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...

I can still remember the first time I recorded music on a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). I was in college and had recently purchased a Mac. I had written a handful of children's songs and wanted to make a CD for the parents of a program I ran. 

I could record songs on my computer with just my voi...