Changing Chords to Extend a Musical Line

Simple chord substitutions can do more for your music than simply vary the sound. _____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle (plus a FREE copy of “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”) is written by Gary Ewer, designed to straighten out your technique and get you writing better songs. ______________________ Most of the chords you’ll […]

Figuring Out Why Good Songs Are Good

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Getting the Most Out of a 2- or 3-Note Melody

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Improving a Songwriter’s Imagination

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How to Create Chord Progression Turn-Arounds

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 […]

Do Standard Songwriting Principles Apply to EDM?

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