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Hey, I’m Shane McAnally. I’ve spent my career in Nashville, writing songs for many of the most well-known artists in country and pop music, like Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Hunt, Halsey, Kenny Chesney, Lady A., John Legend, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, the Jonas Brothers and many others. I have written over 48 career #1 songs and am the most nominated songwriter in CMA history. In my Studio, I’m sharing my real, behind-the-scenes, songwriting process: Watch me write original songs from start-to-finish on camera, as I show and explain everything I’m doing and thinking in detail. My Studio is designed to help you learn the Nashville approach to songwriting, by seeing how I do it firsthand.

Shane shares how he finds inspiration from the world around him and uses it to generate ideas for new songs.

Finding Song Ideas

Shane gives a few more examples of wordplay from songs he’s previously written.

Bonus: Wordplay in Practice

Shane writes the hook and chorus for his song, sharing his thought process along the way.

Writing the Hook & Chorus

Shane goes back to the beginning of his song, writing the verse and pre-chorus to set up his chorus.

Writing the First Verse & Pre-Chorus

Shane finishes writing his song, including writing a second verse, writing a second pre-chorus/bridge, and exploring melody variations.

Finishing the Song 

In this video series, I share my entire, start-to-finish creative process on camera, as I write a brand new song from scratch. Along the way, I share and explain everything that I'm doing and thinking in detail — every idea, decision, tool, and technique.

 You'll learn exactly how I write songs firsthand, using the Nashville Approach to Songwriting, from how I come up with my initial ideas all the way through recording the finished songs. 

 In the process, I'll be explaining my approach to the following topics:
 -   The Nashville Approach to Songwriting
 -   Finding Inspiration & Song Ideas
 -   Writing Effective Lyrics
 -   Wordplay & Lyricism
 -   Rhyme, Cadence, and Nashville Math
 -   Chord Progressions & Music
 -   The Art of Storytelling
 -   Writing Memorable Melodies
 -   Song Structure & Arrangements
 -   Hook Phrases & Originality
 -   How To Find Success as a Songwriter
 -   And a lot more

 For this song in particular, I dive particularly deep on my love for wordplay and lyricism.

 I've never shared my process so openly and vulnerably before, so I hope you enjoy and learn something from how I work!

Nashville Songwriting: Writing a New Song From Start to Finish (Full Process)

Shane explores a few different personal stories he could use as the inspiration for his song.

Finding the Story

Shane gets started writing his song by developing the ideas, freestyling melodies and lyrics, and writing the first chorus and post-chorus.

Writing the Hook & Chorus 

Shane finishes the first half of his song by writing a verse and pre-chorus.

Writing the Verse & Pre-Chorus

Shane finishes writing his song and records a work tape.

Finishing the Song

In this video series, I share my entire, start-to-finish creative process on camera, as I write a brand new song from scratch. Along the way, I share and explain everything that I'm doing and thinking in detail — every idea, decision, tool, and technique.

 You'll learn exactly how I write songs firsthand, using the Nashville Approach to Songwriting, from how I come up with my initial ideas all the way through recording the finished songs. 

 In the process, I'll be explaining my approach to the following topics:
 -   The Nashville Approach to Songwriting
 -   Finding Inspiration & Song Ideas
 -   Writing Effective Lyrics
 -   Wordplay & Lyricism
 -   Rhyme, Cadence, and Nashville Math
 -   Chord Progressions & Music
 -   The Art of Storytelling
 -   Writing Memorable Melodies
 -   Song Structure & Arrangements
 -   Hook Phrases & Originality
 -   How To Find Success as a Songwriter
 -   And a lot more

 For this song in particular, I show how I transform and tell a real-world story through song.

 I've never shared my process so openly and vulnerably before, so I hope you enjoy and learn something from how I work!

Nashville Songwriting #2: Writing a New Song From Start to Finish (Full Process)

Shane and his collaborator Emily brainstorm concepts for their song.

Developing a Song with a Collaborator I (Brainstorming)

Shane and his collaborator Emily write the chorus of their song.

Developing a Song with a Collaborator II (Chorus)

Shane and his collaborator Emily finish writing their song.

Developing a Song with a Collaborator III (Finishing the Song)

In this video series, I share my entire, start-to-finish process on camera, as I co-write a brand new song from scratch with a collaborator. In this session, we share and explain everything that we're doing and thinking in detail — every idea, decision, tool, and technique.

 As we work, I’ll show you my approach to the following topic:
 -   How to find inspiration in the experiences and ideas of people around you
 -   How to encourage and bring out the best in collaborators
 -   How to actively listen to and build on someone else's creative vision
 -   How to play to your own strengths and understand and amplify the strengths of others.
 -   How to write compelling lyrics and effective melodies
 -   And how to bring the Nashville Approach to Songwriting into a collaboration.

 I hope you can take some of what you see and learn into your future collaborations!

Behind the scenes videos from Shane McAnally

Nashville Songwriting: Writing a New Song From Start to Finish (Full Process)

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Nashville Songwriting #2: Writing a New Song From Start to Finish (Full Process)

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Full Nashville Session: Co-Writing a New Song With a Collaborator

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