Songwriter Theory: Learn Songwriting And Write Meaningful Lyrics and Songs
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsLet's learn songwriting! Learn to write impactful and meaningful songs by writing great melodies, lyrics that move your listeners, and arrangements and chord progressions that evoke the right emotions.Do you want to write emotional and powerful melodies? Learn to write incredible melodies, regardless of your musical background.Do you wish you could write incredible lyrics that move your listeners? Learn how to write great lyrics that are worthy of being framed and hung up on your wall.Want to make full, rich arrangements that sound fully professional? Learn how to arrange in a way that makes your song shine.Do you sometimes have trouble finding inspiration or staying productive? Learn how to find, maintain and regain inspiration as well as remain productive in your creative processes.Do you ever get overwhelmed by songwriting?Do you find yourself getting into creative ruts?Do you wish your songwriting efficiency was better?If you want asimpleguide to learn to get past the overwhelm of songwriting, thisshow is for you!So let's learn how to songwrite with music theory, lyric writing, creative productivity, inspiration, and more!Anyone who's ever had feelings or thoughts can become a songwriter, so let's dive deep into our inner creator and learn how to write songs!If you want to dive even deeper, gograb my free guide on 10 proven ways to start writing a song in under an hour here: http://songwritertheory.com/free-guide/
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2 Simple Ways To Add Lyrical Contrast To Your Song Sections
July 19, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about 2 simple ways to add some lyrical contrast to your different song sections.
30 Day Song Seed Challenge And How It Helped My Songwriting
July 18, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about his 30 Day Song Seed Challenge, what it is, why you should do it, and how it benefitted his songwriting (and can benefit yours too!)
Songwriters Often Have The Wrong Idea About Ideas
July 05, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the 2-sided major misperception about the role of ideas in songwriting (and really, in creativity in general)
Why You Should Try Fasting From Music
June 28, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks a very unintuitive tip: To try not listening to other music for a bit in order to hit the reset button and put your creativity and originality into overdrive.
3 Basic Melody Writing Tips
June 21, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph pulls back to talk about some melody writing fundamentals. These are 3 basic, but very important, melody writing tips.
How Constraints Can Actually Help Our Songwriting Creativity
June 14, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks how putting some constraints on our songwriting can actually HELP our creativity.
3 Unintuitive Songwriting Skills
June 07, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about 3 less intuitive songwriting skills.
3 Things To Know Before You Start Songwriting
May 31, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about 3 big-picture things to know before you take the dive into songwriting... or 3 fundamental things to re-think through if you're a more seasoned songwriter!
3 Tips From "Writing Better Lyrics" by Pat Pattison
May 24, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Get "Writing Better Lyrics" By Pat Pattison here: https://amzn.to/3fyK3NW For Full Disclosure: The above is an affiliate link, so if you end up buying from that link, it will support me as well (at no extra cost to you!). If not, no hard feelings, but I hope you get the book anyway! Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvada...
How To Turn A Song Piece Into A Full Song
May 17, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about how to actually FINISH a partly-written song.
How To Listen To Song Structure As A Songwriter
May 10, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about listening to song STRUCTURE with the critical ear of a learner and creator of music, not simply as a consumer. We are, after all, songWRITERS!
How To Listen To Music As A Songwriter Part 3: Song Arrangement
May 03, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about listening to song arrangements with the critical ear of a learner and creator of music, not simply as a consumer. We are, after all, songWRITERS!
How To Listen To Music As A Songwriter Part 2: Melody
April 26, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about listening to melodies with the critical ear of a learner and creator of music, not simply as a consumer. We are, after all, songWRITERS!
How To Listen To Music As A Songwriter Part 1: Lyrics
April 19, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to LISTEN to music as a songwriter. Just like a videographer sees a movie differently than a screenwriter who sees it differently than the average consumer, a songwriter should be listening to music more analytically and critically than the average music co...
3 Reasons To Record An EP This Year
April 12, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph issues a challenge to listeners - Record a 4-6 song EP this year. In this episode, Joseph gives you 3 reasons why you should commit to the goal of making an EP this year.
4 Do's And Don'ts of Writing A Song Hook
April 05, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 10.6 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about the 4 Do's and Don'ts of writing a hook for your song.
How 3 of My Favorite Bands Influenced My Sound
March 29, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala In this episode, Joseph talks about how 3 of his favorite bands influenced his sound to help you figure out how you can also start to figure out your own sound, where it comes from, and what parts you might want to ADD to your sound that you haven't thought of yet.
How I Make Up For 3 Of My Songwriting Weaknesses
March 22, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how he gets past 3 of his major songwriting weaknesses to illustrate the importance of knowing your weaknesses AND knowing how to address them.
