The Simple Songwriting Formula that Changed Everything for Me

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ABOUT KEPPIE
Hi I'm Keppie! I'm a professional songwriter, and songwriting teacher. I've been teaching song and lyric writing for over 10 years now for some of the best contemporary music colleges in the world- Berklee Online, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Open Academy, as well as for the Australian College of the Arts. At other times, I've taught for the Australian Institute of Music, as well as the LA School of Songwriting.
My goal is to help people write better songs! My experience in the classroom, with thousands of students at this point (many going on to find careers and success in music), is that your songwriting, like all things, can get better with meaningful, deliberate practice. My intention is to share the skills, knowledge, information, and ideas that I've gathered with anyone who wants to improve their songwriting.
Keppie's music is here:
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ABOUT BENNY
Hi I'm Benny. My passion for music and creativity stretches across multiple disciplines and art-forms. I am a founding member and songwriter / lap-slide guitarist for one of Australia's best and most bearded country-bluegrass-folk bands, THE GREEN MOHAIR SUITS. To date the Mohairs have released 4 full-length albums and tour both nationally and overseas.
I am also the Founder and Head Producer of SILAMOR STUDIOS, a boutique studio specialising in Composition for Film, TV and Interactive Media. I write extensively across various instrumental and lyric-based genres and has been commissioned for major projects by Adobe, Cathay Pacific and Audible. I currently release original songs under the name SILAMOR.
I am also passionate about education and have taught song and lyric writing as well as film composition for JMC Academy, Collarts and the Australian Institute of Music. I design and regularly facilitate workshops on creative process and innovation.
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@samadeniji 10 месяцев назад

1. Concept (I am going to write a song about ….. 2. Title(helps a lot, serves as a hook or a door, gives lyrics a target, ) 3. Song map(how to approach the title for progression ….ex1: Problem, intensification, escalation ..ex2: Situation, context, consequence. Like to remind me not to forget.

@KillStealMusic 10 месяцев назад

Don‘t forget!!

@scritoph3368 9 месяцев назад

Forget 😈

@Coryiodine 9 месяцев назад

Nice try with that lame attempt to get likes

@daspontanious 8 месяцев назад

Wellppp the attempt worked! Hater

@samadeniji 8 месяцев назад

@@CoryiodineI genuinely want to always remember. Getting likes didn't even cross my mind. I hope you understand 😍

@salvationsale Год назад

The more I write songs and study songwriting, here's what I've realized. It's like cooking food, when you learned to cook your first recipe you thought that all foods need to follow the same process of that first. But here's my advice to become a good artist, may it be in songwriting, cooking, or anything. 1. Create more. By creating more, you'll experience the art deeper. And I say experience, not just understanding, because there will never be a solid, one rule - one definition for any form of art. Every artist will have their own interpretation and understanding. 2. Try everything. You'll never know what works, at least for you, not until you try. Although there will always be common skills among all songwriters, we can all be unique because we will have varying strengths (and weaknesses) and preferences. 3. Don't be afraid to fail. It's always in failing, we'll understand where we need to improve. By the way, I'm talking about art, not your life, just saying. Lol.

@TeamProU 11 месяцев назад

yesssss!! TY!!!!!!!!!!

@youtubecommentor4480 11 месяцев назад

Well said! Thank you!

@heiscjay2 11 месяцев назад

Well said

@cheche5172 10 месяцев назад

Perfect! Thank you so much!

@glennmaillard5972 10 месяцев назад

Cookery is a reasonable way to think of songwriting, or any creativity, as long as you remember that both the edible and inedible are allowed in a serving of poetry. A stone, a poison, a doggy doo... be brave. (And if it’s a doggy doo, tell no one, the proof is in the pudding, not the ingredients).

