How to Write a Country Song

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Learn how to write a country song with expert tips and advice on songwriting techniques in this free video series on writing a song.

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Summary: Songwriting has a long and rich history dating back hundreds of years. From the bards and troubadours of the middle ages to more modern songwriters like Bob Dylan or Paul Simon, songwriters change, shape, and in most cases improve the quality of life for those around them. Songwriting is made easier when the writer has a knowledge of music theory, but this kind of expertise is not a always a prerequisite, as many songwriters describe themselves as mediums rather than creators.

In this free video series, our expert Cody Kimmel will give you a bit of the history of country music before going over songwriting tools, tips, and methods. He will give you tips for starting a country song, and teach you about chord and lyric structures for verses, pre-choruses, choruses, and bridges. Cody will then show you how to put all these disparate parts together and blend them into a completed whole with examples from his own music.

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Expert: Cody Kimmel wrote his first song in the sixth grade is now the lead singer and songwriter for the nationally known band Eliot Fitzgerald. Being both commissioned to write songs and writing songs for himself, Cody has written well over 100 songs in his life and has produced three albums. After going to Texas A&M University, Cody Kimmel gained a broader songwriting base and is known for blending alternative indie rock, folk, and country into an interesting and unique musical blend.

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