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John Lennon Hit Songwriting Teleseminar

April 17, 2007 By Graham English

At this moment, you're just a $20 click away from discovering the Hit Songwriting Secrets of John Lennon... even if you're starting from scratch. April 18th and 19th, 2007 6pm PST/ 8pm CST/ 9pm EST Count me in! Please reserve my tele-slot for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Seminars Tagged With: chord progressions, chorus, harmony, John Lennon, lyric writing, melody, Samurai Songwriting, Songwriting, songwriting tips

Confusing Music Theory Fundamentals And Cliche

March 28, 2007 By Graham English

Wanna hear something provocative? Check out this quote from an old issue of keyboard magazine. "On this experimental record, I've been trying to explore more jazz harmonies. The thing is -- and I'm gonna piss off a lot of people here -- the II-V-I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: chord changes, chord progressions, cliche, fundamentals, harmony, jazz harmony, limiting beliefs, Michael Jordan, music fundamentals, Music Theory

Play Guitar Like A Rock Star — Free Five Part Guitar Course

September 21, 2006 By Graham English

Inside you'll learn... The proper way to hold a guitar -- you could be causing serious injury! Tips for buying a new guitar -- You really need to arm yourself well before you try haggling with your local guitar salesman. Light speed guitar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: chord progressions, guitar, guitar course, guitar instruction, guitar lessons, guitar tablature, guitar tabs, guitar tuning, Jimi Hendrix, music lessons, tablature, tabs

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-22-06

August 22, 2006 By Graham English

Topics covered: Chord progressions, I-IV-V, The blues, classical music, mashups, melody, modal progressions, music software, rhythm... Download: Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-22-06 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast, Music Education Tagged With: blues, chord changes, chord progressions, classical music, Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast, mashups, melody, modal, modes, music software, podcasts, rhythm, Songwriting, SongwritingHacks

The Rules and Principles of Counterpoint

August 18, 2006 By Graham English

Counterpoint

These rules of counterpoint are simple and easy to memorize. Use them during the arranging phase of your music producing. Counterpoint: a composition which is written strictly according to technical rules. In earlier times, instead of our modern … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: arranging, chord progressions, composing, composition, consonance, counterpoint, dissonance, fundamentals, harmony, modes, motion, Music Theory, rules, Writing Music

How Do You Develop New And Interesting Chord Changes?

February 8, 2006 By Graham English

Here's a handful of my top techniques that I use to develop new and interesting chord changes. 1. Stick with I-IV-V I know, it's not new, but I-IV-V doesn't have to be uninteresting. There's a reason why these chords are so fundamental to our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: blues, chord changes, chord progressions, classical music, contrast, mashups, melody, modal, modes, music software, rhythm, Songwriting, songwriting techniques, SongwritingHacks

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