@thefuturist8864 9 месяцев назад

I’ve been writing songs for 20+ years. If this formula works for you, that’s great, especially if it means that you’re able to write more songs that you’re proud of. However, I found that it was equally as possible to start with a title and just write random lyrics, not focusing on saying anything specific. Thom Yorke from Radiohead once said in an interview that this is what he does; he writes maybe 40 or 50 lines for a song that won’t have more than 4 per verse and picks the ones that sound the best. It’s also what Leonard Cohen did when he wrote the lyrics to Hallelujah. He wrote many more verses than the ones that eventually made up the song.

@NotBritishAlex 9 месяцев назад

That’s what I usually do, sometimes it works… not often. But I will keep at it. If Thom can do it, maybe I can. (I’m a big Radiohead fan, and I’ve always liked their lyrics so it’s nice to know how Thom comes up with them, thanks!)

@nickknowles8402 9 месяцев назад

It's all about I am the Walrus

@nancyeaton731 8 месяцев назад

@@nickknowles8402 Also Come Together

@johnneiberger7311 5 месяцев назад

I'm not a great songwriter, but I agree that starting with a title is a great way to do it. I find it easier to come up with titles and then brainstorm ideas about what a song with that title could be about.

@sophiequirionxo 3 месяца назад

What a great tip! Thank you!

@AlexWalshMusic 11 месяцев назад

That’s like a semester (or three) in under 10 minutes! ❤

@donahvanhollis9652 11 месяцев назад

Proof we spend too much Damn time in school 🙏🏾🧘🏾‍♂️

@chrisridenhour 11 месяцев назад

One of the most useful tools I've found is live looping - I have every instrument setup to loop anything I play... I usually start with small phrases and beats.. I can build up a song (just music) with an A / B / C section in under 10min - If I don't start out with a lyric, I usually use poems as lyrical placeholders. This really frees me up to have fun with the vocal / melody as quickly as possible while the ideas all still feel fresh. Then after vamping for a while, I go into arrange mode and make a linear mix. This is the most freeing way to create I've ever experienced totally spontaneous - I wish I tried this years ago. This is also fun to do with friends. When I tried to write songs traditionally, I tended to fall into my insecurities like, 'my voice isn't good enough', 'these chords have been used before,' 'what is the point', etc... but with this method, I never have those feelings and ALWAYS have fun.

@iliablokhin 23 дня назад

Are you using Ableton Live for this?

@itsNXCK Год назад

can you please walk through syllables, consonants and actually breaking down maybe some of your own lyrics?

@davidg11235 11 месяцев назад

First, we have to talk about why it’s important to understand the role that consonants play in a word. words are made up of letters, and consonants are important letters. words typically start and end with consonants. once you’ve chosen the first letter and last letter of a word, filling in the rest of the letters is much easier than just throwing letters around the page like a monkey throwing bananas.

@wolfgangdali1036 11 месяцев назад

There's a free course by Pat Pattinson at free online universities about this. It's amazing

@williamsinclair9841 10 месяцев назад

Vowels for melody. Consonants for rhythm.

@itsNXCK 10 месяцев назад

@@williamsinclair9841 lol i was just starting to realize this! thanks haha 🙌🏽

@LENRIQQQQQQQQQQ 10 месяцев назад

@@williamsinclair9841 🤔

@GarrettMusic1 10 месяцев назад

I used to be taught by this lady back at aim, great teacher and very informative Thanks for all the great lessons! Garrett

@thesundreamers8423 3 месяца назад

I thought as a Nashville writer I knew the art of songwriting over years of being around some amazing talented writers. Then I found Keppie. I learn something new in every video I watch. Thank you Keppie.

@6thMessenger 11 месяцев назад

I used to be a professional musician. It took me years to figure out these concepts, and they definitely made my songwriting better. I couldn’t begin to explain this as well as you have.

@arminius301 10 месяцев назад

I want to ask a point-blank question: have you earned any money at all writing song lyrics? Reason I'm asking is one of my sisters in Germany is an excellent lyric writer and I'm translating the well-written words into English. In the back of my mind I want to be very realistic and avoid giving her false hope. I have pursued three patents and all of them have been mostly a waste of money and time. Thanks for your input!

