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By sharing a song of hers for critique, a songster is opening it up for public debate. She's inviting her fellow songwriters to give their opinions about which parts of the song are working well--and …
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So far in the Songwriter's Guide to Rhyme and Other Echoes, we've talked mostly about forms of rhyme that we might use at the ends of lyric lines. That brings us to the "Other Echoes" part of the …
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Solo singer-songwriters find themselves caught between two very different worlds. Half of the songster's job takes place in quiet rooms over an open notebook: crossing out lines, feeling out chords, …
June 19, 1969. It's the last night of the Montreux Jazz Festival, and The Les McCann Trio is taking the stage with two horn players--Eddie Harris and Bennie Bailey--who have never played with Les …
Excerpt from Pat Pattison's Writing Better Lyrics: Generate Ideas Through "Object Writing" …
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Today I took a deep breath and finally accepted that I have no talent as a songwriter. And now, having accepted that I have no talent, I'm more excited about songwriting than I've ever been in my …
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