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A turn-around builds musical energy by its seamless back-to-the-beginning characteristic. ________________ Get the entire “Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Bundle, with an 11th free eBook, “Creative Chord Progressions”. High-quality PDFs for laptop, desktop, iPad, or any other PDF-reading device. ________________ A turn-around is a progression, usually relatively short (4 or 5 chords), that ends in such […]
If you start writing by trying to improvise random progressions, you’re likely wasting a lot of time. _______________ Written by Gary Ewer, author of “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-ebook Bundle. _______________ There’s nothing random about a good chord progression. Those with some knowledge of music theory will know that. If it sounds good, there are […]
Musical motifs add structure to your song — in ways that audiences don’t need to notice. _______________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle packages will strengthen your songwriting technique, and take you to a new level of musical excellence. The 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle includes “Writing a Song From a Chord Progression“. Read more.. ________________ It’s practically impossible to […]
Here’s a short description of how a melody moves and changes from beginning to end of most songs. _______________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle will strengthen your songwriting technique, and take you to a new level of musical excellence. It includes “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro“. Read more.. ________________ For those […]
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