Singer-songwriters in the field of popular music usually sing songs that are composed by themselves and they seldom perform other songwriters’ work. The advantage is that singer-songwriters can compose the songs according to their own perceptions and experiences and the songs are relatively irreplaceable, such as Jay Chou and Wayne Lin (JJ Lin). While the disadvantage is that sometimes they hit a plateau with no inspiration when creating a song, especially having the dateline to meet, the anxiety is then increased. Too much anxiety can lead to creative blocks. To find a way out of songwriters’ deficient inspirations, this study applies a group-based learning format and guides three new generation singers, Justin Lin, Wing Yang, and Yi Yang, to complete songwriting by using school subjects they are interested in–mathematics, Mandarin, and chemistry–as a creative foundation. Results found that the three signers complete the work within one week, including the Mandarin-based topic “Magnanimity, ” the chemistry-based topic “Lithium,” and the mathematical-based topic “Unknown.” It is concluded that singer-songwriters who have the songwriting ability and specific preferred topics can have more potentials to break through the bottleneck of creations.

Keywords: Creativity, Singer-Songwriter, School Subjects