Welcome to RobinFrederick.com...

...you'll find plenty of free, useful songwriting information on this web site. A good place to start exploring is my article ...

‣ Notes On Songwriting

Read this step-by-step guide to writing songs. Learn how to start with a title and develop a strong lyric, how to find the melody in your lyric, and how hit songs can be used to help you quickly pick up new songwriting techniques.

‣ Songwriting Tips & Techniques

Here are some easy-to-use songwriting tips that will help you add emotional impact, memorability, and listener appeal to your songs!

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‣ Study the Hits! (and get "Shortcuts" Book Updates)

Stay on the cutting edge by studying today's most successful songs. Learn the latest techniques and how they're being used. Each song analysis refers you to "Shortcuts" in my books and includes a "Do It Now" exercise. (You don't need the books to do the exercises.)

‣ Songwriter's Sandbox

Get in the songwriting sandbox and start playing! Here are fun ideas, quick exercises, and songwriting games to play.

‣ Resources for Songwriters

Reviews of books, web sites, software, contests, and much more to help you get the most from your songwriting.

‣ News & Tweets

‣ A little background...

I've been writing songs all my life, a couple hundred of them have aired on TV shows, and dozens have appeared on albums, stage, and a wide variety of audio products. As Director of A&R at Rhino Records, I oversaw the production of more than 60 albums as Executive Producer. Currently, I head the A&R Team at TAXI, the world's leading independent A&R company, offering songwriting advice to TAXI's 11,000 members.

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