The challenge is designed to accommodate songwriters at all levels – especially those who are new to co-writing, want to get more comfortable with it, or have previously had trouble finishing co-writes. The challenge is carefully crafted to be motivating, but not too overwhelming; it’s flexible enough to accommodate participants’ busy schedules while still providing forward momentum. As long as you stay on track with each mini-challenge throughout the month, you’re guaranteed to have a fully co-written and demoed song by March 1.

The goal of this co-writing challenge is not to write a “perfect” song – it’s to practice getting a co-write done! The sense of accomplishment you’ll feel at the end of the 30 days from having simply completed a project will motivate you to keep up your songwriting productivity throughout the rest of the year – and hopefully beyond, if you stick with it!

In 30 days, you will:

• explore your hopes, fears, strengths, and weaknesses as both a songwriter and a co-writer
• brainstorm song ideas
• have at least two co-writing sessions
• practice revising and rewriting
• get peer feedback and support from other challenge participants
• get little notes of motivation and inspiration exactly when you need it the most
• practice making decisions to meet deadlines, as professional songwriters do
• learn about split sheets
• record a demo of your completed song (at any production level you feel comfortable with)
• get insanely motivated by your accomplishment, which will fuel your songwriting inspiration and productivity for months to come!