Now here's a cool idea: "Daily quote from a favorite book, thematically matched with a song." The site's called Literary Jukebox. …
How to Write a Melody For Any Lyric
Got a lyric that needs to be set to music? Here's a simple way to get started. Fortunately for we songwriters, every sentence, written or spoken, contains hints of melody that a sensitive ear can …
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It Feels Like My Skull Changes Shape
I try to make my music joyful–it makes me joyful–to feel the music soar through the body. It changes your posture, you raise your chin, throw your shoulders back, walk with a swagger. When I sing, my …
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How to Use a Rhyming Dictionary Without Sounding Like a Tool, Part 2
Welcome back! In the first part of this series, we talked about what a rhyming dictionary is, how it's organized, and how to find both true rhymes and oblique rhymes that fit your song …
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Edit: How to Use a Rhyming Dictionary Without Sounding Like a Tool
Edited the post How to Use a Rhyming Dictionary Without Sounding Like a Tool to correct the term near rhyme to oblique rhyme. …
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How to Use a Rhyming Dictionary Without Sounding Like a Tool
Somewhere, buried deep in the pages of this rhyming dictionary, an entry waits like a tiny seed that could suddenly take root, erupt through the earth, and push that song that's been stuck for months …
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