When you think about writing songs that will please God, remember Ephesians 5:19,20 which exhorts us to: “Speak to ourselves in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the...
Read MoreWhere Does Your Inspiration Come From?I have found that my best and most impacting songs are written when I am having some kind of special moment or day when The Father feels exceptionally close and intimate, and it makes me...
Read MoreMusic is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to remember God’s power and promises and to rejoice in them. There are many purposes for writing Christian music. It is for worship, praise, thanksgiving to God, teaching,...
Read MoreSwitching genres? That’s what I’m talking about with Jo Wymer this month. Check it out… Jo Wymer, who began as a blues/jazz artist has recently decided to switch to the rock genre. Gutsy. In this series of...
Read MoreNow is your chance to enter what the NY Times calls “the songwriting competition to take note of,” and for a chance to share in over $150,000 in cash and prizes, including a Grand Prize of $25,000 cash and over $25,000 in...
Read MoreThey are going to want to know what songs you already had recorded. If by chance some band had picked up and recorded one or more your songs and they released them on CD or have them up for digital distribution, then...
Read MoreCan a daily routine change your writing life? How many years have we spent explaining ourselves to our family, lovers, occasionally friends, compelled to justify our financial situation or to apologize for our marginalized life...
Read MoreOne of the great pleasures in life for songwriters is playing one of their songs with a full band backing them up: hearing the drums emphasize the backbeat and breaking into 16ths on the hihat at the...
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Read MoreIs there such a thing as songwriting practice? Yes, there is. Although we songwriters might not always be aware of it, there are systems and patterns we all tend to follow, in order to end up with a song that makes sense...
Read MoreCongratulations, you did it! Somehow you broke through the mucky muck and landed a meeting with a publisher, someone who can actually do something with your songs. This is great for at least one reason: you’ll...
Read MoreNot that there aren’t exceptions, but people like to feel good. If they are going out to dinner, generally they like to order food that will make them feel good. When they get the check for said dinner, they like...
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