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Songwriting Part 17 - Immortality Through Songs
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
"Popular songs, because they are popular, reflect the feeling and spirit of their time. To become...
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Songwriting Part 15 - Melody Mapping
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
I sometimes find a melody being written in my head and don't want to immediately limit it to a major/minor...
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Funding Distribution For Indies
July 31, 2009 in Doing Business
Types of Distribution: Individual Consignment at...
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Songwriting Part 20 - The Elusive But Deadly Hook
July 31, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
In the winter of 1997, before either of us had gained any sort of reputation in the music biz, I had...
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The Value of Getting Paid
July 31, 2009 in Finding Money
Many musicians are asked at some point in their career to play for free. Whether it is a favour for a...
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Songwriting Part 13 - Experiments in Rhythm
July 30, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
In the last issue I addressed the concept of writing lyrics that had a natural rhythmic cadence even when...
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Songwriting Part 12 - Rhyming to Keep Your Lyrics in Time
July 30, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
You're a good songwriter, right? But could you be better? This month I will go a little deeper into song...
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Songwriting Part 10 - Tone Layers
July 30, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
This installment will attempt to delve a little further into the development of chord and melody. As a...
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Songwriting Part 9 - Accessible Songwriting
July 30, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
"Ben...you are not a good songwriter." I could not believe my ears. By this time in my career,...
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Songwriting Part 8 - 3 Chords and the Truth
July 30, 2009 in Songwriting & Copyright
I’ve been focusing mostly on lyric writing, neglecting the poor little chord progression which is...
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