How to Write Song The Real Truth About Becoming A Songwriter

This article may squash a lot of people’s dreams. Well so be it. I feel that if you’re determined to become a songwriter, you better at least know the truth. And the truth is, songwriter is more about business than it is about talent. Sure, you need to have some talent and you have to learn your craft (I’ll show you how at the end) but if you don’t understand that this is a business, you’re dead in the water. This article IS going to give you the straight dope on this subject.

Everybody and their grandmother wants to write a hit song. Uncle George comes over to your house, sits down at your piano, says, “Wait till you hear this great song I’ve written” and bangs out the best thing you’ve ever heard in your life. Uncle George takes the song, records it, sends it off to a dozen publishers and ends up with a dozen rejection letters that he can post on his wall.

What happened? Well, what happened is the business end of this nightmare of a profession. Great songs are a dime a dozen. The cutting room floors are littered with great songs that never see the light of day. The songs that you hear on the radio are but a fraction of the number of great songs that are submitted and rejected each day. Even songs that get song contracts never even see the inside of a recording studio.

Great, so what’s the answer? The answer is, in addition to learning how to write songs, you need to learn the business end of it. To do that, pick up a copy of the Songwriters Market. It won’t teach you the writing end of it, but it will give you some great info on how to deal with publishers, A&R people and agents. It’s an ugly world out there and if you’re not prepared for it, you’re going to be toast for these folks.

As for the writing, in my signature you’ll find a great online resource that will teach you everything you need to know about writing songs. At least with that, you’ll have the ammunition.

The rest will come from the school of hard knocks.

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