Moving from minor to major gives a very natural energy boost to your music. ____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and build your audience base! _____________ Practically all songs you’ll hear today are in a key, which means that the chord progression points to one particular chord as giving a sense of “home”. Once you know […]
Some thoughts (and posts) regarding songwriting formulas – when they’re good, and when they’re not. _______________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle: Songwriting instruction that’s powerful and effective! _________________ Not all formulas that pertain to songwriting are bad. But you need to know that following a formula means that to a certain degree you’re giving listeners […]
Looking for ideas to help a weird progression make better sense? Try these. ____________________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle – Powerful and Effective songwriting instruction! ____________________ Of all the elements that go together to make a song, the chord progression is the one that you shouldn’t particularly worry if it’s somewhat predictable. […]
Songwriters need to find ways to make verse and chorus progressions sound like partners within the same song. ______________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle – It’s time to get serious about building your audience base! ______________ There’s no reason that a verse and chorus cannot use the same chord progression, and many […]
When chord roots and melodies move in the same direction all the time, a vital sense of “independence” is lost. ________________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and start building a large audience base for your music ________________ For many songs, chord progressions are simple enough that the concept of a bass “line” […]
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