Tips for Writing Big Message Songs
There are two topics they say never to bring up with your inlaws – religion and politics. Funny enough, those same topics carry some baggage for songwriters, too, though not for the same reasons.
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How to Become a Unique Songwriter
What many artists don’t realize is that originality is not planned, but the product of fervent exploration leading to happy accidents.
How to Find a Music Collaborator
Berklee Online songwriting instructor Andrea Stolpe talks about finding a collaborator as a songwriter and what they can bring to your music.
Song Lyrics: Writing with Small Moments
If you’ve been writing songs very long, you may have heard how important “imagery” can be in songwriting.
How to Write Song Lyrics
Learn how to write song lyrics for the first time with these five steps from singer and multiplatinum songwriter Andrea Stolpe at Berklee Online.
How to Get Better Feedback On Your Songs
Berklee Online songwriting instructor Andrea Stolpe offers six tips for getting better feedback on your songs as a songwriter.
Simple Piano Tips for Songwriters
In my experience working with singer-songwriters, a topic that often emerges is how to use simple and strong instrumental techniques to express our songs.
How to Build Your Songwriting Team
The typical performing songwriter is both the man-power behind and the face in front of a business built from the ground up.
Neil Diercks Receives Distinguished Faculty Award
Our very own Neil Diercks recently received a Berklee College of Music Distinguished Faculty Award.
How to Write Songs with Groove
Some genres of music are driven largely by groove. If we are not accustomed to writing with groove in mind, it can be difficult to push our songwriting into this space.
