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Rewriting Song Titles For Practice And Inspiration

December 22, 2007 By Graham English

Here's an exercise I love to do when I need inspiration for song titles. If nothing's coming naturally, this trick can really get the creative juices flowing. Even if I end up using nothing that I come up with, I find that within a day or two, one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Billboard, billboard charts, creativity, hooks, HowTo, inspiration, iTunes, lyric writing, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting tips

How To Use TextMate As NetNewsWire’s External Blog Editor

October 8, 2007 By Graham English

I used to be an Ecto user but I have since seen the light and call TextMate my be-all-end-all blogging tool. The only thing I missed was being able to use Ecto as my external blog editor while reading feeds in NetNewsWire. Not anymore! Thanks to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: AppleScript, Blogging, Ecto, GTD, HowTo, NetNewsWire, productivity, TextMate, tools, tutorials

Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 15

September 4, 2007 By Graham English

This will be the last dominant 7 pentatonic scale pattern in this series. This pattern begins in the "outside key" and moves to the tonic key for two notes before switching back. The second part of the pattern begins in the tonic key, switches to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: dominant 7, exercises, free lessons, HowTo, jazz harmony, modal, modes, modulation, patterns, peak performance, pentatonic scales, playing outside, scales, tips, transposing

Having Trouble Ripping a DVD on a Mac?

August 20, 2007 By Graham English

I watched 300 yesterday. I can't remember if it was good or not because I spent the whole time staring at their abs. Guys are so obsessed with other guys bodies and don't even know it (and will never admit it). Seriously though, ahem, even though I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: 300, Apple, DVD, exercise, fitness, Handbrake, HowTo, Mac, movies, workout

Update Twitter, Facebook, iChat, Adium, And Skype With Quicksilver

August 11, 2007 By Graham English

I'm a Facebook fanatic. I joined immediately after they opened to the public. In the beginning, there wasn't much to talk about. None of my friends had joined and there really wasn't that much I could do there. But since then, the buzz has caught my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, AppleScript, automation, Facebook, Growl, hacks, HowTo, iChat, IM, Keychain, Mac, OSX, plugins, productivity, Quicksilver, Skype, social, software, Technology, tools, tutorial, Twitter, workflow

Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 14

August 3, 2007 By Graham English

Now this pattern is the exact opposite of the twelfth dominant 7 pentatonic scale pattern. Every other note is transposed into the "outside key" but this pattern begins in the outside key and is a full bar long. Download the full … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: dominant 7, exercises, free lessons, HowTo, jazz harmony, modal, modes, modulation, patterns, peak performance, pentatonic scales, playing outside, scales, tips, transposing

30-Day Challenge To Internet Profits – Without Spending A Dime!

July 30, 2007 By Graham English

Ed Dale is doing his third 30-day challenge again. The challenge has a modest goal: to earn $10 dollars on the internet with absolutely no out-of-pocket expenses. The entire program is free to join. I'm excited to see what Ed and his team have in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: business advice, challenge, education, HowTo, Income Strategies, internet marketing, iPhone, marketing, Master Mind, tips, tutorials

Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 13

July 30, 2007 By Graham English

This pattern is almost the exact opposite of the previous dominant 7 pentatonic pattern. Every other note is transposed into the "outside key" but this pattern begins in the outside key and is only two beats. Download the full pattern: Playing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: dominant 7, exercises, free lessons, HowTo, jazz harmony, modal, modes, modulation, patterns, peak performance, pentatonic scales, playing outside, scales, tips, transposing

Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 12

July 27, 2007 By Graham English

This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern is super squiggly. Every other note is transposed into the "outside key" for superior in-the-moment transposition skills. As always, don't just memorize this pattern technically. After you have your technique … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: dominant 7, exercises, free lessons, HowTo, jazz harmony, modal, modes, modulation, patterns, peak performance, pentatonic scales, playing outside, scales, tips, transposing

Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 11

July 10, 2007 By Graham English

The primary purpose of this dominant 7 pentatonic pattern is to force you to transpose keys a number of times during the bar. If you keep your wits about you as you play this pattern and don't just memorize it without giving it any thought, you'll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: dominant 7, exercises, free lessons, HowTo, jazz harmony, modal, modes, modulation, patterns, peak performance, pentatonic scales, playing outside, scales, tips, transposing

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