USA Songwriting Competition Winner Joanie Leeds receives a Grammy Nomination
by Karen Randle Joanie Leeds, First Prize winner of the 2013 USA Songwriting Competition (as well...
Top 8 Tips for Writing a Great Christmas Song
by Karen Randle The leaves are gone, and there’s a chill in the air. The holidays must be...
Top 8 Tips To Use Rhyme To Enhance Your Lyrics
by Karen Randle Rhyme is one of the most important tools a songwriter can use to make their work...
7 Great Ways to Get Ideas for Writing Songs
by Karen Randle How is it that professional songwriters can keep pumping out hit after hit, yet...
Top 10 Ideas for Writing Great Melodies
by Karen Randle As a songwriter finding a great melody is like a miner spotting a flake of gold. It...
7 Ways of Letting Go of Perfectionism to Write Better Songs
by Karen Randle Many of us believe perfectionism is positive. However, in Songwriting and music...
10 Simple Steps to Write a Song
by Karen Randle Are you interested in writing a song? Don't know how to begin writing a song? Here...
5 Secrets to Writing a Great Chorus
by Karen Randle The chorus is the “heart” of the song. It is the part of the song where your...
[EXPERT SONGWRITING ADVICE] Writing About Current Events from a Different Perspective
by Sara Light “With history piling up so fast, almost every day is the anniversary of something...
[Expert Songwriting Advice] How to Write a Killer Hook
by Karen Randle There is an art to write a great chorus with great hooks. The hook and chorus is...
