Develop New Ideas by: Collaborating with a friend, taking walks. & drives, starting a notebook, visiting a new place
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Songwriter's To-Do List 1. WRITE MORE SONGS! 2. Record on the Fly: Use a simple phone Recorder app, then record daily - song ideas, riffs, lyric and melody snippets. 3. Isolate Myself: Put aside an hour a day to exclusively work on my songs. 4. Develop New Ideas by: Collaborating with a friend, taking walks & drives, starting a notebook, visiting a new place. 5. Instant Inspiration: Parts of some classics were written in minutes! 6. Reverse Order: Try starting with only a title, see where it takes me… 7. Vary the Process: Alternate between writing music first, then lyrics first. 8. Always Be Writing!! - keep at it!! And always register your songs!
