Write a Song in 15 Minutes?

Songwriting is important, but just because it’s important doesn’t mean you need to take a long time to write a song. In fact, you may find that you can write BETTER songs if you can learn to write songs FASTER. Have you ever heard of the 80/20 principle? That means if you write 10 songs, you’ll end up with two really great ones…all the more reason write MORE songs. And one easy way to write more songs is to learn to write songs FASTER. Don’t underestimate the power of setting DEADLINES and working with a TIMER. Have fun with it!

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[Flippityjibbet]

Your song turned out really well! I tried writing an recording a song in fifteen minutes a year or two ago. I re-recorded it a while later and I think it's one of my favorite songs I've made. I should try doing this again.

[rogerburke_music]

Joe - thank you for your work, you always make so many complex issues into simple solutions. Super talented.

[clicksavant]

Joe, I've been songwriting for decades and I've always said some of my best songs were written in 15 minutes. Many that took months lost that something special that was there in the beginning and I could never recapture. Which is why the discipline of recording even the earliest songwriting sessions of a song is so important. Sometimes you can capture "on tape" that special something that would otherwise be lost forever. This was a very good video.

[scottakam]

Good stuff. Getting going is definitely the hardest part of most things.

[RockinSG]

Makes sense. I always gegt disracted - like when a new Joe Gilder video appears in my feed! 😀

[waynedwyer]

I have been trying to get songs together for ages. This has inspired me to have a go using your method. That has been an eye-opener for me as are most of the videos on recording etc. Thank you Joe, I always look forward to your videos, one day I am sure I will join one of your courses.

[petealba]

It was fun to watch your process and this was a good refresher for me. I spent 15-20 minutes working on a song idea this morning that's been floating around and made some significant progress. Cheers!

[danemiljoshua]

Thank you Joe! The challenges you post here are inspiring

[CLCyber]

Such an intriguing challenge! Will give it a shot tomorrow.

[PerryCodes]

A gentleman from my hometown, Chris Gelbuda, is currently a staff songwriter at Big Yellow Dog Music in Nashville. Prior to moving out there, he had a "Song a Day" project going on that I'm sure helped land the gig. 15 minutes would be tough, though!

[usr]

This is so good. I would like to see this as a kind of series where you make a song in 15 or 20 minutes and then record it and mix it and put it out there. That would be so good. And maybe we all can participate in a challenge like that (put a deadline on that).

[CornMars]

Nice idea Joe. I might not be the first to tell you but your vocal reminds me on Thom Yorke. Great!

[antenorzapata]

That melody at 2:30 has potential. Great vid 😊

[Ctopher]

thanks for showing us out can be done. focused attention and making space in our daily lives can bring forth some really good moments. thank you for sharing!!

[waynedwyer]

That was pretty cool Joe. My biggest take away was to get a powerful chorus sorted first. I have been trying for a little while to get the technique right. I build a progression on guitar then write lyrics to the verses. I find when it comes to choruses I am falling flat, but that was a simple and powerful, repeatable chorus you wrote there. That's the part a listener will remember first I think. The rest will come in subsequent listens. A valuable lesson, thanks Joe

[TimothyNguliMusic]

joe you fowarded most of the time...wish it was uncut so we be with you there in your creative space as you scratch lyrics and music ideas...otherwise am your number one fun...youve been my inspiration in my journey of music production

[JimPowellMusic]

Really nice song - especially the melody, which I thought was beautiful!

[storiessongs_timash]

Nice bro!! Your voice is so smooth man. I could listen all day!Id love to come down and write with you sometime!!Im only 2 hrs away!

[charleymarkson]

holy crap Joe, incredible vigor & vulnerability. I can basically do this, but I’ve ended up with too many songs (2verses, chorus, bridge) That I don’t honestly like. So, Video Request: Write A Song You’d Actually Listen To In 1/2Hr?

[ChuckWhiteINANIAS]

If we wanna see the tempo we just follow Joe's swaying. 😁 Very nice song from 15 minutes