A songwriting rhyming dictionary can be a great tool when you’re struggling to finish off the lyrics in a new song.
But like anything this can be really overused leaving your songs sounding like some kind of crazy childs nursery rhyme.
The best songwriters like Johnny Cash or Elvis Costello seem to use rhyme in such a [...]

For me the best female singer songwriters in the world are Regina Spector and Bjork, two women with incredible talent who could not have more different approaches.
I first herd Regina on radio two while on tour In London and was instantly hook in by her beautiful piano based style and inventive lyrics, since then I [...]

Below are some steps to songwriting that always get me results….
Step 1 - Spend half an hour listening to some great music
Step 2 - Find the chords, playing and singing some of this great music
Step 3 – Take your recorder and brain vomit all your ideas on tape for 1 hour
Step 4 – Get your [...]

When I’m at trade shows people often come up and ask me is melody in songwriting important, or can you just write songs on paper and expect the get something special?
For me the answer is always the same; if you want to write a great song, melody is all important.
If you think about Beatles songs [...]

If you’ve hit this page then you must be in the market for some free songwriting tips? Well look no further, below are a couple of my favorites.
The first is a bit of a cheat but works like a dream. This method is all about looking at great songs and their chord structures and then [...]