Letting Go of "Great" letting go rick rubin self-doubt song a day challenge songwriting education teaching the creative act writing a song every day writing songs Jan 09, 2024

Self-doubt and Creativity

This past week, I was reading The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin. Gifted to me by a dear colleague, this book has been one that I've come back to time and time again when I feel creatively stuck or in need of inspiration. 

As I was preparing to...

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Tell Me Why mission purpose songwriting songwriting education songwriting for music educators teaching Sep 17, 2023

I can't read those three words without thinking of I want it that way by the Backstreet Boys. At songwriting for M.E. this month, we've been focusing our energies on this simple phrase: "Tell. Me. Why." 

In a world full of "whats," "hows," and "whens," it can be easy to forget our...

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