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What did you write yesterday?
No, I don’t mean, “what, did you write ‘Yesterday’?”. A question that a poorly informed 60s music fan might ask Paul McCartney. Hopefully the songwriting will go better than the comedy routine. A...
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There’s so much out there
I’ve been looking for songwriting resources on the web and have been amazed at how much is out there and how useful a lot of it is. Considering I’ve been writing songs for years I can’t believe I’ve...
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It’s hard to get into the songwriting habit
Like a lot of things that we need to do regularly, the activities required for successful songwriting need to be established as a regular habit. With most habitual things, e.g. smoking, drinking,...
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A great big brassy tart of a chorus
Many years ago on “Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out”, Vic explained to Bob how to achieve a finale for their show that would have maximum impact. “A great big brassy tart of an ending” is how he described it,...
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I feel a song in my heart
But what about all the times I don’t? Something that is becoming very clear is that you can’t rely on being inspired to write all the time. It’s important to have some tools and techniques that will...
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You don’t have to hit a home run every time – just show up
What? A song about baseball? I don’t know very much about baseball, but I often hear baseball metaphors and I quite like them. One of my favourite pieces of baseball-related advice is that you don’t...
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Writing songs – well begun is half done
The quote I actually had in mind was, “a task begun is half done”, but I was searching for it on the internet to make sure it was right and, “well begun is half done”, is all that kept coming up. Well...
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Get your head in the songwriting game
Every sales book I ever read started the same way I got my first job in sales many years ago. I didn’t know anything about selling and I thought I should, so I bought a book on the subject. In the many...
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Songwriters, we have the technology
It’s never been easier to make a demo, but… There’s no doubt that the technology available to songwriters these days makes it easier than ever to make good quality demos of our songs. The technology...
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LeAnn Rhymes, but I’m not sure what with
Can it be that it was all so simple then? Rhyming used to seem like such a simple business. You wrote your line, looked for a word that rhymed perfectly with the last word of the line, came up with a...
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It’s hard to get into the songwriting habit
Like a lot of things that we need to do regularly, the activities required for successful songwriting need to be established as a regular habit. With most habitual things, e.g. smoking, drinking,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A great big brassy tart of a chorus
Many years ago on “Vic Reeves’ Big Night Out”, Vic explained to Bob how to achieve a finale for their show that would have maximum impact. “A great big brassy tart of an ending” is how he described it,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writing songs – well begun is half done
The quote I actually had in mind was, “a task begun is half done”, but I was searching for it on the internet to make sure it was right and, “well begun is half done”, is all that kept coming up. Well...
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You don’t have to hit a home run every time – just show up
What? A song about baseball? I don’t know very much about baseball, but I often hear baseball metaphors and I quite like them. One of my favourite pieces of baseball-related advice is that you don’t...
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Get your head in the songwriting game
Every sales book I ever read started the same way I got my first job in sales many years ago. I didn’t know anything about selling and I thought I should, so I bought a book on the subject. In the many...
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Songwriters, we have the technology
It’s never been easier to make a demo, but… There’s no doubt that the technology available to songwriters these days makes it easier than ever to make good quality demos of our songs. The technology...
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LeAnn Rhymes, but I’m not sure what with
Can it be that it was all so simple then? Rhyming used to seem like such a simple business. You wrote your line, looked for a word that rhymed perfectly with the last word of the line, came up with a...
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Why College Essay Writing and Song Writing Have More in Common Than You Might...
You might think essay writing and song writing are incredibly different. After all, they use entirely different paths to influence you. Songwriting is about getting you on an emotional level while...
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