Using Vocal Range to Energize Music in a Natural Way

When a lead vocal line moves higher, song energy builds in a very natural way. ____________ What do you use your iPad for? Why not let it help you improve your songwriting skills? Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle, and increase your song’s HIT potential. For desktop, laptop, iPad, iPhone, or any other mobile PDF-reading device. Plus get this DISCOUNT. […]

Lessons from Beethoven Resurface in TORRES

“Cowboy Guilt” from TORRES (@torreslovesyou) shows how the contrast principle is alive and well, after all these years. ______________  Looking for good songwriting content for your iPad, Kindle, laptop, desktop, or other PDF-reading device? Gary Ewer’s eBook Bundle, “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting”, will show you why good songs are good, and how to apply […]

Creating a Chord Progression to Fit Your melody

Here’s a set of steps that can keep your chord choices from sounding randomly picked. ______________ It’s time to get serious about your songwriting. Take a look a “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle packages, written by Gary Ewer. They’ll take your music to new levels of excellence. Read more.. ______________ A few posts back I encouraged […]

How to Reverse Engineer a Song, and Why You’d Do That

If you want to be the best, it sometimes requires you to pull the best songs apart to see the parts separately. That’s reverse engineering. ______________  Looking for good songwriting content for your iPad, Kindle, laptop, desktop, or other PDF-reading device? Gary Ewer’s eBook Bundle, “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting”, will show you why good […]

Describing Your Emotions Rarely Works Without a Background Story

A good lyric will cause a listener to create their own emotional response to what the verse has described. ____________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle, and increase your song’s HIT potential. _____________ This is a Part 2 to the post I did on May 20th, about making a connection to your audience through your lyrics. Take […]

5 Reasons Why Melody-First Is Better Than Chords-First Songwriting

It takes getting used to, but starting songs by working out the melody has some vital benefits. ____________ Purchase Gary Ewer’s “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle, and become the songwriter you’ve always thought you could be! _____________ Don’t get me wrong – there’s nothing particularly wrong with strumming through some chord progressions as a first […]