Songwriting Is Like Fishing
March 15, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Tom Petty's quote: “I compare it to fishing: There’s either a fish in the boat or there’s not. Sometimes you come home and you didn’t catch anything and sometimes you caught a huge fish. But that was the work part of it to me. I just remember being excited when I had a song ...
3 Song Arranging Mistakes
March 08, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 9.55 MBMusic Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about 3 common song arranging mistakes to avoid.
3 Major Benefits of Symbolism In Songwriting
March 01, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the 3 MAJOR benefits of utilizing symbolism in our songs.
The Importance of Uninterrupted Songwriting Time
February 22, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how important it is to get UNINTERRUPTED songwriting time.
Songwriting And The Importance Of The Word "No"
February 15, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Check out DF + Kevin's song here! https://idyllwoodsound.hearnow.com/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how important saying "no" and REMOVING things rather than adding can actually be very important in your songwriting.
The Simple Secret To Striking Lyrics: 3 Ways Object Writing Will Help Your Songwriting
February 08, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 9.28 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the simple secret to writing striking lyrics and 3 ways it will help your songwriting.
3 EASY Ways To Write Amazing Vocal Harmonies
February 01, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 8.46 MBMusic Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph teaches 3 easy harmonies you can add to your vocals to really help them shine.
Show Before You Tell In Your Song
January 25, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 8.82 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the importance of showing BEFORE you tell in your song.
How To Develop A Song Idea: 3 Killer Things To Do BEFORE You Start Writing Lyrics
January 18, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutes - 9.25 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to develop a song idea utilizing 3 different documents.
Creativity Comes In Sprints: How Do We Deal With It?
January 11, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 10 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about dealing with the harsh fact that creativity comes in sprints.
7 Mistakes New Songwriters Make
January 04, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Music Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about 7 mistakes that new songwriters most often make and how to avoid all 7 of them.
Tools To Write Songs In 2021
December 28, 2020 05:00 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about some of the best online and recording tools for songwriting in 2021.
How To Write Songs In 2021
December 21, 2020 05:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to write songs in the year 2021.
Music Or Lyrics First? 2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Songwriting Method
December 14, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of each main songwriting method: Lyrics first and Music first.
3 Reasons Why Songwriters MUST Keep Practicing Their Instruments
December 07, 2020 05:00 - 17 minutes - 8 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about 3 major reasons why songwriters need to continue practicing and becoming more skilled with their instruments.
Advantages of Songwriting In The Direct Address Point of View
November 30, 2020 05:00 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the advantages of songwriting in the most intimate (and most popular and natural) point of view: Direct Address.
Advantages of Songwriting In The 2nd Person Point of View
November 23, 2020 05:00 - 14 minutes - 6.56 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the advantages of songwriting in the most intimate point of view that DOESN'T have an "I" in the story, but is all about you: 2nd Person
Advantages of Songwriting In The 1st Person Point Of View
November 16, 2020 05:00 - 19 minutes - 8.94 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the advantages of songwriting in the most intimate point of view that DOESN'T have a "you" in the story, and the second least intimate of the 4 points of view overall: 1st person.
Advantages of Songwriting In The 3rd Person Point Of View
November 09, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes - 9.29 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the advantages of songwriting in the most objective, least intimate point of view: 3rd person.
Get Your Songwriting Perspective Right
November 02, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about getting your songwriting perspective right so that you can be most successful in your songwriting.
Songwriter's Block Tips
October 26, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the 3 main tips to combat and get past songwriter's block.
Finding The Right Sounds For Your Song
October 19, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.8 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to find the right sounds, tones, and instruments to use in your song.
Song Ideas Are Cheap
October 12, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about why song ideas (and all ideas) are cheap, and what a better and more helpful perspective on a "great idea" is.
Why Good Musicians Are Bad Songwriters
October 05, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MB10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the reasons good musicians are often bad songwriters and how we can learn from and fix these issues.
How To Make Songwriting Easy
September 28, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 18.7 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Music Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ 10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the 3 main ways to make songwriting easy. Or at least a lot easier.
6 Reasons Why You Should Record As You Write Songs
September 21, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about the 6 reasons why you need to start recording as you write songs. Complete Home Studio Gear For Under $250: 1. DAW: Reaper ($0) - https://www.reaper.fm/ 2. USB Audio Interface : PreSonus AudioBox USB 96 ($100) - https://amzn.to/33LPTFP 3. XLR Cable: 6ft ...
How To Write A Finale
September 14, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to write a finale.
How To Write A Post-Chorus
September 07, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to write a post-chorus.
How To Write A Pre-Chorus
August 31, 2020 04:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBMusic Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to write a pre-chorus.
How To Write A Bridge
August 24, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBMusic Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to write a bridge.
How To Write A Second Verse
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 42 minutes - 19.7 MBMusic Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to write a second verse.
How To Write A Chorus
August 10, 2020 04:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MB6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about how to write a chorus.