Refining our new musical ideas

Often, our new musical ideas don't come to us fully formed. They start as a seed of an idea, and need to be extended and shaped until they express our vision for it. Today I talk about this refining stage of songwriting, and share why I use design principles -- not music theory -- to help me grow my ideas. Watch til the end where I share my nine most important design principles for songwriting, and stay tuned for future videos where I go into each principle in detail!

This is an excerpt from my recent webinar, Introduction to Songwriting. If you're interested in watching the whole thing, you can find it for free on my YouTube channel!