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Free drills

Pick a drill. No account needed.

Each one takes a few minutes and ends with what to train first.

  • Rhyme Type IDPerfect, family, or assonance? Hear the stability.
  • Section IDVerse, pre-chorus, chorus, or bridge? Name the job.
  • Object WritingTen minutes, one object, all seven senses.
  • Title SprintTwenty titles in three minutes. Then pick the one with a song in it.
  • Word AssociationFollow the chain until the fresh image shows up.
  • Prosody MatchDoes the music agree with the words?
  • Show, Don't TellReplace the feeling with the thing that caused it.
  • Metaphor BuilderTwo unlike things, one honest comparison.
  • Chord Progression IDHear the four chords under half the songs you know.
  • Melody ContourArch, ramp, wave, or fall? Draw what you hear.
  • Rhythm and StressPut the strong syllables on the strong beats.
  • Song Form BuilderArrange the sections so the chorus arrives on time.