Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics

Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics By far the best course on writing better lyrics. If you haven’t enrolled yet, it surely is worth giving it a go. Much of the tips that I provide is being inspired by adaptations of this course.  Berklee has an outstanding reputation in music business and musicianship.

To be, or not to be a Songwriter – Songwriting Tips & Tricks

To be, or not to be a Songwriter – Songwriting Tips & Tricks To be, or not to be a songwriter transcript Hello and welcome everyone again, to a new episode of Songwriting Tips and Tricks. My name is Kieper, and I am really excited to talk to you again today. Thank you so much […]

I uploaded a trailer to the podcast this blog is the basis for, I’d apreciate your feedback on the show and perhaps some questions.  https://anchor.fm/songwritingtipsandtricks Hey there, Would you say that you’re writing is aspiringly good or that it is still missing something extra to it? Something to make it stand out? Would you say […]

5 TED Talks for Songwriters • SongFancy

5 TED Talks for Songwriters • SongFancy How’s your songwriting so far? Stuck at some point?  With or without that being the case, you might want to take some time listening to one of the 5 TED Talks for Songwriters by SongFancy. There are quite some inspirational approaches to songwriting and general perception in these […]

Song of the day

Hey folks,  Today’s song of the day is ‘Bad Liar’ by Imagine Dragons. I’m sure you’ve heard this song already. However, you might want to give it a proper listen again to take some inspirational lyrics, or musical parts out of it to use in your songwriting.  Here is the link to the ‘Song of the day’ […]

Songs Of The Day, a playlist by Johannes Kieper on Spotify

Songs Of The Day, a playlist by Johannes Kieper on Spotify Hey folks!  Hope you’ve been doing great writing interesting songs so far.  Here is a new thing I want to introduce to you, which is the ‘song of the day.’  As often as I can, I will submit a song to you, which I […]

Vocabulary for your binge-learning craves

Hello everyone,  I hope you were doing well last week and came up with some new songs, melodies and lyrics. Maybe you could even employ some of the vocabularies I presented you with the previous time. If you enjoyed it, there is another one right here. So I hope you’ ll love these new words […]

I know it’s been a while…

I know it’s been a while…. Hey, out there fellow songwriters,  So far, I hope you enjoyed the content of this blog and have come up with pretty amazing music and lyrics as well. I spent the last month in a songwriting course for pop music and had the opportunity to work with amazing people in Hamburg. […]

Chord of the day #7

Chord of the day #7 Hey out there, everyone! Today’s chord is Am7 with the bass note A on the fifth fret of the lowest E string. The x marks strings that are not played and have to be muted. This Am7 has a jazzy sound to it and could be performed in a descending line […]

srsfunny: Typical 90s Problem Need inspiration? Look for something typical to your childhood, it might be antique by tomorrow. Some things are worth to be captured in lyrics to be kept alive. Yes especially VHS and cassettes. Perhaps even floppy disks 💾. Have fun searching for something retro to your songs. We’re thrilled to hear […]