Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
In this episode I test recording on the iPod with my Belkin TuneTalk adapter on the way to the gym.
I’ll stand by you to the end.
I’ll never desert you.
I’ll be the one you depend on.
The one you can talk to.
iTheory is a free ear training tool for your iPod. It took me a couple of tries to get it installed correctly, but it works great. The interface isn’t as clean as I would like. You have to scroll past hundreds of notes before you get to the iTheory main menu. But once I got [...]
If you plan on being a great lyricist, you need to spend considerable time studying the master songwriters who came before you. Think about it. Who’s going to make a better Chef? Someone who has only tasted his own cooking or someone who has eaten at many different 5-star restaurants?
There’s a quick and easy way [...]
I tried to create a melody centered around only two notes.
This one flew out pretty quick so I captured it on my iPod. It’s a triplet feel in the key of B at about 60bpm.
ToWrite verse chorus prechorus
I’ve taken a few months off of posting music here but I’m back in the saddle now. It took a while to get my work flow down after my move to Boston. So I’ll be archiving all my new and old music again.
This is a stop-and-start iPod recording of a 120bpm Cmin7 Dorian funk groove on my wurly.
4:45 – Key change to Emin.
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This is an iPod recording of me playing with an Fmin7 funk riff at 110bpm on the hammond organ, wah wah clav, and Trinity synth bass.
iPod recording. hammond organ and Trinity synth bass Ebmin7 | Ab7 100bpm funk.
iPod recording of a bluesy C7 120bpm Hammond organ groove with a vocal scat solo.
Practicing Bb rhythm changes on the hammond organ at 130bpm.
This is an iPod recording of a funky Bb7alt swing groove at 130bpm on the Hammond.
This is an iPod recording in the key of Gmin (Dorian) at 100bpm. Hammond and wah wah clav start it out.
This is an iPod recording of Prince’s How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore. I recorded this just over a year ago for my girlfriend.
Kevin: Since beginning your course, friends of mine have gotten iPods, claiming that everyone needs them. I’ll point to my head and say “I’ve already got one”. This is true, as songs have become much more vivid in my imagination, so much that I can satiate my craving for a song by just thinking about [...]
Mind Hacks posted how choice is demotivating when there are too many options.
“Offer students a choice of 6 essays, rather than 30 essays, for extra-credit and more will take up the opportunity if there is less choice of essay titles – and, what is more, they write better essays.”
And if you have 45 song ideas [...]
Just got a copy of GarageBand 3. Get ready for the podcast.
For a long time now I’ve recorded everything I play on my iPod. Then I flesh out the ideas I like in GarageBand. From there I choose my best ideas and finish them in Logic Pro. It’s a really smooth songwriting workflow.
But [...]
MacNewsWorld – Will Music Subscriptions Replace Per-Song Sales?:
“It’s no secret that the iPod is one of the must-have gadgets of the early 21st Century. What is less talked about, though, is how Apple has helped to kick-start the transition of the music business from retail to online sales. In the space of just over two [...]
about grahamI'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.
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