How Do You Become A Better Songwriter?
It is a rare songwriter indeed who isn’t interested in learning to write better songs. But what does “better” mean? To some it means that they personally like the song better, regardless of the opinions of others. To others, it means that it is more successful at evoking a certain emotion. Still others consider a song “better” if it is more competitive in the music business. That is, it is better if it is more likely to be recorded by a major artist or placed in a movie, or otherwise used to produce revenue. Regardless of your criteria for success, the following tips should help you become a better songwriter. Study songs by other writers that you admire. Try to determine what it is that you like about their songs. The goal is not to copy what they do, but to understand how they are achieving what you are reacting to. For example, if you are trying to write a radio hit, but your songs are 10 minutes long, you can learn from those who have radio hits that songs intended for radio should
