4 Songwriting Tips to Increase Your Efficiency | Songwriting | Tips | Neil Diercks | Berklee Online

[@guitarguru186]

1) Write Bad Songs (be prolific) 2) Write When You're Uninspired (open a door on creativity allows inspiration to appear) 3) Do What You're Terrible At (diversify your writing pallet) 4) Write With A Rigorously Rigid Calendar (set goals, prioritize writing)

[@Guilherme-md7vw]

mvp

[@jonny420247]

Should have read your comment first. 🤔

[@khtnsuwdih]

Rubbish. 'Write bad songs?' All you'll achieve is to become a prolific bad songwriter. 'Uninspired?' All you'll write is uninspired songs. 'Do what you're terrible at?' Crap. Instead, become better at what you want to be. 'Calendar?' Yeah, if you want to turn songwriting into being on a factory production line. I recommend doing the opposite of all these.

[@MrMikomi]

@@khtnsuwdih Mkay...you're deliberately twisting his message but if that makes you feel good so be it.

[@stefanaguinaldosoerensen2355]

Do not rely on inspiration, Inspiration is fleeting. Write with discipline, discipline is reliable. It is the basis from which inspiration to grow.

[@davidlocke2664]

Yes, after 98 songs I felt a nice improvement, yet at 200, the song's came more often, and naturally. At 250-275, I could write good songs on the spot. I've wrote my first song when I was 8 years old, but it took me from 1990-1997 to write 80% of them. Must write bad and good ones. Took lots of breaks, but at age 50 I'm here to stay r&b and pop&rock.

[@kojik4271]

This is very interesting, thank you for sharing david. It helps me a lot ;)

[@jakejones7962]

cool..man that inspired me😇

[@114TSM]

do you tried country 60s,70s genre?

[@rtrd5681]

Thxs helpful

[@IIISO_GHOSTLORD]

Berklee THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION you give for free

[@prograven4844]

writing with others or as a band you learn a lot n get more ideas from others.. if you get stuck at one point they might help figure it out.. so its easy and fun

[@jimstone6071]

Wake up early really early ....water in face ..pick up guitar and write....try it it works for me...✌️

[@zebastianfrench3423]

Early mornings + Cold showers + Strong coffee

[@remotegod255]

Great tips. The more I write, the better my writing gets, and the easier it becomes to make something I"m happy and excited about. Working on my weak spots (found this video while looking for tips to develop my Bridge-writing skills). Been focusing on my lyrics and song structure. Writing every day, working with a simple form and basic instrumentation - and allowing myself to write bad songs. I've finished more songs in the past 2 weeks than in the past 2 years. They're not great, but they have some great *moments* and *ideas* . Getting better with each one!

[@samuelabbey5956]

great songwriter at 200 songs. thank GOD. i am at my 402 right now. going to be on britain got talent 2019. gospel, pop, country,RandB, Hip-pop. dicovered my gift september 2016-till now. 402 songs.

[@austinjamesgriffen]

Neil is the best teacher i’ve ever had, and truly the nicest dude

[@suefauziyah]

Agreed. I learned sooo much from the class I took with him. It keeps coming back and I keep revisiting the learning in new contexts. Thank you Neil😊

[@shelby-wu3gf]

My 3 challenges are writing a good into, finishing a song and working on too many songs at once. Great seminar Mr. Diercks

[@maryhaller]

Wow, just what I needed! Thank you, Neil!!!

[@JustMe-ql9li]

Actually the best, most helpful video in this topic i have found so far

[@lexnemesissounds]

Can you share how to put these techniques together? Which ones weave well with each other? Thank you for your work!

[@andremusic9924]

BERKLEE IS THE BEST, YOU GUYS HELP A LOT

[@TkimSangma]

Thanks Berklee, as I began my songwriting, you are inspiring me.

[@HAMONKITATV]

This video is totally a change for me in writing songs..thanks for giving this info..songwriters should discover this channel..❤️❤️❤️

[@JaiCapone]

I have only now just come across this channel! I'm actually doing these things, but I still want to thank you. This video has put my way of working into perspective for me and has made me stop to think and realise, what I am doing is actually working. Oh and... Happy New Year :D

[@wyldeboiy7151]

Good work man... excellent advice

[@Prettymapleleaf]

Neil is amazing! Thank you for this video!

[@AliColak]

Berklee, love your school! Working on my craft

[@jrfabella23]

nice tips. the more you write the more chance to improve your writing

[@icareg]

why on earth would anyone hit dislike?

[@acharich]

Cos they keep writing bad songs.. lol

[@jonny420247]

Those guys are dicks!

[@harryscissorhands1332]

That is called haters my friend we all have em lol fuck them tho 💯

[@didcomusic]

Thanks so much for all advices so true 😀

[@EMADKHAN479]

Solid tips, exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Neil

[@chasearrington346]

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing this!

[@bolivar1789]

Thanks a lot Neil. You are a wonderful teacher!

[@TheSteveGainesRockBand]

I agree that writing a lot of bad songs is goo advice, but 200 is more than is necessary. George Harrison is an interesting study because his early songs rode along with the success of John and Paul. His early songs were pretty weak. But when you get into the middle and later years you see his skill rise to the top.

[@classberry5294]

I can’t stop writing but I am writing absolute rubbish that seems to pour from me! 😂 at least I’m successful at that 🤓

[@alanvincent8032]

I think everybody’s got their own level of “5h12” in their creative mind which has to be Exorcised before you hit the Pay dirt!... you ain’t gonna grow Beautiful plants until you tear up the weeds that are lurking in the soil! 👈😎👉

[@VaughnFrederick]

Great video! This was just what I needed.

