Lyrics A Songwriting Blog

A lot of time singers who are just beginning, and who are learning how to start writing song lyrics, wonder if it is worth it to take singing lessons and vocal training... the short answer from Music by Mandi is YES. We like to think of singing, songwriting, and performing as a skill, a skill that needs to be worked on, practiced, and honed in, in order to get better. 

When wondering how to write song lyrics its important to consider many different avenues and techniques so you can perfect your process and your craft! This post is part 2 of our series about how to write song lyrics, and instead of the 3 L'S we present the 3 O's of how to write song lyrics :)

Being a Boston artist can mean a lot of different things, and Music by Mandi is influenced in a large way by boston songwriters and boston aritsts. We wanted to take some time to thank those influences and identify where we get some of our inspiration from. Some of the following are local boston songwriters, singers, and performers who we love to listen to, in order to gain inspiration and dive into what it means to be a Boston Artist. 

Trying to find some inspiration on how to write a song or looking through the web trying to find more about how to write song lyrics ? Well you have come to the right songwriting blog! We have come up 3 simple ways to get your ideas flowing and the songwriting flying off the paper! The 3 L's are things you should be doing...probably everyday that will help you find ideas for songwriting. 

So as Music by Mandi sets out to enter the world of songwriting blogs and singing blogs, we found it helpful to check out some great songwriting, singing, and performing blogs that currently exist and see what people are talking about! Three songwriting blogs stood out to us specifically because of what they are writing about and the creativeness in which they present their awesome ideas. Songwriting is an art and a much different process for every songwriter out there, so finding other people who can relate their material to everyone is difficult. We found our three favorites below:

There are many different approaches a songwriter can take when considering how to write a song and it is definitely a hot topic in music. Aside from drawing inspiration on what to write it is important to think about how your song should be structured, if it should rhyme, and what you want to say. Take these 4 songwriting ideas to think of and let the lyrics start to flow!

So you came to the conclusion you want to learn songwriting and start for whatever reason, and you are unsure what to write about or how to write a song. Don't worry its a really common problem many singers, songwriters, and performers experience and there are some really easy ways to find some music inspiration!