Chelsea Dehner: Song A Day Challenge 2026

In January 2020, Sarah started doing this “Song A Day Challenge” and I so badly wanted to be a part of it, but I had never written a song before. I thought that writing a song was for someone that was born with this talent and had been doing it their whole ...

 If you’re a music educator looking to bring songwriting into your classroom—or even just into your own life—you’ve probably heard the word “production” tossed around a lot. Maybe you’ve even wondered: What does a music producer actually do? Do I need to learn production to help my students write so...

One of the most common struggles songwriters face is not knowing what to write about. I hear it from students and professionals alike: "I just don’t feel like writing," or "Everything’s great—what am I supposed to write about?"

This is where prompt-based writing (also known as writing to a brief) c...