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It’s easy to unknowingly (or subconsciously) sabotage your own progress as a songwriter. These self-defeating behaviors often stay under the radar until somebody else points them out. In the article …
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My father, Bill Tozier, has a remarkable ability: he can work on songs with other people around. With the whole family living and breathing around him, he can sit down at the kitchen table, feel out …
Well, it took me about two years, but I finally gave this website a proper name. Just in case you’re reading this post from an RSS feed reader or via an e-mail subscription, here’s the new …
This article is part of a series called Moving Beyond Chord-Centric Songwriting. The practice routines given here should help any songwriter become more melodically fluent, but they will probably be …
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Well hello there. Sorry for the long, unplanned absence—I was very sick and barely coherent at times for the past week and a half. I’m feeling much better now and finally have enough clarity to string …
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I’m gonna break my rusty cage and run. -Chris Cornell In a previous post, I explained my songwriting rut. I’m harmonically stale; I use the same chords in the same progressions using the same …
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