Great songwriting website. The power of contrast.

by Mark Joseph
(Brooklyn, New York)

I like your songwriting tips and enjoyed reading about your personal experiences with writing songs. I have found this entire site very helpful. Thanks for your efforts. I have added your site to my favorites list.

Even though I have been writing songs for a while now, I always find it very rewarding to read about the craft, even it means going back to the basics. You never know it all.

Your site is a great asset and must be especially helpful to aspiring songwriters.

If I may add, one technique that has worked a lot for me when it comes to writing songs is contrast. For instance, one can use -

1. minor chords in the verses and major chords in the chorus or vice versa

2. lower notes in the verses and a higher range in the chorus

3. longer notes in the verses and shorter (hence faster) notes in the choruses

This is just one of several songwriting techniques that I have found really useful over the years.

God bless.