Great songwriting tips from Jeffery Straker

Canadian and internationally-reaching singer/songwriter Jeffery Straker joined us to talk about his process, collaborations, and great songwriting advice.

We talked about:

• Conservatory training vs. ear training
• When not to give your chorus a conventional “lift”
• Editing your song, even the main title and hook so it brings your idea to a better light
• How to use space in your song
• What does “prosody” mean?
• Economy of lyrics
• Does your song need a bridge?
• Collaborating with Royal Wood and Lawrence Katz
• Keeping track of and building a bank of your song ideas

We also welcome Linda Lavender who will be helping out on the tech board in the future. Thanks and welcome aboard Linda!

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Beauty in the Grey

Deliver Me