photo by pedrosimoes7
Song writing is an evolving process. I learned that with every song I write there is improvement.
It is just a matter of writing and playing, writing and playing and so on. You learn while you practice doing what you love most.
Like everything else in life it is all about enjoying the path you walk on and not so about arriving at a certain destination.
The destination must not be your main goal. Don’t focus on success, focus on a beautiful song.
The success you achieve or the happiness you experience from arriving at your destination isn’t lasting, the path is. So make sure you have fun and create a passion for writing while doing it.
It is important to live life, listen and read a lot. Be aware of what you experience and take notice of the things around you. Figure out what is still lacking in your writing and where you can improve.
There is always room for improvement and that is the beauty of it. Then again don’t aim for perfection, but aim for completion. Better an imperfect song finished that a perfect song unfinished.
If you are already familiar with the basics of how to write a song then here are 12 keys to improve your skills to write better songs: Continue Reading
I grew up listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan. My oldest brother was a big fan of Stevie and he introduced me to the wonderful world of blues and rock. He did not play guitar himself but he loved listening to guitar players all the time.
