Interview With Paul Kleff
Paul Kleff is songwriter, music instructor and guitar player in the band Firewölfe. Read this interview and learn about the songwriting process he uses as well as his thoughts on the role of music theory in songwriting.
Songwriting Interview With Andreas Blomqvist
Andreas Blomqvist is the bass player and songwriter in Swedish progressive metal band Seventh Wonder. Learn about his general songwriting process as well as how he writes music for non standard time signatures by listening to the full interview.
Songwriting Interview With Vitalij Kuprij
Vitalij Kuprij is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso pianist, performer and songwriter. Vitalij has released many full length albums in his solo career and has performed live with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Get expert insight from a truly great songwriter by reading this exclusive interview.