@WahPopWah 10 месяцев назад

Thanks this is really helpful. I wrote a lot of half-baked rather formless songs on acoustic guitar back in the early 80s in my late teens/early twenties. Forty years later (makes me a bit of an ol' git I suppose but still in bands and playing) I have the recording gear, instruments, DAWs and wherewithal etc to revisit and rework. I'm going to see if applying these techniques retrospectively to the old stuff works. Loving this channel. I'm an old dog but can still learn new tricks.

@emmanuelextol_official 9 месяцев назад

This is absolutely what I've been longing for. I'm grateful I came across your tips whilst figuring out my songwriting challenges. Thanks pretty much!

@jimijames27 Год назад

Another song that uses that mood song map would be Black by Pearl Jam. In the second verse he is talking about hearing children laugh but wondering why he can't feel that way. Great video.

@PianoMan-hx3ev 9 месяцев назад

Jimmy Webb’s ‘Witchita Lineman” is pure magic. 🎵

@SteveKercherMusic 11 месяцев назад

Very nice! Sting talked about this in his commencement address at Berklee. Just one clarification: Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin wrote The House That Built Me which Miranda Lambert recorded. I met them at an event in Nashville where they talked about how they wrote the song. Very cool!

@jakekeys88music 11 месяцев назад

I got into something the same a few years back. This method almost sounds like writing an essay also where there's a thesis, exemplified in the title, and the body builds up points to address and back up that main theme. When I found my songs were getting a bit aimless, I decided I would need to reflect better on setting scenes, describing things so they're more relatable (even if employing a bit of vague mystery intentionally), and just trying to have purpose other than filling the space of an unfinished project.

@ukulele-covergirl 9 месяцев назад

And John Lennon would say...Who Cares? What does it Sound Like!? ✌️❤️ ~ 🌺

@TheBeanGreen 10 месяцев назад

I've never given much thought to limiting possibilty, but that may be the most helpful advice I've heard.

@itsmesaremusic 10 месяцев назад

I love how you explained this! Very formative and well said. This gave me such better understanding of songwriting, thank you so much!

@SteveSlavin 10 месяцев назад

Your videos have gotten so good. Excellent content!

@lannycox8786 9 месяцев назад

I accidently stumbled on you. I have watched a number of your presentations and they are so over my experience as I've played music and written my own songs for hobby most my life. it's a passion. though never trained, I understand quite a bit of music and the building of or at least think I do but far from a bragging level. nothing better than having a song or melody run through your mind like you just heard it on the radio or such. back to you. I'm just amazed on your knowledge and how you present it. every angle is eventually mentioned. so, I'll correct something I said. I did not accidently find you. thanks for all

@R.K.994 9 дней назад

The formula is so much more helpful than I realised, thank you for sharing this! This is really good!

@CAASIforYOU 5 месяцев назад

This was THE BEST songwriting video I've ever seen. THANK YOU!

@GeorgeSaer-dr1dm 6 месяцев назад

Exactly Mike! And that’s why they’re called “TIMELESS”!! You’re making my case for me, pal! 😊

@pedrod.7576 5 месяцев назад

You are a genius. Thoroughly enjoyed this perspective. I mostly write songs as personal birthday gifts for family members, but I have struggled to compose about other topics. I think this can help!

@aaronlarsen7447 7 месяцев назад

You are such a good teacher. I love these videos.

@callumcartymusic 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant video, I'll be sure to try these out, thank you!

@caseyrogers935 11 месяцев назад

Your channel is amazing. Thank you!! Your knowledge is powerful and I appreciate you sharing ❤️

@dancu9271 10 месяцев назад

A lot of thanks for making and sharing your video!!

@garroyo1963 10 месяцев назад

You're amazing because I feel like I learn more with you with each new video. Thank you..

