What It Is:

Using the thought process we wrote about in our book “12 Steps to Building Better Songs,” we’ll lead you through writing a song.  This can be done in writing, via an exchange of emails; with a combination of phone call and emails; or on Skype.  The songwriting process could begin with a discussion of the subject you want to write about with the aim of finding a title that expresses the message.  Or, you present a collection of titles and we can discuss which one would be the most exciting and what a song with that title could be about.

We’ll go from there through the whole 12 Steps, plotting, storyboarding, free-associating, lyric writing, melody writing, etc.   You will be doing the bulk of the creating.  We might come up with some suggestions or ideas that you will be free to use, but we will not be collaborators.  The finished product will be your song entirely.  That's why we don't call it collaboration!

How It Works:

We charge our normal consultation fee for Coached Songwriting.  You would pre-pay by the hour ($80).  We’ll keep track of the time we spend on each part of the process and account to you after each session.  There is no obligation for you to finish the song with us.  If we give you enough help with the foundation of the song, you can take it from there.  The time each writer will need for us to be involved in finishing a song will vary depending on how much you want to use us and how much you work on your own. 

Here’s an example:

Let’s say you want coached songwriting and you send us 10 titles.  We respond with the three that turn us on the most and tell you why.  You pick one of the three, and we ask you to come up with ten different ways that title could be written. We respond with the two or three possible plots that seem most interesting and ask you to give us a full description of the singer, the singee, the moment of the song and where it is taking place.  And so on, back and forth.  You do the spewing and we do the culling and clarifying!

If you choose, we continue with the process until the song is finished. 

Feel free to call 615-596-3482 or email us with any questions about how our coached songwriting service works.

Write On,

Pat & Pete Luboff