Here’s how to take the best qualities of the world’s worst songs to write great music. ____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle comes with this FREE eBOOK: “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. _____________ “Achy Breaky Heart”, written by Don Von Tress and made most famous (or perhaps infamous) by Billy Ray […]
Creating word lists, one narrative and the other emotional, really helps a song lyric come together. ____________________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle takes the guesswork out of songwriting. Help give your songwriting technique a kick-start (Free ebook offer– Read more..) ____________________ I truly believe that the best lyrics happen by writing lots and lots of words, […]
Ten very commonly-asked questions regarding chord progressions. Which ones have stumped you? ____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle comes with this FREE eBOOK: “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. _____________ I do a fair amount of looking about at music blogs and forums online, just getting a handle on the kinds of […]
Changing key temporarily is a great way to make a repetition less evident. ____________________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle cleans up your songwriting technique. Become a top-level songwriter, starting today! (Free offer included – Read more..) ____________________ Most songs make great use of repetition as an important feature. Some repetitive elements go without needing to be discussed. For example, […]
Good chord progressions are not simply one nice chord following another. There is a musical logic behind good ones. ____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle comes with this FREE eBOOK: “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. _____________ There is a reason why we call them chord progressions, and not chords successions. Something that […]
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