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10 Ways to Shake Up Your Songwriting
Looking for a fresh feel for your songwriting efforts? These are tried-and-true tips shared on Songwriting Scene since its debut — give ’em a try today (or tomorrow…or the next day is fine, too) 1....
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The ABCs of Songwriting Ideas (as in, where to find good ones)
A stronomy: from Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” the Train’s “Drops of Jupiter,” the heavens have been a haven for song ideas for decades. Bible: The inspiring possibilities are endless —...
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7 Songwriting Habits I’d Like to Have More Of
It’s hard to break old habits, but it’s also tough to establish new ones — and that’s certainly true for me when it comes to songwriting. Here’s the 7 songwriting habits I’d love to encourage in...
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Snip! Why Editing your Songwriting is Essential
In my daily, money-making life, I am a freelance copywriter and editor, crafting marketing materials for corporate entities in the business-to-business world…YAWN…ZZZZZ. Yes, I know. It’s not as...
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7 Things to Consider When Arranging Your Songs
So…I’m recording a new album of original songs, my first full-length effort in three years. (My formal writing voice says: “Yes, I’m quite excited about that, thank you.” But my inside-my-head voice...
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How to introduce your songs so your audience shuts up and listens
Lots of songwriters don’t perform their songs. But many do — so performing singer-songwriters, I’m talking to you! Personally, a big challenge in sharing my songs publicly, on stage, is how I introduce...
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4 Reasons House Concerts are Great for Songwriters (and How to Kick Butt at One)
Way back in 2009, when I first started this blog, I chatted with Concerts in Your Home founder Fran Snyder about the rising trend of house concerts: that is, performances presented in someone’s home,...
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Should you put your song aside and move on? Readers weigh in!
You know how sometimes you write a tune and it all just comes tumbling out? Well, maybe you don’t…but once in a while that happens to me. Mostly not, however — more traditionally, I’ll battle over it...
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Five More Essential Home Recording Tips to Make Your Songs Sound Awesome
Ready to record your songs? Here are 5 MORE essential been-there-done-that tips! This is a guest post by audio engineer Jay Mafale of The Wind-Up Shop. As the music industry continues to reinvent...
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How to Find Your Songwriting Voice
How do you find your unique creative voice in your songwriting? I’ve been on a journey to find that out for myself in my own songwriting work. Certainly, I have found parts and pieces and sense of it...
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