How To Write A Great Melody – 8 Tips To Develop Your Songwriting
How To Write A Great Melody - 8 Tips To Develop Your Songwriting Podcast Excerpt - "Practical Tips to Writing Melodies, Channeling Ideas and Other Magic with Simon Shapiro" - Episode 4, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence In this Club Conversation, Francesca talks with hit songwriter Simon Shapiro about melody writing. They unpack some very simple tools and songwriting tips to creating, editing and developing unique melodies. As well as some
3 Simple and Practical Tips to Reignite Your Songwriting
3 Simple and Practical Tips to Reignite Your Songwriting Episode 3, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence “Inspiration is what happens when you start working,” says Neil Finn from Crowded House. If you’ve been waiting for inspiration to strike, but you’re doing more waiting than writing, then let us guide you to reignite your songwriting practice with these 3 simple steps. Whether you’re just starting out on your songwriting journey, coming back
Songwriting Through Meditation and Living Your Life Purpose
Songwriting Through Meditation and Living Your Life Purpose with Karen Jacobsen Episode 2, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence In this expansive Club Conversation, Francesca discusses accessing songwriting magic through meditation with songwriter and the Australian voice of Siri, Karen Jacobsen. Karen shares how she used to receive song ideas while travelling in the New York City subway but often couldn’t find time in her day to finish these songs. As a
Laying Solid Foundations for Your Songwriting Practice
Laying Solid Foundations for Your Songwriting Practice Episode 1, The Magic of Songwriting with Francesca de Valence Have you lost the drive to write songs? Do you struggle to write a handful of songs a year? Are you ready to reignite your relationship with songwriting? In this episode of The Magic of Songwriting Podcast, Francesca reveals the key foundational ingredient that has turned her struggle to write four songs a year into writing more
Why We Want to Create the Best Songwriting Podcast Around!
Why We Want to Create the Best Songwriting Podcast Around! Francesca de Valence, Founder January 2022 Do you remember the feeling you got when you wrote your first song? For me, it was a feeling of flight, of freedom. With that freedom came a lot more songs. Songs that I loved, as did my family and friends. Somewhere along the line, I wanted more for my songs. I envisioned singing them on
Writing Great Songs: How Many Years Does It Take To Become A Great Songwriter? (Part 2)
Writing Great Songs: How Many Years Does It Take To Become A Great Songwriter? (Part 2) Francesca de Valence, Founder April 2021 Further to our 'How Many Years Does It Take To Become a Great Songwriter? (Part 1)' blog, we have some common behind the scenes insights to writing great songs that many people overlook. To be a great songwriter, consider the following: Songwriters spend years developing musical skills Whilst not all songwriters
How Many Years Does It Take To Become a Great Songwriter? (Part 1)
How Many Years Does It Take To Become a Great Songwriter? Francesca de Valence, Club Founder 9 December 2021 Whilst not all songwriters play a musical instrument or sing, many do. Often playing an instrument is an effective way to communicate songwriting ideas. Songwriters might spend 5-10 years attending piano, guitar, singing lessons. They practice each day to become proficient at expressing themselves musically. Developing these skills costs money, takes time and
Finding a New Song: Tamika Collins’ Songwriting Journey
Finding a New Song: Tamika Collins' Songwriting Journey Tamika Collins, Club Member 17 November 2021 It’s October 26th, 2021; in my inbox is an email from multi-award-winning Australia Country music star Gina Jeffreys, subject line “Hey Tamika…” with an attachment of a voice memo recording of the song we had co-written the day before - I pinch myself!Let’s rewind to early 2019. I had written 20 songs over ten years, and I wanted
Club Conversations: What Does Songwriting Bring to Your Life?
What Does Songwriting Bring To Your Life? Club member Pat Tierney In the second instalment of our 'Club Conversations' series, we asked songwriters what songwriting brings to their life? The benefits of songwriting can be a game-changer in terms of empowerment, wellness and purpose. Read on to see what Club members, like Pat Tierney (pictured above), had to say. Growth Lap slide guitarist and roots troubadour Pat Tierney shares that songwriting brings him “calmness & stillness, a sense of
Our Top 5 Inspired Tips to Spice Up Your Songwriting Process
Our Top 5 Inspired Tips to Spice Up Your Songwriting Process Club Member, Anthony Snape When you’re regularly writing songs, it makes sense that things can get a bit dull in the songwriting room. So each week in I Heart Songwriting Club, we offer our members inspired tips to spice up their songwriting process. If you want to know how to make songwriting easier, here are a few songwriting tips that we’ve shared in I Heart Songwriting Club over
