Six Ways To See If Your Song Is Ready POSTED by CLIFF Introduction One of the big decisions that we, as songwriters, have to make is whether or not one of our songs is ready for a professional demo. In other words, is our song good enough to warrant spending the money and time necessary to make a high-quality recording? While our instinct may be to love all of our songs equally, the reality is that some of our songs are simply Continue Reading…
Songwriting thought of the Day
Rhyming thought of the day!
Rhyming
Ninety percent of lyrics rhyme. Most people expect lyrics to rhyme. If your lyrics do not rhyme, is this intentional? As a songwriter, might you be narrowing your potential market without the use of rhyming devices?
Don't forget,,,Songbay has a fantastic rhyming dictionary, an 'alternate word' finder, an adjective finder, and 'related word' feature built into the user dashboard. It's called the 'Lyric Composer' and it makes the creative process of writing lyrics much easier!
The Lyric Composer
There is one unfortunate event that is all but certain to happen to any songwriter: the dreaded writer’s block. The nuisance of writer’s block, a helpless frustration that can last days or even weeks on end, will leave you staring at your blank notebook or computer screen wanting to pull your hair out. So what causes writer’s block? Well, this inability to tap into your creative drive isn’t likely due to one specific thing, but rather a culmination of number Continue Reading…
5 Songwriting Virtues That Are Older Than the English Language By Nicholas Tozier One of the toughest things about writing songs is knowing how to judge your own work. How do you know when you’ve written a good song? How do you know when a song needs rewriting? The answers are never simple. Any given song has dozens of moving parts: melody, rhyme scheme, song structure, chord progressions, lyric content—it goes on and on. There are dozens of different ways to Continue Reading…
Four Useful Ways To Be Original Introduction A career in songwriting is a long road where the actual big “payoff” moments – if you’re fortunate enough to have some – are few and far between for even the most successful writers. This is all the more reason to take the time and challenge yourself to find what’s unique about your own songwriting. The more original your songs are the greater the likelihood that you’ll get the right attention but, more Continue Reading…
Hello from Songbay HQ! Our upgrade is now in full swing. Users will already notice many improvements to our functionality. The first stage of our upgrade will be finished by the end of Febuary 2014 with the second stage completing May 2014 Here’s a few upgrade examples: Improved search functions so that buyers can more easily find suitable songs or lyrics The removal of any broken play links. Expanded social networking quick links to users material, including embedding options Continue Reading…
