Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
TextMate is my second favorite app right behind Logic Studio. I’ve written about my TextMate love affair a lot. In this tutorial, I wanted to share how I use TextMate to write and analyze lyrics, including tips for finding the perfect rhyme and spotlighting important ideas.
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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 my ideas will trigger something completely different, usable, and inspiring.
If you don’t already write songs regularly, then it’s safe to say that you don’t yet have a songwriting habit. Because if you did, you would feel compelled to write songs every day and perhaps all day long.
Andrea Stolpe, an award-winning songwriter who has penned songs for top artists like Faith Hill. Andrea graciously shares some of her new and original songwriting techniques from her new book, Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling
Andrea Stolpe, an award winning songwriter with writing credits for top artists like Faith Hill, shares some powerful and unique songwriting tips from her new book, Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling.
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The Samurai Songwriter Code. How [...]
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Topics covered: Advice to developing songwriters, the art and craft of songwriting, strategies for writing hooks and melodies, a 7-step process to writing hit songs, and much more.
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It’s time to dig into the first issue of Samurai Songwriting. If you’re not a subscriber, join now. If you want to purchase just this issue, you can do that here:
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The inner game of songwriting. [...]
Another bonus you get when you join Samurai Songwriting is A Guide To Hit Song Forms. Inside this valuable songwriting guide, you’ll learn…
How to begin writing songs with superior structure and the techniques you need to master the craft of songwriting.
The basic song sections with advice on how they relate to each other and tips [...]
Joining Samurai Songwriting has lots of perks. One of them is the Chorus Cheat Sheet. Inside this guide to writing great choruses, you’ll learn…
Why it’s called a “chorus” and what this means to you as a songwriter.
The seven basic chorus forms — with dozens of hit song examples to show you how it all works [...]
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The two most important places to put your energy and focus that will make the biggest difference in your songwriting.
The five skills you need to write a hit [...]
I’m finding more and more that what stops songwriters from finishing songs isn’t a lack of good ideas but a misdirection of songwriting focus. Based on the comments I receive, musicians are spending more time on tasks that do little to move the song closer to completion.
For example, if you just spent 15 minutes on [...]
One of the most common challenges I hear about songwriting is not knowing where to begin. With the lyrics? With the music? Or something completely different? It’s a rather simple challenge to find a solution to, really.
Start with a single note or single word
Play a single random note and just listen to your imagination. Does [...]
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 [...]
The brand new Merlin Show features Jonathan Coulton, a songwriter who gained quite a lot of popularity for his Thing a Week project. They discuss songwriting and the ubiquitous capture process. It’s a good show and the 43 Folders blog is an excellent resource for Getting Things Done. I highly recommend watching.
Update: Part 2 is [...]
To be a Samurai Songwriter, you must first dedicate yourself to The Song.
As a symbolic gesture, say it out loud. “I dedicate my life to serving The Song.”
The Song is a powerful force. It changes people. It makes people laugh and cry. It opens closed hearts. It heals the broken. It calms the angry. And [...]
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.
If Heroes needed a new superhero, it would be Montage Man. He can speed things up and add a catchy tune. 1 day ago
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