“Nearly everything that I’ve done was to see what would happen if I did this instead of that.”
- Robert Rauschenberg
As the artist Robert Rauschenberg suggests, creativity is decision-making; one decision leads to the next. People usually become blocked because they haven’t given their creative minds any decisions to work on. Songwriting is creative problem-solving, choosing this versus that. The goal of my 1-ON-1 teaching is to bring to your creative process the full range of possibilities for you to choose between.
"Should I add a walk up from E minor to G here?"
"What if I passed through a secondary dominant chord on my way to A minor?"
"Should I use the major or minor II chord here?"
"How can I move to the bridge section in a less predictable way?"
"What's the impact of a shortened line length on the last line of a verse?"
These are the kinds of questions that occur to experienced songwriters throughout the songcrafting process. Working 1-ON-1, I can teach you which questions to ask and when to ask them when it comes to your songs, your music.
Over time, your knowledge of all the possibilities will expand and deepen so you can apply it to pen and paper every time you sit down to write.
I look forward to working with you.
A Quick Survey of Songwriting Skills I Teach:
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Gain in-depth, hands-on knowledge of how to write powerful songs in any genre
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Understand all the elements of song structure and how to use them
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Quick Start: Jump in by writing a quick 3-chord song to break the ice
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Learn how to write songs starting with either the music or the words
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Explore a wealth of concepts and ideas to inspire you and keep you writing
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Learn how to assess, edit, polish, and performance-proof your song
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Develop the motivation, enthusiasm, and self-confidence to make songwriting a positive, creative force in your life