From the course: One-Minute Songwriting Tips

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Try learning a new instrument

Try learning a new instrument

From the course: One-Minute Songwriting Tips

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Try learning a new instrument

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- Stuck? Try learning a new instrument. Sometimes it's hard to motivate yourself to write or you simply can't find the inspiration. The act of learning a new or first instrument can go a long way towards shaking loose some new inspiration. Staying musicly curious is always a good policy. The reason I know how to play the ukulele now is because I was completely out of ideas, saw a ukulele in a music store, picked it up, got together with my cowriter, and literally just put my fingers down wherever I could, and we ended up with a song that I'm still proud of today. It works.

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