Write With Me

Creative exercises for musicians and songwriters

Suitable for beginner to advanced students, including those who have never written a song before. Recorded during the 2020-21 COVID lockdown, these short videos offer songwriting prompts to spark new lyrical, melodic and harmonic ideas.

Write with me (4 April 2020) - From mind-map to finished song, with a performance of my own work

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Write with me (4 April 2020) - From mind-map to finished song, with a performance of my own work

Write with me (1 April 2020) - Surprising verb/noun word prompt

Write with me (29 March 2020) - Triple treat lyric writing exercise

Write with me (28 March 2020) - Instant chord progression

Write with me (27 March 2020) - an etymological mind map for lyric writing

Write with me (26 March 2020) - Random number bassline exercise for songwriting

Write with me (25 March 2020) - Sense-based lyric writing exercise

Write with me (23 March 2020) - Book-lucky-dip exercise

Write with me (22 March 2020) - Simple random number melody exercise

Write with me (21 March 2020) - triple treat lyric writing exercise

Write with me (20 March 2020) - simple word prompt for songwriting