Song Intros: Making them Relevant and Enticing

Your song’s intro might be a wasted opportunity to build an audience for your song. Get the songwriting ebook package that thousands of songwriters are now using to take their music to its highest level of excellence. “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle comes with an 11th free eBook, “Creative Chord Progressions“. Read more.. The job of […]

Simplifying Lead Vocal Rhythm in a Chorus

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Choosing a Song Key That Makes Best Use of Your Vocal Range

Don’t always assume that you should be singing your songs in your most comfortable range. There are other important considerations. _____________ Discover the 11 secrets that pro songwriters have known for decades. “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Bundle is being used by thousands of songwriters to take their music to a new level of excellence. Now with an […]

How a Good Lyric Makes You Want to Listen

It’s not just emotion that makes a lyric connect. It’s alternating emotions that really do the trick. _______________ Thousands of songwriters are now using “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle to improve their technique. It comes with a 7th free eBook, “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro“. Read more.. ________________   When a lyric is good, it […]

Using a Minor I-Chord in a Major Key Song

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Can The Shape of a Song Melody Affect the Mood of a Song?

Try these steps for isolating your song melody to see what kind of mood it’s really conveying. “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” eBook Bundle packages come with this eBOOK: “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. We all seem to acknowledge and understand the concept of “happy” music and “sad” music, even if we disagree […]