How to Push your Boundaries while Writing Songs

“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what’s next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.” (Agnes De Mile)

Mankind’s human mind just loves to categorize, stereotype, and label everything it understands and everything it doesn’t understand. As writers, as soon as words hit paper, our thoughts tend to wander to what our words mean and how they will be interpreted before we even complete the thought or finish the song.

Tutorial: How to Push your Boundaries while Writing Songs.

How to Unlock your Songwriting and Music Production

“We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other peoples’ models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open.” (Shakti Gawain)

When writing, don’t censor your ‘inner artist’. Let your emotions flow through your pen and let your creativity pour out onto your paper. Get your feelings and thoughts out of your head – don’t be scared of what’s inside you! Most importantly, capture the emotions of what you are writing.

You can always focus on structure or rewrite it again later but you may never feel that same emotion again… This applies to songwriting, music production or any type of creativity for that matter…

Songwriting Tips for Lyrics and Making Beats on a Time Crunch

“Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose – a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.” (Mary Shelley)

When inspiration comes at you, it strikes with words, melodies, & music that can often seem overwhelming. It can be such an information overload that if sidetracked for one slight moment, all creative ideas could be lost. The most important thing to know in times of inspiration is acknowledging the desired end result. Here are 3 Songwriting Tips for Lyrics and Making Beats on a Time Crunch:

How to Stay Inspired Writing Songs during Challenging Times

“The truth is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now… Your life will always be filled with challenges” (Richard Carlson)

How many times have you stopped music production due to crazy circumstances in life.. How many times have you put your desires on hold because of fear and uncertainty? How many times have you done these things and then realized everything works out in the end?

Here are some tips on how to stay inspired writing songs during challenging times..

Stay Content during your Day and Increase Music Productivity

If it was our choice, we would write songs and make music every second, every minute, and every waking moment of every day. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. The majority of time it seems like day-to-day activities come first and whatever time leftover at the end of the day is spent on music…

This week, no matter how busy your schedule is, stay open. During the times of other activities, keep your mind on your songwriting and your music. Always keep a pen and pad of paper with you to jot down any ‘idea flashes’ that flash on your ‘brain screen’ before they can escape. If you have access to a portable recorder or smartphone, keep that with you for sudden melody ideas too. Start a song idea list and maintain it daily..

Take a Risk and Write a Song that is Different

“NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST.” (J.R.R. Tolkien)

You know you are a true songwriter and music producer when you go to work, out on the town, on a date or even when sleeping and all you can do is think about making music. The love of music includes networking, finishing your music and working on your music business, all which can be both mentally and physically draining when thinking about it ALL the time..

This can both be good and bad…

To most people around you, it may appear that you are extremely dedicated to your love but the reality is having music on your mind to that extent can reduce making music to just thinking about it.