Songwriting tips, techniques, and ideas
Do you want us to listen to your songs over and over? Are you sure? This bit of radio wisdom--that heavy rotation is better--is something we often take for granted. And of course it's really taken …
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In the 1800's, the music industry moneymaker was sheet music. If you wanted to hear a particular song, you'd wander to the store, buy a book of sheet music, and someone in your …
In the long run, going slowly is the fastest way to learn. Thoroughly absorbing complex songs, music theory concepts, songwriting tactics, and instrumental techniques-all of this takes time. True …
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Sean O'Kana from California wrote in to ask about the art of making mix tapes that have a running theme. …
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Welcome back to part 2 of song written's series about giving and receiving song critiques. In case you missed it, you can read part 1 here. Giving critiques is a delicate art. In this post I'll be …
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