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Songwriting is a collection of skills that you can learn, practice, and improve over time.
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Follow me back to ancient Rome for a minute. I want to show you something. In Roman courts, there were no mugshots used to correctly identify suspects. Courthouses didn't have sketch artists to draw …
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On Friday, we songwriters and poets lost a legend: the great Irish poet Seamus Heaney died at age 74. The New York Times ran a retrospective on Heaney's life and poetry , recounting Heaney's rock …
It's surprisingly easy to generate dozens of song ideas any time you want to. "Inspiration" is actually something you can control. It's a set of skills. Here's one way to do it: Summarize any famous …
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Are your natural talents decided at birth? Is songwriting skill written into your genetic destiny? …
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Want some help getting your daily practice routine back on track? Announcing: The Art of Daily Practice online course, with new revisions and updates. …
Yes, I talked to legendary songstress Diane Warren last night. That's Diane to the right, me in the upper left. Even if you think you're unfamiliar with Diane, you've heard at least one of her songs. …
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