Songwriting With Josh Westover: Recent Episodes
Josh Westover
Are you looking for new approaches to songwriting? Or maybe you want to learn how to write your first ever song? Every week, podcast host Josh Westover shares tips, strategies and mindsets to help you write songs you can be proud of and will want to share with the world. Whether it’s how to write chord progressions, melodies, a strong chorus, how to overcome self-doubt, how to get your songs finished and released - we’ve got you covered. Subscribe now and get notified about new weekly content!
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In today's video, I'll be discussing the importance of tuning your creative environment. This includes the room you use and the routine you set up for yourself. This is one of the most important parts of overcoming writer's block.
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In today's video, I'll be going over some key concepts you can use to spark your creativity when you're experiencing writer's block. These are some extremely helpful things to do to help you get back into your creative flow.
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In today's episode, I'll be covering the concept of 'stepping back' if you are experiencing writer's block. This is something I would consider a last resort if you're struggling with your creativity!
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In today's video, I'll be introducing you to a 4 video mini-series on how to overcome writer's block. This episode is where I talk about my personal experience with it and overcoming it.
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In today's episode, I'll be giving you 3 easy but powerful songwriting tricks you can use in almost any song you write! I go through exactly how to use them, along with examples, so that you can start implementing them today.
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Today I want to talk about something I haven't spoken about on this channel before - and that's the challenges that songwriting involves. It's never a walk in the park and very often you have to write a lot of bad songs to find good ones. In this video, I talk about how to overcome those challenges and why it's worth it. Enjoy!
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Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/UYXFflicxUE
Today we're having a bit of fun! I'm gonna be giving 9 unique intro ideas which you can use for your own songs and songwriting - complete with examples of each.
The intro of your song is one of the most important parts as it's where you hook your listener in. Attention spans are shorter nowadays and knowing how to grab people's attention is essential in songwriting! This episode will give you ideas on how to do that.
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In today's podcast, I want to be open and honest with you about the fear of being a musician and putting yourself out there. It's something that I have experienced many times and still do now.
I want to give you some pointers on how to overcome these fears and how to get used to putting yourself out there despite it. I hope this helps you out!
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Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/630v20zH_7w
In today's podcast, I'll be taking you through the methods I personally use to come up with endless ideas for lyrics. Sometimes it can be tough knowing what to write, so this video will explain how you can easily come up with a library of possible words and ideas which will guide you when coming up with your lyric lines.
In this episode you'll learn:
- The power of 'word branching'
- How to find endless synonyms and rhymes to tell your story
- What to do if you're completely stuck and don't know where to start
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If you take away just one thing from this episode, I believe that to become a great songwriter you do not need to be a musical genius. Today I'll be discussing if music theory is important for songwriting. I personally believe it is not essential. It is a great tool for analysing music, but not necessarily for creating it.
Hope you enjoy!
Welcome to my first ever podcast episode! Today I'll be taking you through 3 things you can do (and I do all the time) to improve your songwriting today.
In this episode you'll learn:
- The power of setting a timer during your songwriting sessions.
- Why you should limit your options when writing.
- The best approach to learning something new in music and why it will help improve your songwriting.
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