Like anything, songwriting improves as one practices one’s craft. Practicing songwriting can often be a daunting task not only because it seems odd as a concept, but also because it requires admitting that your own songwriting needs improvement. Here are some tips on deconstructing songs to improve your own writing.

In a previous post I proposed 4 reasons keeping a day-job can benefit your songwriting career. This post will tackle the flip-side. Freelancing, or making a living without a steady nine-to-five job can be the perfect support system for the working songwriter. The first part of this post covers freelancing as a career choice. The second part ties freelancing to the songwriter’s career.

It takes hold of the best of us. It creeps up on us when we least expect it. It sucks our musical inspiration dry. It stops our songwriting career progress dead in it’s tracks. I’m talking of course about laziness. How do we as songwriters and musicians battle the urge to stay glued to the couch?