The 5 Songwriting Tools That Change Everything

(Begin to hear and develop your songs like a professional songwriter in 20 minutes per day)

“Andrea's approach to songwriting is unlike anything I have ever encountered before, and yet it is exactly what I've always needed. She isn't there to impress her ideas onto your projects. She's there to help you untangle obstacles with practical exercises. Her feedback is the most constructive I've ever received, and she improved my writing process in ways I never imagined. I highly recommend her mentorship. I'm not exaggerating when I say it changed my life.”
- Kalina Scollon

Songwriting is a craft that can be learned…

I’ve seen it be learned by thousands of students, and in my own experience of getting better and feeling more comfortable with the craft of songwriting over the years as I’ve applied these techniques.

Collected over my 20+ year career as a multi-platinum songwriter for artists like Faith Hill and as a professor at Berklee & USC, this free guide contains essential tools of the craft that the most prolific and skilled songwriters use stay creative, consistent, and efficient.

“There isn’t enough hyperbole in the world to compliment Andrea on her style and knowledge. Her friendly, constructive, humble approach, never marketing or trying to tell people she’s good, she just is good. She draws the best out of everybody she works with, while inspiring everyone, and making people genuinely feel like they can do it themselves. It’s a very rare talent, coupled with her rare expertise.”
- TI

In this free guide, we’ll cover 5 primary areas that you can look at to refine and improve your songwriting.

If you are:

  • Running into issues like writer’s block

  • Struggling to get your song “past the finish line”

  • Feel like you’re writing the same song over and over again

  • Feel like you don’t have anything to say

  • Want to better reflect your personality in what you write

Then this guide is for you.

Meet Andrea Stolpe

Andrea Stolpe is a renowned, multi-platinum creative consultant whose methodology for songwriters and music artists has been taught worldwide. A writer with 20+ years of experience in the music industry, Andrea has written for such artists as Faith Hill, Julianne Hough, and Jimmy Wayne. 


Andrea began her staff-writing career in Nashville in 1998. While in Nashville, Andrea began teaching courses for Berklee College of Music’s online program. She later authored “Commercial Songwriting Techniques,” a lyric and music-writing 12-week course, part of the undergraduate songwriting degree.

In 2007, Andrea accepted an invitation to help design and establish the songwriting courses of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Andrea continues to speak out for songwriters and the craft at music conferences nationally and abroad. “Writer to Writer” is a retreat exclusive to songwriters looking for a progressive approach to furthering their craft and career interests.

Your best songs are waiting for you, and I can't wait to help you discover them.