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    How Do I Write a Song With Good Structure?

    en-auJune 29, 2022
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    About this Episode

    Songwriting structure, how do yo you write a song with good structure? In this video I lay out how I go about creating good structure in my songwriting. 

    Songwriting download - https://www.dottedeight.com/artist

    You'll notice that I place a huge amount of importance on song structure, I think it play such a huge role in good effective songwriting.
    This quick songwriting tip about structure will point you and your songwriting in the right direction

    I use cubase pro by steinberg as my digital audio workstation, but you could just as easily use the free version of garage band, audacity, pro tools, or heaps more

    From Musician to Artist is a podcast designed to help musicians level up into recognised music artists, music artists that can sell tickets to shows, and build a genuine fanbase. If you're interested in learning from the experiences and research i have done you can connect with me at by subscribing on YouTube, searching 'from musician to artist' into your favourite podcast app, or heading to https://www.dottedeight.com

    My name is Craig Honeysett, and I work out of the Dotted Eight Studio
    I use the Panasonic Lumix S5 to shoot my video
    I edit in Final Cut Pro
    I capture my audio with the RE20 by SE electronics
    into the presonus studiolive
    and mix that in cubase pro

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    00:00 From musician to artist intro
    00:08 Songwriting tip, using structure
    01:36 How I lay out structure
    01:55 The benefits of good structure
    02:55 Takes away the overwhelm
    03:29 Songwriting checklist
    04:08 From musician to artist outro

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