@cjmedson 6 месяцев назад

You are really good at this. Thank you so much for sharing such a simple and effective tool set!

@TerofiedBeats Год назад

I've heard the term song map a few times, but you made it so clear. Thank you for this ✌✌

@iliablokhin 23 дня назад

Thanks a lot! I absolutely love formulas because they tend to be a good way to limit your possibilities to channel creativity in a more meaningful way! Yesterday I wrote some plain text to get to the concept and after these 9 minutes I perfectly see the development I could give the song!

@rolandmarckwort 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, so much good info in these videos!

@ruudjansen2412 11 месяцев назад

great tutorial Keppie, another instrument/angle with and from which you could approach songwriting, vey good this one. Thanks for your good work on your channel!

@Pinkbottlez 4 месяца назад

Delicious information you don’t hear anywhere else. Thank you 🙏🏽

@arisis6709 4 месяца назад

This is gold! Thank you!

@MiriamEHC Год назад

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing this wisdom with the world!

@judgetimbers588 Год назад

These videos are so helpful to me, thank you very much.🙂

@schoontube 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! Great content!

@James-Stark 9 месяцев назад

Awesome job on this video! Thank you

@ukulele-covergirl 9 месяцев назад

I was Amazed to discover that not every musician writes. I thought it was just a natural thing. It is to me. I've been writing forever without an instrument. I thought it was only right to learn how to play an instrument to accompany myself. ✌️❤️ ~ 🌺

@PedroMcGyver 11 месяцев назад

I don’t know, for me it’s like the songs write themselves. I can’t have a formula approach, I either hear them in my head, or an idea just appears when I pickup an instrument. Anything I tried through some pre defined concept never sounded natural. The trickiest part for me was confidence to release them, but I finally managed to recently!

@michaeljjt1976 10 месяцев назад

This is me as well. I have tons of lyrics swirling that I just write down, everything comes from emotion or observation. Then randomly, I start singing melodies that pop into my head. The biggest trick for me is getting the lyrics I want into these melodies.

@officialWWM 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for this. I have learned so much from you!

@JeremyRasch 3 месяца назад

This video allowed me to write my first few songs! Thank you so much.

@donahvanhollis9652 11 месяцев назад

Love this! Thank you🙏🏾👑🎶🕺🏾

@AcoCon7 11 месяцев назад

Your advice is awesome, and very handy!

@christophervincent3520 11 месяцев назад

This is an excellent summary of how to plan your writing so there is a kind of 'science' behind the artistic creation process. I often think of songs as the Three Acts of a film from when I studied Screenwriting just like the Song Map.

@kaidemen156 4 месяца назад

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing ❤

@timonredelinghuys3663 4 месяца назад

You have helped me so much! Thank you very much.

@jameschandler_ 11 месяцев назад

This is quality content! You guys are awesome :)

@iragladouchuk7014 6 месяцев назад

Thanks this video is amazing. I've had an idea of a song before i started watching and now I'm frantically writing lyrics because i finally understood how to progress with it

@realwillbee 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the insight!

@Edmundjr203 11 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot you helped me finish a song for the first time ❤

@wouterdesmedt1736 10 месяцев назад

A powerful and practical concept, conveyed intelligently and eloquently? Sub'd.

@rev3energy 10 месяцев назад

Thank you 😊 very helpful and easy to understand

@verissimusmorgan4157 2 месяца назад

you are simply brilliant with your articulation

@MancoMusic 11 месяцев назад

Always great content welle explained. Then, you brought as example on of my favouirte JM songs (and '00 songs), so. Great to specify at the end that "the formula" isn't the only perfect way, it changed evereything. Thanks one more time for your amazing and useful content!

@butterflyj685 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! I would love to see more content on lyric writing for tv/ film.

@batman48195 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. This was helpful!

