by Gary Ewer, from “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” website: Many songwriters are not aware of this, but chord progressions, as such, are not protected by copyright, and can be used by other songwriters. This makes sense, because if you had to come up with a unique progression that the world had never heard before […]
by Gary Ewer, from “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” website: For songwriters who are serious about writing, it’s not just the quality of the songs that’s important, but the number of quality songs they can churn out. While acknowledging that more doesn’t mean anything when it comes to quality, it’s good to be more than a […]
by Gary Ewer, from”The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” website: It’s a peculiar thing about music, but many listeners, even completely “unmusical” ones, can tell that there’s something wrong with your song, even if they can’t pinpoint what the actual problem is. More often than not, it’s how the melody and chords relate to each other. […]
by Gary Ewer, from “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” website: You might say that songwriting is a study in energy. Most songs feature fluctuating energy levels, with higher intensity occurring more toward the end of a song than the beginning. So how does chord choice help? When we think of increasing or decreasing a song’s […]
by Gary Ewer, from”The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” website: You know, we could learn a lot from the famous artists out there, like Da Vinci, Rembrandt or Monet. We look at their paintings and just assume they sat down and just started to paint. But in reality, most artists sketch out many preparatory attempts, before […]
by Gary Ewer, from”The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” website: I think it’s too bad when a pop song writer shields him/herself from listening to other styles of music. You’d be surprised what you can learn from listening to other genres. And there is good music being written in every style you can think of. In […]
