5 Secrets to Making the Verse-Chorus Format Work

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What's Holding You Back as a Songwriter?

It’s possible to be imaginative without being creative. That statement may come as a bit of a surprise to you if you’ve always thought of those two terms as being synonymous. From a songwriter’s point of view, your imagination refers to your ability to dream up bits of musical ideas, often seemingly out of thin […]

Creating Chord Progressions That Beg for the Chorus

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Think Small, and Big Things Will Happen

Some think that if a song isn’t working, you toss it out and try something new. Wrong. You’d be shocked how close a bad song is to being something that has hit potential. All it takes, usually, is a few small tweaks and you’ve got something to be proud of. Let “The Essential Secrets of […]

Remembering Those Middle-Of-The-Night Melodies

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What Makes a Song Dull, and What To Do About It

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