We’ve talked a lot about mindset, tools, and ways to get past perfectionism. Let’s lay it all out on the table. Here’s how to write a song every week. Use a Template This is covered in the next section, but the basic idea is this; have a template for your DAW, whichever flavor you choose to use, that lets you sit down and get right to work. Go With the First Idea That Happens If you’re writing a lot of music, two things are going to happen: 1. You’re going to have an idea that you want to make happen.  2. You’re not going to have any ideas.  Either of these situations is optimal for writing more music. If you have an idea, sit down and do your best to run with it. It may or may not come out of your head the way you heard it. That’s ok. Play Anything, and Create a Variation of Anything. If you don’t have an idea, embrace this. Play anything. I find that starting with a melody is a quick and easy way to break the ice. Play a chord on your guitar or piano. Load a virtual instrument and play with the first preset sound that you load up. DO NOT spend hours searching for the “right” preset sound. Record That Sound. Once you have a sound – anything – record that sound. Then, record even the slightest variation of it – change the chord, timing, or even the key – and record it. Now you have written two key components to a song. Move Onto the Next Part and Create Variations Next, move onto either the bass or drums; I personally like to move onto the drums from here. Again, repeat the steps as previous with melody for drums or bass; record what comes to you first. Then, record a slight variation. You now have two parts to a song, or four, or perhaps more, if you play with these variations. Next, move onto bass (or drums, if you opted for bass in step 2). Repeat the previous steps of at least two variations. In the purest sense, you now have the building blocks for a standard structure song. If you increase each of these variations to three of each instrument, you’ve now written the basic structure for 90% of pop songs released in the last 50 years.

I talk a LOT about LANDR in my course. I fully believe that it is an excellent way to master and release your music. LANDR is hosting a Black Friday sale, and I highly suggest that you take advantage of it! You can find information here: https://www.landr.com/pricing/

A template for getting going with Studio One quick and easy is now in the classroom, and attached to this message. If you use Studio One to produce music, this is a quick template to do that, that uses only plugins available in Studio One. As always, if you have any questions, please reach out!

Soundtoys PhaseMistress is FREE until November 15th! Part of being in this community is that I want to find cool deals for you to take advantage of. There's certainly going to be a lot during the holiday season this year, and here's one to kick it off! Get it for free here: https://www.soundtoys.com/product/phasemistress/ And use it with your One-Week Song Club templates I offer in the masterclass!

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