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Bass line exercise 6 Aug 2013 | 07:25 pm
Let’s get back to basics (no pun intended). In this exercise, you’ll write a new song from scratch, limiting yourself to only two elements. Forget a full band arrangement. Heck, forget chords. Write ...
Do you really listen to full albums? 20 May 2013 | 11:02 pm
I used to love listening to complete albums – a set of songs meant to be listened to together and in a specific order. I hadn’t thought about that for a while until I saw this NPR blog post which asks...
Step away from the instrument 8 May 2013 | 11:34 pm
Do you limit yourself every time you write a song? I certainly do, in more ways than one. But here’s one limit that’s easy to overcome. It’s your instrument. It’s easy to see how a beginner guitar- or...
Demand for jingle writers 20 Mar 2013 | 12:22 am
From the LA Times: Demand for ad jingles turns L.A. songwriters into music factories An increasing number of ad agencies are seeking original compositions for their commercials, helping boost the fort...
The Joy of Repetition 28 Feb 2013 | 12:40 am
Here’s a songwriting lesson disguised as an interview on audio production. Doug Orey, Online Student Advisor at Berklee Music, interviews Stephen Webber, musician, composer, DJ, record producer, studi...
Erin McKeown interview 14 Jan 2013 | 09:57 pm
I found a great interview with singer/songwriter Erin McKeown on American Songwriter. She talks about her songwriting process, her co-write with Rachel Maddow, her songwriting heroes, her new release,...
free guitar handbook from Berklee 29 Nov 2012 | 09:06 pm
Get a taste of Berklee’s legendary guitar instruction in their free downloadable Guitar Handbook. This extensive PDF contains lessons taken from Berklee’s 12-week online guitar courses, and covers int...
Favorite Paul Simon quotes 13 Oct 2012 | 11:27 pm
From Performing Songwriter magazine. “As soon as your mind knows that it’s on and it’s supposed to produce some lines, either it doesn’t or it produces things that are very predictable. And that’s why...
Gangnam Style, an explanation 13 Oct 2012 | 05:09 am
I don’t know what the lyrics to this song mean, if anything. But if you think the US music industry is strange, you should hear how they do it in Korea. According to a recent report, there are three r...
will crowd funding work for me? 25 Sep 2012 | 08:59 pm
Terre Roche (formerly of The Roches) wrote an article in the New York Times describing her experience with Kickstarter, and then with Indiegogo. She and her band Afro-Jersey, failed to meet their goal...
