Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
It’s really not that complicated!
When you have a system that you can follow that breaks down all the different steps, anyone can write a song.
Yes - even if you don’t play and instrument or know any music theory.
Are those things helpful?
Sure - Once you already understand the basics of songwriting!
But if you have no idea where to start then it just makes everything more complicated.
That’s why we teach our students how to topline - Melody and Lyrics only over a track.
It’s much easier, you can focus on the parts that really matter (you can’t copyright chord progressions 🤷🏼♀️) and honestly, it’s so much more fun to write to something that already sounds like a real song!
I’ve written tons of songs on both guitar and piano - and yes as a Berklee grad I have a ton of music theory knowledge, but my favorite way to do it is with tracks and just my ears and instincts.
I break down my step by step system in our Songwriting Framework PDF guide!
Check out the guide here: lessons.voxtapestudios.com/the-songwriting-framework
x Lara
It’s really not that complicated!
When you have a system that you can follow that breaks down all the different steps, anyone can write a song.
Yes - even if you don’t play and instrument or know any music theory.
Are those things helpful?
Sure - Once you already understand the basics of songwriting!
But if you have no idea where to start then it just makes everything more complicated.
That’s why we teach our students how to topline - Melody and Lyrics only over a track.
It’s much easier, you can focus on the parts that really matter (you can’t copyright chord progressions 🤷🏼♀️) and honestly, it’s so much more fun to write to something that already sounds like a real song!
I’ve written tons of songs on both guitar and piano - and yes as a Berklee grad I have a ton of music theory knowledge, but my favorite way to do it is with tracks and just my ears and instincts.
I break down my step by step system in our Songwriting Framework PDF guide!
Check out the guide here: lessons.voxtapestudios.com/the-songwriting-framework
x Lara
