Songwriting tips, techniques, and ideas
Some songs get better and better the more you hear them — even after dozens of plays. How can you write a song that your listener will want to hear again and again? …
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Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top — it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others — it rises from your …
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Have you been using the same rhyme schemes over and over? Try a new one from this list of 7. When I first started writing songs, I didn't give any thought to rhyme schemes at all. Without realizing …
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How, as a human being, does one face infinity? Through lists, through catalogs, through collections in museums, through encyclopedias and dictionaries... --Umberto Eco …
1. Disconnect. Power down your computer--or if you absolutely need the thing for some reason related to your practice and studies, sever it from the internet by disabling wireless. 2. Banish …
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Over the past few weeks I've been trading words with a few friends of mine. When I say "trading words", I mean to say that we send each other individual words with no aim at all other than enjoying …
George uncaps a crumpled tube and squeezes a tendril of Prussian Blue onto his palette. Alongside the blue, he squeezes a line of deep Alizarin Crimson. Now for an earth tone... George's fingers …
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At some point in your life, you've seen a performance so enthralling that the room was spellbound. Nobody was talking, whispering, fidgeting, nothing. If you've ever been onstage during one of …
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Want to grab your listener's attention the second they press play? ⏯ First, an intro to intros. The introduction of a song sets the tone in more than one sense. Here are just some of the jobs a …
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To save time and energy, we ignore the world every day. Caught up in our tasks and besieged by distractions, we hurry past the tree rising out of the lawn each time we walk past it - it won't help us …
