Blair Packham packs emotional power

From the moment Blair Packham started to speak, we knew we were in for some great lessons from a master songwriter and experienced teacher. If You Were Mine featured a great bridge and instrumental break. In Her Dreams started out as a story of a woman in a call centre and moved to a daughter caring for an ailing mother. In our wide-ranging conversation we also touched on the following:

• who are you writing for?
• does the song connect emotionally with the listener?
• collaboration is good
• ask for feedback and use it
• write from your creativity
• the new singer-songwriter accent (Shawn Mendes song Stitches for example)
• song-writing workshops (songstudio.ca)

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