Like a lot of (but not all) musicians, I enjoy writing my own songs. I feel it's a great way to be creative with my musical skills. To be a good musician, one doesn't have to learn to write their own songs, but it's an additional bonus skill to being a musician that is fun and challenging, is a real confidence booster, and takes the mystery out of the creation of some of our favorite music, thus making it more accessible and within our reach.
    Learning songwriting is for anyone who has had ideas or inspirations with lyrics, poems, or musical sounds in their head and who wants to learn how to organize and capture these ideas and inspirations and get them into the world so they and other people can hear them with their own ears.
    Learning songwriting is also for those who do NOT have ideas and inspirations so far- part of this skill is learning to tap into the inner creativity we all have, and creating unique audible art with it. If you have listened to and enjoyed music in the past, then you probably have all the seeds for inspiration in your head already! There are more methods and formulas to songwriting than most people think, and like singing, most of us unfortunately believe the myth that "you have to be born with it" to write a good song. To the contrary, it's a skill that can be learned by anyone, and can be honed more sharply with practice and patience.
    When selling albums and songs, the musicians who make the most money are always the ones who write the songs that are being performed, not the ones performing it. And if you write and perform your own songs, then you get payed twice!
    If you've ever seen yourself writing your own music, lyrics, and songs that can be played by you or other musicians, or been inspired by your favorite songs to make your own ideas be heard, you should consider songwriting lessons. Read below to see how I approach this topic and who it can benefit the most.