What Stories are Your Songs Telling?
Season 2 Episode 3 You ever get stuck on the song you're writing and you're not quite sure where to take it next? Or you've just finished a new tune and it doesn't quite land in the way you're wanting it to? Been there! I think every songwriter has at one point or another, and that's what we're talking about in this episode of the Honest Songwriter. In today's episode we talk about getting into our "editor's brain" as songwriters when we hit a roadblock on the song we're working on, and how we can use the question "What story is this song telling?" as a way to guide your artistic decisions and focus your choices into something that communicates what you're going for with the tune. We review the concept of prosody and talk about how this question lends itself to making prosody-based choices. We also go through a practical example of how I've used this method of being in "editor's brain" as a way to help my own songwriting process. The Honest Songwriter Podcast is 15-20 minutes of regular, open conversation about songwriting, what it's like to be a songwriter, and how to keep improving at the craft of songwriting. New episodes every three weeks!