The question of whether songwriting can be taught is valid. My answer is: “yes … and no.” After all, songwriting is a mystical process and every writer has their own unique way of navigating the ...

When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Even with lots of talent, songwriting can be tough. Writer's block is real, and here at American Songwriter, we're determined to ...

It’s indisputable, however, that their combined power created a musical benchmark few other have risen to. Although there are many, many lessons to learn from Lennon and McCartney’s songwriting ...

Two local musicians have teamed up to give out free music lessons at monthly workshops starting next year. Barry Chauvin and Tommy Ike Hailey teamed up three years ago for three-day workshops that ...

Now you too can learn to be a treasured troubadour of the Portland singer-songwriter ilk. Learn from one of the bespectacled best, right there in Oregon's 97211. Laura sent out this little note to her ...

As part of our series about students and teachers, musicologist Bruce Nemerov describes the way that one song is recorded by several different musicians in different decades of the 20th century. The ...