Resources

A Song for Us is a platform to bring us all together during this historic time, and to celebrate the role music can play in taking us out of ourselves, and expressing our feelings.

Submit your own resource using the form below – a lyric, a melody, a song or songwriting tips.

100s of people have submitted songs they have written to the music map, and we are running 45 songwriting workshops across the country.

Learn how to write a song with Abimaro Gunnell’s step by step videos. Below we have shared the series of four song writing video tutorials to help you write your own song. Abimaro Gunnell introduces the elements of a popular song, helps you to write lyrics, a melody and a chorus.

A Song for Dorset – choir scores available

Lighthouse, Artsreach and Sound UK commissioned Karen Wimhurst to write A Song for Dorset –...

Songwriting tips from Rukus

DJ, rapper, musician and artistic director of Baby People, Rukus, has been commissioned to write a...

Memory Box (The Radio Song) – lyrics by JJ PARKI

Looking for a musical collaborator! Hi all at A Song For Us. I’m JJ PARKI,...

Peace for the Child – Maggie Duffy (lyrics, score & chords)

Sharing my song with other singers. I have always found it is impossible to what I call...

Songwriting tutorial – how do you write a chorus?

In this songwriting tutorial, singer songwriter Abimaro Gunnell helps you to write a chorus. We...

Song writing tutorial – how do you write a melody?

In this songwriting tutorial, singer songwriter Abimaro Gunnell helps you to write a melody. We...

A Song tutorial – How do you write lyrics?

How do you write lyrics? In this songwriting tutorial, singer songwriter Abimaro Gunnell helps you...

Song writing tutorial – intro

What makes a song? Singer songwriter Abimaro Gunnell introduces the elements of a popular song. We...

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