MAKE YOUR OWN
Write & Record
Songwriting, playing for people, and recording your first songs at home.
What you'll explore
How to Write Your First Song on Guitar
Two chords, a hummed melody, something true. Your first song in one sitting. The recipe, the voice-memo rule, and permission to finish ugly.
Intro, Verse, Chorus: How Songs Are Built
Songs are LEGO: intro, verse, chorus, bridge, outro. Learn the five bricks and the standard blueprint, and every song on the radio turns transparent.
How to Turn Four Chords into a Song
G, C, D, and Em run half the radio. Reorder them, change the rhythm, add your words — how the famous four become YOUR song.
How to Write Lyrics When You're Not a Poet
Songs don't want poetry. They want the truth, said plainly. Concrete beats clever, talk-first writing, and why near-rhymes sound more human.
How to Record Guitar at Home Without Fancy Gear
Recording is decisions, not receipts: aim at the 12th fret, trust the soft room, kill the noise floor, and always do three full takes.
Free Recording Software for Your First Songs
You don't need a studio. Voice memos for sketches, then GarageBand, BandLab, Audacity, or Reaper — the honest free-DAW tour for first recordings.
How to Play Your First Open Mic
Two songs at 80% capacity, one scouting trip, tune before your name is called. The full first open-mic playbook — nerves, sound check, and etiquette included.
How to Put Together Your First EP
Three to five finished songs, one room, one mood, a date you announced. The EP assembly line from song choice to free release.