We Write Songs – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode, Tara and Celine discuss Music Genres. Asking the questions are they still relevant?

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We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. We have recently launched our PREMIUM Membership which includes full courses and special guest sessions each month and much more. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

This week, Tara and Celine sit down with a cuppa with Grammy member and songwriting aficionado Rachel Walker Mason. Rachel is a voting member of the Recording Academy, and writes with Grammy nominees and winners. She has also written with alumni from The Voice UK and American Idol, as well as many, many others! Rachel is a judge for the UK Songwriting Contest amongst others, and is currently in the process of getting her award winning musical 'The Circle' into London's West End. The musical is even about songwriters! We hope you enjoy this chat with Rachel as much as we did! Find out more about Rachel below; https://rachelwalkermason.com/ https://www.instagram.com/rachelwalkermason/ We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. We have recently launched our PREMIUM Membership which includes full courses and special guest sessions each month and much more. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

Hey Everyone! Welcome back after the summer break. We hope you guys had an awesome summer! This episode comes from a listener who wanted to know how do you develop from being a 'new songwriter' and when can you stop calling yourself a 'new songwriter'. Tara shared an amazing quote which really does hit the nail on the proverbial head for this topic, plus there is plenty more insight from us both as well! We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

In today’s episode, Tara and Celine talk about their rewriting processes, and things they feel are important once you have a song finished, but not yet done! There are so many things we didn't have time to talk about, and maybe some things we don't know about that you might do in your rewrite process. So feel free to drop us a message or email to share your rewrite techniques. We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

In today’s episode, Celine and Tara discuss the pros and cons of working with a lyricist. There is a lots to discuss, including a horror story experience which resulted in lots of lessons learnt! We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

On this episode, we are talking all about ways to avoid the dreaded Curse when writing your second verse. It's a common stumbling block for a lot of writers we meet through the WWS community and the wider songwriting world. So here we talk about ways to combat the curse, and also other options and thoughts about it. We also discussed these songs in this episode: Patty Loveless - You Don’t Even Know Who I Am (written by Gretchen Peters) Brad Paisley & Alisson Krauss - Whiskey Lullaby (written by Jon Randall & Bill Anderson) P!nk & Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason (written by Jeff Bhasker, P!nk & Nate Ruess) The Chicks - Travellin' Soldier (written by Bruce Robison) Lewis Capaldi - Pointless (written by Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi, Steve Mac & Johnny McDaid) - we totally got the wrong song name in the episode, but this is the song we meant! Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Moon & St. Christopher (written by Mary Chapin Carpenter) We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠⁠⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠⁠⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

On this episode, Tara & Celine receive an email from a listener who has had some feedback on a song, and they try to offer some options on how to go about actioning that feedback, as well as the usual digressions and chit chat along the way! There are lots of ideas and chatter about how you can tackle making changes to a song that might be 'too long'! We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

Wowsers! Episode 5 already! Today we are discussing when a song is finished. This was a great chat, and I think we could probably talk another 30mins about this as we only touched on a few things we wanted to in this episode. Let us know if you agree or disagree with anything we chatted about in this one, we would love to hear from you. If we could be cheeky, while you enjoying this episode, and if you haven’t already done so, why not drop a rating on the podcast for us. It greatly helps our ability to reach new songwriters out there who have yet to discover the podcast. Thank you! ⁠ We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

We are back with Episode 4 of the We Write Songs podcast! Today, Tara and I are talking about whether or not music theory knowledge is important for songwriting. We discuss the two sides to the coin on this one, being from both sides ourselves, and Tara gets to geek out a bit too! If you haven't already done so, we would love it if you could give the podcast a rating while you are enjoying todays episode. It really helps us reach more like minded people. We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club

Welcome to Episode 3 of the We Write Songs podcast. We are on a roll! Today we are running through our Top 5 Healthy Songwriting Habits - in no particular order it’s our top 5 practices that we think will build healthy songwriting habits for everyone. There is actually a bonus one at the end too, because we couldn't stick to just 5. Enjoy... We Write Songs podcast is an offshoot of the We Write Songs online community where a global family of songwriters support each other, write together and develop our songwriting in a friendly, welcoming environment. If you would like to learn more about it, then check out the links below: ⁠https://we-write-songs.mn.co⁠ You can also contact Celine & Tara with any questions or comments about the podcast via out socials, or email address which can all be found in this link: ⁠www.linktr.ee/wewritesongs.club