Songwriter Theory Podcast: Learn Songwriting And Write Meaningful Lyrics and Songs
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A Songwriting Order That DOESN'T Matter
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 breaks down the songwriting order that DOESN'T matter.
Restocking The Chord Toolbox
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 all the chords you absolutely must make sure are in your songwriting toolbox.
The Songwriting Pipeline
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 breaks down the songwriting pipeline and how it effects what we work on in our songwriting time.
3 Simple Adjustments To Level Up Your Songwriting Significantly
6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ 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 simple areas to address in your songwriting to level up your songs significantly.
Writing Your First Songs: Songwriting For Beginners
Music Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ 10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph breaks down the simple steps to write your first song or songs if you're not sure what to do. If you're new to songwriting and want someone to help you through the steps for writing your first song, this is the podcast episode for you!
Triads Explained: The Foundational Chords of Major, Minor, Diminished, and Augmented
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 the most foundational chords of all- Triads. In fact, we cover all 4 types of triads: Major, Minor, Diminished, and Augmented chords- as well as where they naturally occur in the context of Major and Minor Keys. Let's talk about it!
A Simple But Effective Song Arrangement
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 different parts to a simple yet effective song arrangement.
How To Write A Happy Song That Isn't A Love Song
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 how to write a happy song that isn't a love song. He also talks about how to write a song that generally sounds happy and/or upbeat and isn't a love song.
How To Write A Sad Song When You're Happy
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 how to write a sad song when you're happy- but also about how trying to write a sad song might not be what you really want, you might be wanting to write a deep and meaningful song. Is there a connection between the two? Often, yes. Are they the same? No!
Plan For Your 2022 Songwriting Goals
10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about taking some time to plan out your 2022 Songwriting Goals.
7 Day Song Starter Challenge
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 gives a 7 day plan with a prompt of how to start a song each day. If you go through it over the week, you should end up with 7 different song seeds and gain some experience with several songwriting methodologies!
The Artist's Calling
10 Ways To Start Writing A Song Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Music Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ 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 deeper artist's calling and the "why" that we should have to carry us through tough times and make something good out of our life valleys.
How Recording Helps You Develop Your Sound
6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ 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 ways that recording helps us develop our sound as songwriters and musical artists.
7 Things To Avoid When Songwriting
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 7 things to make sure to avoid when you're songwriting.
3 Things For Modern Songwriters To Be Thankful For
Music Theory Free Guide Link: http://songwritertheory.com/musictheoryguide/ 6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks 3 things for us to appreciate and take advantage of being songwriters in 2021.
BONUS: Breaking Down the Sound of the 7 Major Modes with Examples
bonusMusic 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 In this Bonus episode, Joseph dives into each mode from the brightest (Lydian) all the way to the darkest (Locrian), doing a bit of improvisation in each mode to give you an idea of what each sounds like!
Introduction To Modes: Overview of the 7 Modes of the Major Key
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 what modes are and the 7 modes of the Major key.
Learn From Artists You DON'T Usually Like
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Learn From Your Favorite Artists
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 learning from your favorite artists.
Integrate Save Points Into Your Songwriting
6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ 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 songwriting with "save points" in mind to be constantly making demonstrable progress in your songs.
Why I Stopped Writing Lyrics First
6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph breaks down the reasons why he made the change from writing lyrics first to usually writing music first.
3 Reasons To Write A Song Without A Chorus
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 In this episode, Joseph talks about 3 reasons we all should write a song without a chorus.
3 Rules Of Song Plot Progressions
6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ 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 simple rules to keep in mind as you come up with your song plot progressions.
3 Steps To Write Your Next Best Song
6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ 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 steps to give yourself the best chance for your NEXT song to be your BEST song.
6 Ways To Ruin Your Lyrics
6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://www.songwritertheory.com/lyricchecklist/ Love the content and want to support Songwriter Theory? Feel free to buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/josephvadala Joseph talks about 6 different things you can do to swiftly destruct your lyrics. So.... 6 things NOT to do!
The Bad But Clever Songwriter
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 In this episode, Joseph talks about the ultimate goal a song needs to achieve and how sometimes we can dive too deeply into making "smart" or "clever" music that we end up missing the main point.
Your Lyrics Need To Be More Precise
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 how precision can be an incredible boost for your lyrics.
Start Arranging While You Write Songs
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 In this episode, Joseph talks about why you should start arranging your song early in the songwriting process rather than as a separate process after songwriting.
3 Reasons Why Songwriters Should Play To Their Strengths
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 In this episode, Joseph talks about 3 reasons we should play to our strengths as songwriters.
6 Time Wasters For Songwriters To Avoid
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 In this episode, Joseph talks about 6 time wasters for songwriters to make sure to avoid
3 Basic and Practical Songwriting Tips
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 3 very basic and practical songwriting tips that you can utilize to be a better songwriter today.
3 Basic Chords To Spice Up Your Song
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 3 different basic chords you can use to spice up your song.
2 Simple Ways To Add Lyrical Contrast To Your Song Sections
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 2 simple ways to add some lyrical contrast to your different song sections.
30 Day Song Seed Challenge And How It Helped My Songwriting
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 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
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 2-sided major misperception about the role of ideas in songwriting (and really, in creativity in general)
Why You Should Try Fasting From Music
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 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
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 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
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 In this episode, Joseph talks how putting some constraints on our songwriting can actually HELP our creativity.
3 Unintuitive Songwriting Skills
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 In this episode, Joseph talks about 3 less intuitive songwriting skills.
3 Things To Know Before You Start Songwriting
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 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
6-Step Lyric Writing Checklist: https://songwritertheory.com/lyric-writing-guide/ Get "Writing Better Lyrics" By Pat Pattison here: https://amzn.to/3fyK3NWFor 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/josephvadala Joseph talks about 3 major things he learned from Pat Pattison's great book "Writing Better Lyrics: The Essential Guide To Powerful Songwriting"
How To Turn A Song Piece Into A Full Song
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 In this episode, Joseph talks about how to actually FINISH a partly-written song.
How To Listen To Song Structure As A Songwriter
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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 consumer. Because we have much to learn from the songs around us!
3 Reasons To Record An EP This Year
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 how he gets past 3 of his major songwriting weaknesses to illustrate the importance of knowing your weaknesses AND knowing how to address them.