@chimaobi1175 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much this was really helpful 🙏🏿

@CrossRoadsMusicCollabs 3 месяца назад

A very unique way of teaching. For someone like me who works well with metaphors and visuals, this landed right at "home," with me. Definitely gonna dig into this more. Thank you for sharing. P.S. Your vocals are amazing, stings are so smooth. Both of you make it look so easy. lol

@thelongwindingpathtowardsf4978 Месяц назад

Great video so helpful to have guidance like this I would love to write a moving song and this structure gives an excellent starting point.

@ChrisPumphrey-rv9hv 3 месяца назад

Thanks Keppie! I’m in your current song writers prompt group, downloaded pdf and also the consonant pdf.. Will work on applying in real time with the group assignments.

@timball8429 Год назад

Thanks Keppie. This is super useful.

@Bane97659 5 месяцев назад

I really appreciate how you describe things. I'm trying to write songs, but I think much of this advice also applies to (story) writing in general. Cheers!

@billsimms6207 10 месяцев назад

I like this technique, I've often had one or two of these items but not all three. Looking forward to getting a few songs realized and checked off the list! haha

@virtualtourmlshawaii1848 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I am writing a song and am subconsciously following song map 2

@bartnettle 11 месяцев назад

Wow your passion , so concise, a dead on certainty without pause or lag? I suspect you are a rare individual who can converse an idea well! That songwriting can be codified. I like how your whole channel simplifies this into underlying fundamentals which has no room for complexities while making it easy to understand. Well Done

@michaeldoss1012 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the information

@avelinopereira9773 Год назад

So helpful mann!!

@Trialbyfire9 8 месяцев назад

Song map beautifully explained with great taste in music for the examples

@sujitmone3436 7 месяцев назад

These videos are really helpful thanks 😊

@omkarkulkarni6145 4 месяца назад

This was so good and helpful❤️

@stevenewtube 7 месяцев назад

‘The Gambler’ that Kenny Rogers made famous was also an excellent song map: set the scene, introduce the characters, deliver the plot! Loved your video 👍

@lukecarey613 19 дней назад

Thanks mate.

@ninadbhatkarauditions1921 8 месяцев назад

Thank you, ma'am, for this insightful video. 🙏❤️

@davidlloyd1389 11 месяцев назад

So helpful. Thx heaps.

@fishmut 3 месяца назад

Really love this video , so many ideas , a little brain fog , I guess write it on paper and see where it goes , I’m not a song writer or even musician, learning violin and piano, guitar all a bit at a time , definitely love to able to just make a concept of writing a song even just a fun one to see how I can put things together . I love your style on creating songs , thank you .🙏

@yuriserafin9047 5 месяцев назад

oh, and the lesson is great! thanks a lot

@DaveDickens 4 месяца назад

Great video, thank you.

@jameslloyd949 11 месяцев назад

Great video reminds me however automatic and instinctive songwriting has become it's easy to be complacent and worth analysing the process to grow

@jeremyholcombe3202 Год назад

Thanks for this👍

@texazwhyte2791 5 месяцев назад

What fantastic explanation on song writing. Thank you so much. I have my wins in song writing, however, I unfortunately fit neatly into the kind of writer trap of a countless number of half written half learned in complete songs. Big cheers to ya! 👍

@fattmusiek5452 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@davidrockower2703 11 месяцев назад

Love your videos, but also loving that schecter (?) shred machine on the wall behind you!

@SingersChoices 11 месяцев назад

Awesome video!

@lukeprins458 10 месяцев назад

Great advice thanks you 💯

@rachelleung2498 11 месяцев назад

This is really helpful thank you

@barrycoulter6951 11 месяцев назад

U must b reading my mind from down under… from when i used to freely write songs for my band when i was younger, i now try to b a better writer but come up short for ideas… so frustrating…..thx for this!

@Howling-Dog 4 месяца назад

This helped me understand more ❤

@jaredkoyle2766 11 месяцев назад

Wow! This is some of the only genuinely helpful writing advice I’ve found on the internet. Thank you for this high quality content! I’m excited to try it out!