Q&A for How to Be a Singer Songwriter

Stage fright should not impact your ability to write a song. To work on it, though, perform in front of your family and friends, and take part in shows. Find inspiration in every day things you'd otherwise take for granted, and write about those things.

If you're willing to put the work in, you can definitely improve your song writing skills. However, remember that there's a lot of competition in the music industry, so you may not be able to may a successful career at it. Make sure that you have a fallback plan just in case.

It's important to get feedback on your songs as you write them. If you know fellow songwriters, perform for them and see what they think. Your music or vocal teacher can also provide valuable criticism.If you don't know any fellow musicians, ask your friends and family what they think of your work.

Record yourself and analyze your singing to determine any weak spots, then work on those. There are a number of YouTube tutorials that can help in a variety of areas.

You can ask your school if you can give a performance. Then as your confidence grows, perform to bigger crowds so when you travel find a place to perform, your name spreads and record companies take notice of you.

It is difficult to become a songwriter if you don't play an instrument. Try to learn at least a little guitar or piano, so you can map out your songs' melodies and chord progressions. If you prefer to write only lyrics, find someone who you can collaborate with to come up with the melodies and chords.

You can always get vocal lessons, or just become a songwriter.

If you want to become the best singer that you can, you should take vocal lessons. Working with a vocal teacher can help you learn all of the technical details that go into successful singing, such as proper pitch and breathing. That will enable you to build off your natural talent.

It can be a vulnerable experience sharing your feelings about life with others. If you find this too difficult, look at other people's experiences and try to stand in their shoes and use their feelings as songwriting inspiration instead. But remember that people respond to genuine feelings and you are never alone in feeling the way you do. Sharing your feelings will help people connect better to your music and find solutions to their problems or just feel reassured they're not alone in going through the same things too.

You can use Screencastify. The only problem with it, is that you have to pay for unlimited time, more than 10 minutes of recording and other things. It really useful to have though.

Of course, lots of people do that! Since someone else would be singing something that you wrote, just make sure that you credit yourself in some way.

Once you have written some songs that you like, ask people whom you trust to read them and get them to honestly tell you what they think. If they don’t like them, then it is back to the drawing board. If they do like them, and you are feeling confident, let more and more people read them. And then get a friend who can sing to record your masterpiece!