This songwriting exercise that I’m going to show you is a great example of a powerful technique called brainstorm.

Brainstorming is power spontaneously come up with ideas on a given topic or problem at handbut in this case we want to fill a page full of Possible song titles.

The task is not to write a song but to find possible titles for a song. I try to do this at least twice a week. I have pages and pages of possible titles to look back on.

To start the exercise, type the the first thing that comes to your mind and then using that phrase start writing song titles making sure that the next phrase is derived from the first phrase.

Here’s a short example:

weeping
baby Do not Cry
don’t cry for me baby
Do not Cry
Why so sad?
I am very sad
I’m leaving today

(I hope you get my idea here)

Remember, because you’re brainstorming, you can write anything down, go off on whatever tangent you want, and not worry about whether or not you’re going to use it in the future.

By the way, your critical inner voice hates this type of exercise because it has no control over what you’re doing.

In fact, when you’re doing this exercise, don’t even think about what you’re writing. Just be automatic and spontaneous. Have fun with it.

Set a goal to do this for 30 minutes, two or three times a week and build a body of possible song titles.

After a couple of weeks, take a look at what you’ve written. Pay close attention to the rhythm of the words and surely something catches your attention and BINGO! You have the beginnings of a new song.

Looking back at what you have written can be a very interesting experience in itself. It’s amazing what you write when you stop judging what you write.

In the meantime, give it a try and see what happens.

Personally, I use brainstorming a lot to get my ideas for songwriting. It’s a great way to set me free be in the now when i write.

If you’re going to attempt the “possible song titles” exercise, I suggest you type as blindly as you can and try to make your word associations quick.

Write the first thing that comes to your mind. Do it for thirty minutes and see where spontaneity takes you.