[@dougvoice]

1.write bad songs, 2 write when uninspired. 3. do what your terrible at.. 4. write with a rigorously ridgid calendar

[@inHistime17360]

These are very helpful tips. Thank you.

[@KaitavSapreMusic]

Brilliant tips! Thank you!

[@chiomaprecious9230]

Great advice

[@geburahsworld2050]

Great video! 🤟🏻

[@JasonFerguson1283]

Good mindset reset!

[@brazzaboo]

very inspirational, thanks!

[@perrypop4680]

Wow😮 thank you so much for this video.

[@midnight687]

thanks so much!

[@superorin1623]

Good tips for all songwriters

[@immanuelteron7665]

Awesome Tips!

[@114TSM]

great motivation video

[@Berklee_Online]

Thank you!

[@haui82]

Great tips, thank you.

[@maroangel8525]

It's good tips. I think, everything is about experience. if you don't have enough experience, you can't be good at whatever. I have skills to be inspired to anything I want. the key is emotion, situation, imagination, acting. 1. who, whom 2. where, when 3. why if you can find it, you should be the actor of your story. who? = the girl fall in love, the man lost lover, the student in hard life and so on. to whom? = -self, lover, ex-, people, president, father, alien, tree, spirit, god and so on. where? = beach, mountain top or river or hut, room, toilet, mars, heaven, in memories, in future and so on. when? = season, month, day of the week, 3 am?, sunny or cloudy or windy or rainy or snowy? -warm or hot or cool or cold? -what happened a weeks ago, yesterday, 1 hour ago, just before to "who or whom" -what will happen 1 hour later, tomorrow and so on why = listen to your hero in your imagination. if you can make it, how couldn't you write a song? don't judge your hero. just listen, ask, watch. the hero you made is the creature of your music world and you're the engineer. so, don't hate and judge and change your creature. if you want more people listen to your music, "look" inside the hit song.

[@HumbleBasse]

Nice video, true words.

[@JM-co6rf]

step 1: don't have a job

[@zesvo]

write at work

[@calculatedsteps7755]

Lol. It's a real struggle.

[@jacobjosephgoudreault3114]

love these tips!

[@HairGlitter]

this is awesome!!

[@kevinjoseph517]

its in the marketing and connections that you have or make.

[@aodmusic5604]

Really helpful

[@Reemuphill]

Thank you

[@aamingill9726]

that was all i need

[@als2450]

Amazing tips

[@michaelforgothispassword]

Does the bad song have to have an original melody because I feel a need for my music to be as original as it can be and I feel terrible when I realize I've subconsciously taken a melody from someone else because it makes me feel untalented and not good enough. It's really annoying when you see all these song writers making great songs using alot of the same progressions but all with different melodies. (Sometimes it's one artist too) And then I can barely get unique melodies to come out at all and I feel like shit because of that. Does anyone know how to fix this?

[@vidoemakenoke2424]

Waar kan ik nieuwe geluiden vinden die mag gebruiken die nodig heb goed music maken

[@MB1z]

true true true. good info

[@sofiad3687]

Thank you man

[@TanzilHasan]

Thank You :)

[@JimJWalker]

My Tip: Develop your bullshit detector. Know when the song is not going to work as soon as you can in the song writing process, so you can dump it and move on. You will waste less time. Don't spend time trying to fix what isn't working. If your forcing it, it will sound forced. I have found that the best songs come out fast.

Can you please show one of your songs so at least i know whom im getting advices from?

[@jibrilben4297]

Not legit??

[@JS2HJG]

these tips also work for book writing to. cuz that what I am

[@williamdevonshire356]

how long is a good amount of time to write each day? anyone?

[@BonnieBeatsMusic]

I think the importance here is to just write and finish songs within reason. I prefer to read write first thing in the morning before I start my day. Set up a 30-day challenge for yourself. It's challenging yet easy to commit to. The worst that can happen is you have 30 songs!

[@sirioguarani]

Good

[@penayoung]

Love these songwriting tips! Thanks!

[@Ace22]

How does a person in college or work ever do this? How about you tell us that?

[@cherylwilson4379]

I'm interested in writing a how to on lyric writing and it would help to have a co writer or editor. I am no in the music industry and just write. I have written over 200 songs. Would you like a peek at my manuscript?

[@bjarnyg]

no one's gonna pay much attention to it if you're a nobody in the industry. i suggest you get a few of your songs on billboard, THEN people will read what you write;-)

[@tw4592]

Cheryl Wilson id like to see what you're working on

[@amor9125]

any starting songwriters wanna be friends ? :)

[@AtroxyyYoutube]

Ya

[@farhanismofficial7937]

Yes @farhanali.isb insta follow if you still up for becoming freind

[@danieldimitrov6562]

ya

[@AjeetSingh-ru3ud]

Yes

[@killingblow528]

200 songs is NOTHING guys. Write constantly.

[@MikeOMearaChicago]

Word.

[@CasperBHansen]

These are more career-oriented tips than actual songwriting tips.

[@jibrilben4297]

Mind?

[@tariqxl]

So if your not a songwriter until I've written 200 songs, how many banks can I rob before I'm a bank robber? Asking for a friend :/ Lol

[@officialWWM]

Tip one. Write bad songs. Me. Check.

[@lluviastars9878]

❤💎

[@AlekseySobolevsky]

I don't like it but it's so true ;-)

[@tw4592]

Aleksey Sobolevsky i started writing 5 songs a day it's tough but i want to get those bad songs out of my system

[@rtrd5681]

@@tw4592 4 yrs later Now how good?

[@ginotarabotto]

Amazing tutorial/interview. Thank you!

[@venus.rebel77]

Thanks for the great tips!