Nowadays when we talk about music, many people have a very precise idea of what makes a singer-songwriter. The title of singer-songwriter can be applied to many of your favorite musical stars in all genres. So, whether you are a fan of Chappell Roan or Kendrick Lamar and are a musical artist yourself, you might be wondering to yourself how you can elevate your work and become a better singer-songwriter in the year to come. So, let’s dive deeper into what skills you should hone to become the better artist that resides deep down in yourself and find some important things you should focus on in the year to come.

Read

While most people might not think of reading as one of the most important things to do as a singer-songwriter the reality is that it might help you more than you realize. Whether you are writing songs or poems or even the pros the reality is that reading and increasing your literary knowledge is very important to be able to write in a way that is more fleshed out and lyrical. If you aim to write music with lyrics looking into poetry that has been written over the past centuries can be a great way to inspire you to adopt a more stylish style of writing. For example, if you look into the writing of many of Kendrick Lamar’s projects you will realize that there are a lot of layers as well as literary references which explains why he was able to get a Pulitzer Prize for his writing.

Expand your musical horizons

If you work within the confines of a certain musical genre, you owe it to yourself to listen to other types of music and try to connect to other genres that can weave themselves into your favorite genre. The end for example over the past few years we’ve seen a lot of overlap between R&B and rap with a country which might seem antithetical to the genres but if you dig deep down both genres share roots in the African American culture that rose in the post-reconstruction United States. You can see artists like Lauryn Hill taking on an established genre like rap end through inspiration from Soul being one of the very first high-profile female rappers to create in the melodic rap sphere as well as one of the founders of the neo-soul genre especially when it comes to popularizing it to a wider audience.

Do what you love, not what sell

Music is a lot of work, but it is also in some way play time for a lot of artists. In the same way that mahjong is fun to play Music is also this multi-layered structure that you have to concentrate to play within. This is why if you aren’t to commit a lot of time and a lot of energy to it you should do it for the right reasons. One of the most recent examples of this is, of course, Chapell Roan. For many years she thanks songs that are now worldwide phenomenon to crowds of 50 people in Tennessee. But instead of giving up what she did was concentrate on perfecting her style and the writing of the songs she loved because she believed in them. In the same way, if you want to be a better singer-songwriter you have to believe in your project and be able to spend strong for it. After all your project is an extension of your musical persona and deeper it is an expression of your interiority on many levels.

Practice makes perfect

If you are a singer-songwriter, you might be someone who plays music as well, and if that is the case you should make sure that you practice both your voice and your instrument playing as many times as you can every day. The reality of course is that while practice makes perfect there is no such thing as perfection when it comes to musical talent or any kind of artistic endeavor. You can always improve and reach new heights in your Projects by leaving room for improvement and believing that there are always things you can change or better in the kind of things you want to create. Sometimes it might also become apparent that you need to develop new skills to be able to create the projects that you want as well. Practice is also a great way to make sure that you keep your skills sharp in the same way you would train a muscle you should train your voice and your fingers if you play the guitar.