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In the previous article I quickly explained the process of object writing. I first learned of object writing through the book Writing Better Lyrics by Berklee professor Pat Pattison, and I've had …
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Many of my songwriting friends and students have suffered this dreaded feeling at least once: the feeling of wanting to write a song, but having no lyric ideas at all. Some of you may be suffering …
Want to use your talents to help your listeners out with whatever's going on in their lives? Your own troubles--past or present--are key. This will involve exploring some uncomfortable territory, but …
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photo by Hillary Tozier Have you ever read a line so descriptively vivid and lifelike that you feel like you lived it yourself? Writers spend years of their lives—if not decades—fine-tuning this art …
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I've found writing a chorus or refrain to be one of the tougher points of finishing a lyric. In order to find something that you can repeat over and over in a song, consider this question: why repeat …
You should know from the beginning that Zen Guitar is not a conventional how-to program of instruction. It is alternative, meaning it requires a do-it-yourself spirit. There are no chords or tuning or …
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