History is a Garbage Filter. Will Your Music Survive?

In the world of music (and almost every other world), we love to hate. ____________ Purchase “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle TODAY, and receive your free eBook “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. _____________ If you watched the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, you become painfully aware that what gets remembered is scandal and […]

Some Great Music Resources, All in One Short Video

Ryan Record has posted a video that displays some of his favourite songwriting resources ___________________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-ebook bundle, and start building your audience base. ___________________ Just a quick post today as I’m on the road. An online colleague of mine, Ryan Record, has posted a video online on his “Musician Launcher” […]

Easy Music Theory 2.0 is Now Available (Download)

“Easy Music Theory” will take you from nothing to college-level in 25 easy lessons. Guaranteed! ____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and increase your song’s HIT potential. _____________ “Easy Music Theory with Gary Ewer” version 2.0 is now available, as an instant download. If you’ve been intimidated by the thought of trying to learn music theory, […]

Improvising guitar chords

7 Chord Progressions That Work All the Time

FREE with the Bundle purchase: “Use Your Words! Developing a Lyrics-First Songwriting Process” shows you how to put lyric-writing front and centre in your songwriting process. Do you find that your songwriting gets stuck at the chord progression stage? When this happens, it’s usually attributable to a common misunderstanding about chords: the need for chords […]

Video Melodic Analysis: Sia's "Soon We'll Be Found"

Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-ebook bundle, and learn how to write great songs! ________________ A while back I did a blog post that examined Sia’s “Soon We’ll Be Found”, from her “Some People Have Real Problems” recording. The main point of that article was to look at the way she used alternating minor-to-major […]

Practicing Your Songwriting Skills with UJAM.COM

Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-ebook bundle, and discover why great songs are great! _________________ I’ve been playing around recently with a great online music application at UJAM.com. It allows you to sing or play a melody into your computer’s microphone, and within seconds will create a chord progression and a backing band to […]