Shutdown again by that nagging voice inside that says you’ll never be good enough? If you’re a serious songwriter who keeps getting blocked by a critical inner voice, you’re in good company. A lot of songwriters struggle with negative internal dialog that keeps them frustrated and fruitless. But it doesn’t
Songwriting dreams often start at a young age. Tucson worship pastor and NCS Songwriter of the Month, Brian Goodall, recalls, “I remember laying in my bed as a middle schooler and pretending I was conducting symphonies that I composed. I didn’t know that that was abnormal.” Brian would later complete
What a Beautiful Name It Is Hillsongs’ “What a Beautiful Name” by Brooke Ligertwood and Ben Fielding took the worship world by storm a couple of years back and even won a Grammy. We still sing it a lot at our church and I bet you do, too. It’s hanging
Three years and a lot of dedication are beginning to pay off for songwriting hopefuls, Shirley Nagel and Jaclynn Huse. With over twenty compositions between them already signed to publishers and more on the way, the two cowriters met through NCS Coaching. “Shirley and I were in [NCS] Boot Camp
By now, many are growing numb to the constant barrage of news around the tragic outbreak of Covid-19. The realities of the disruption of our routines and the sudden sequestering we’re now in are compounded by the uncertainty of just how long this could drag on. David’s own words in
