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Explore the Song vir Nonna blog for the latest news, stories, and experiences from our community. Whether it’s highlighting our young songwriters or sharing songwriting and production tips, we’re excited to bring you along on this empowering journey!

The Power of Songwriting in Building Confidence

Songwriting is a powerful tool for self-expression, allowing individuals to articulate thoughts and emotions that may otherwise go unspoken. At Song for Nonna, we’ve seen how the creative process of writing songs helps children from underprivileged backgrounds find...

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"The more it seems like a journal entry the better. The more it seems like an open letter the better."

Taylor Swift

"Songwriting is like talking to yourself when there is no one to talk to."

Brittany Howard

"Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought."

Yip Harburg

"A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime."

Bryan Adams

"All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer's job to find it and get it on paper."

Beth Nielsen Chapman

“Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don’t lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier.”

Sabaa Tahir

“Anger, resentment, and jealousy don’t change the heart of others; they only change yours.”

Shannon L. Alder

“Tears are words that need to be written.”

Paulo Coelho

“The unexpressed emotions will never heal.”

Sigmund Freud

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

Maya Angelou

"The more it seems like a journal entry the better. The more it seems like an open letter the better."

Taylor Swift

"Songwriting is like talking to yourself when there is no one to talk to."

Brittany Howard

"Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought."

Yip Harburg

"A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime."

Bryan Adams

"All songs are already perfectly written. It is the writer's job to find it and get it on paper."

Beth Nielsen Chapman

“Your emotions make you human. Even the unpleasant ones have a purpose. Don’t lock them away. If you ignore them, they just get louder and angrier.”

Sabaa Tahir

“Anger, resentment, and jealousy don’t change the heart of others; they only change yours.”

Shannon L. Alder

“Tears are words that need to be written.”

Paulo Coelho

“The unexpressed emotions will never heal.”

Sigmund Freud

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

Maya Angelou

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