Typically, but not always, it is at the end of the chorus. The hook sums up the central idea of the song. If you’re lucky you’ll not only leave a co-write with a great song but you’ll have a new tool to utilize when you write your next song. I observed it while I was writing songs with them. They didn’t sit me down and teach me any of this. Michael White taught me to have the patience to wait for the best hook in the room. Lori McKenna taught me to follow the energy and not to edit while you’re getting inspired. And then make the judgement to keep it or kill it. Maia Sharp taught me to consider every idea. Some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned have been takeaways from a co-writing session. It is:īut more than that, co-writing is a front row seat to seeing someone else’s writing process. I thought “I don’t need anyone’s help.”īut co-writing is more than just asking for help to write a song. I had released 4 albums and performed 1000 shows of my own songs. Initially I didn’t want to co-write at all. This can be a tough threshold to cross for some folks.
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