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Trevor Dimoff

Lyric Writing Superpowers

Lyric writing - titles, imagery, conveying emotions, If you’re not satisfied, it’s time to stretch yourself
rhyming, song structure, finishing songs out of your comfort zone by learning new skills and
If you write music are your strengths in melody, building up areas where you are aren’t as strong.
chord progressions, writing catchy riffs and musical
hooks or compelling instrumental parts Instead of learning entirely new skills, you can
partner with other songwriters. Co-writing with
What can you do best? What can you bring to a someone who has complementary strengths, who is
co-writing partnership? strong in areas that you aren’t, opens up possibilities
that are otherwise out of your reach.
What other musical strengths do you have?
Playing an instrument Actions Steps
Singing
Leading a band as the frontman/frontwoman Take a few minutes to review this framework and
Organizing musicians and running rehearsals write down your honest answers in your songwriting
notebook. What stands out for you? What do you
Where are your strengths outside of but related to already have together and what are your next steps?
music & songwriting?
Then take action: email me and let me know what
Social Media, getting attention, publicity your next steps are… or the most strange and in-
Building relationships and networks, in person & teresting place you’ve found songwriting insights
online relationship building trevor@epicsongwriting.com
With an audience
With other musicians
Booking performances
Music bloggers
Music Industry influencers

Which areas do you need to improve or spend more
time and energy?

You can read about all the necessary songwriting
skills in How To Start Writing Songs.

3. What do you love to do?

What aspects of songwriting are your areas of genius
and passion? Or to ask the same question in a
different way:
When do you lose time? When you’re writing songs,
what are you doing when you don’t notice the time
going by?
What are you doing when you’re “in the zone”? Trevor Dimoff is a songwriter and songwriting
What’s your songwriting passion? teacher, he helps musicians become songwriters at
epicsongwriting.com
Summary
If you’re a musician and ready to learn how to write
You’ll get your best results when you focus on your lyrics and music for your own songs you can Learn
songwriting strengths and your songwriting passion . How To Write a Song Chorus!

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