The Importance of the First and Last Line of a Song

Keppie Coutts has one of my favorite YouTube channels, "How to Write Songs." Keppie studied and taught at Berklee College of Music. Her latest work is on a new audiobook/album Mothertongues. Keppie was commissioned to write songs and music around the theme of motherhood for the audiobook.

Keppie and I spoke about her songwriting process and the challenges songwriters face. We explored what it means to turn nothing into something, as well as some of the common misconceptions around the craft of songwriting that hold people back.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube Show Notes:

• Keppie's Music Site - https://www.keppiecouttsmusic.com

• How to Write Songs (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHX6_NG_L7OitIAgcS56zpw/videos

• Mothertongues - https://www.keppiecouttsmusic.com/music

• How to Write Songs (Blog) - https://kcsongstudio.com

• Keppie's Songwriting Workshops - https://howtowritesongs.org/workshops/
• Secret to Great Lyric Writing: The First Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6njy21wZoE&t=2s
• Keppie's First Appearance on the podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/keppie-coutts
• Holistic Songwriting - https://holistic-songwriting.com

• John Mayer on Songwriting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7W8E1tp97A

• "Piper" Pixar Short - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAIRXIckfMA
• Signals Music Studio - Borrowed Chords - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IdttvJSedg
• Jake Lizzio of Signals Music Studio on the podcast - https://brianfunk.com/blog/jake-lizzio

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