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February 12, 2019

Join us for the first 5 in 5 Song Challenge of 2019! This challenge is designed to: Kick your inner critic out of the writing…

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How to Slay Your First Open Mic Night – For Singer/Songwriters | SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

How to Slay Your First Open Mic Night – A Guide For Singer/Songwriters

February 4, 2019

The open mic night is a fantastic way to get on stage and share your original material. For a lot of us, it can feel…

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Essentialism for Songwriters: Why doing everything is a BAD idea | SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

Essentialism for Songwriters: Why doing everything is a BAD idea

January 28, 2019

This week’s post comes to us courtesy of Louise Warren. I was sitting on the floor, reading Greg McKeown’s book, “Essentialism” when my mouth fell…

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6 Songwriting Tips for Finding Melodies in the Space Around You _ SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

6 Songwriting Tips for Finding Melodies in the Space Around You

January 14, 2019

Life is busy and loud. Those of us who live in cities are constantly surrounded by the noise from cars, voices, music, HVACs, sirens and…

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How to Crush Your Songwriting Goals for 2019 | SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

Workshop! How to Crush Your Songwriting Resolutions in 2019

January 14, 2019

Guess what, girls? We’re kicking off 2019 with something special. We haven’t done an online workshop in ages and it’s about heckin’ time we brought…

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13 Things Artists Pursuing a Music Career Need to Stop Doing | SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

13 Things Artists Pursuing a Music Career Need to Stop Doing

December 24, 2018

There’s this voice in my head I call “Sassy-B”. Most of the time, what she says and thinks stays quietly in my noggin as it…

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Sarah Spencer Live at the Berry Hill Sessions at Adam Audio | SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

SongFancy Creator Sarah Spencer Live: The Berry Hill Sessions with Adam Audio

December 20, 2018

UPDATE: What a fun event! This video is so well done, the audio sounds AMAZING, and Frank and Grace gave such beautiful performances! Here’s the…

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How cliches are killing your songs | SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

How Cliches are Killing Your Songs

December 18, 2018

We’ve heard this term probably a billion times – Cliche. Perhaps you’ve even gotten some feedback on a song and  were told that some of…

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How to Write to Songwriting Prompts | SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

How to Write to Songwriting Prompts

December 10, 2018

Songwriting prompts are great tools for songwriters of all levels and backgrounds. If you’re stuck with writer’s block, out of ideas, or just need a…

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How to Sleigh your Christmas Cover Song Video | SongFancy, songwriting tips and inspiration for the contemporary lady singer songwriter

How to Sleigh your Christmas Cover Song Video: Gear, Performance, and Sharing

December 3, 2018

Christmas cover songs and holiday music is played everywhere this time of year. You can’t walk into a store without hearing Mariah Carey’s breathy vocals…

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