So, which one is the most important part of a song? The lyrics or the melody? To give you the short answer, they are both extremely important and do different things for a song.

Now for the long version...it depends. It depends on the type of song and what you are tryi...

 Do you feel like you are putting music on hold for other things in your life? Always saying "I'll do that tomorrow" again and again until you get to the end of the year and you haven't really progressed at all. Trust me, I've been there and I'm even still a little the...

• Choose a chord progression you have never done before:

 It's very easy to always start with the same chords, just by habit. Then, once you're there it's difficult to make the song sound very different to your others. So, go online type in "chord progressions" and...

 So, it's now the end of 2017! It has gone so, so quickly, I don't know how it's already been and gone. I decided that for this blog post I would give you my "top songs of the year" (well, obviously, considering the title...)I have 2 categories; top discoveries that I...

 The basis of every set list is a good balance of songs. You need some sad ones, some happy ones, some upbeat ones, some slow ones...There are a few different types of set lists you should have as a singer-songwriter. I've got them down to about three; 

• "For th...

 This post is going to be a little longer than normal - I've tried to cut it down as much as I can but there are lots of things I wish I knew when I started out in music! I hope some of these help you.

• There are so many different ways of breaking into the industry

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 This post isn't a blog as much as it is a reminder.  For any of you who are doing some writing and are in a jam, take a step back and think - are you over-analysing? If you are, keep reading. If not and you are just stuck in a rut - check out my post from two weeks ag...

 So, these are some of the factors that I think go into a good song. I don't think say are all necessary and of course it is down to personal preference, but I hope it helps.

• The Chorus

I said this in a previous post and I'll say it again - a good song has a good...

• Force yourself to sit down and write

This is the most important thing for beating writer's block. You need to force yourself to write. As a songwriter, I will avoid writing if I know that I'm not feeling inspired or I'm fighting writer's block - it's easier than...

• Make a decision

 This is by far the most important piece of advice I can give you. Make a decision. Make the decision. The decision to turn your dream into your goal. It's all very well and good having the idea in your mind and thinking "well wouldn't this be nic...