Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
First of all, we have to agree on the definition of a song. For our purposes in Samurai Songwriting, a song is an art-form and a form of communication made up of melody, harmony, rhythm, lyrics, and form — the form of which includes a title, chorus, verse, and potentially a prechorus and/or bridge.
We can [...]
I’m celebrating quite a few good songs written in the past year. And I’m reflecting on how I can make 2007 an even better year for songwriting. Look for some fresh songwriting ideas in the new year and enjoy the best songwriting articles of 2006.
The Perfect Song Title – 5 Things To Remember
4 Things That [...]
Place Your Song Title At Key Points In The Chorus
Your song title is more likely to be remembered if it is placed in the first or last line of the chorus.
Place Emphasis On Your Song Title In The Chorus
Support your song title by giving it a rhythm, melody, and harmony that sounds natural and intuitive. [...]
This music discovery website is amazing! You can find music by mood, genre, and by the decade it was created. Best of all, Musicovery is as a killer songwriting inspiration tool.
You don’t even have to hit play to find ideas for your next song. Just take a look at the moods or genres to give [...]
Topics covered: Hooks, song titles, song ideas, lyrical insights, melodic insights, hook placement, and much more…
Then submit your sage advice at the Songwriting Tips Group Project at BloggingMuses. Your tips will be highlighted on their very own page and you can even promote your website or music project or whatever you like.
I’ve already submitted my own songwriting tips. It’s fast becoming a serious songwriting tips resource.
See you there.
A Random Article from Wikipedia
Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies
A Random Word
A Random Sentence
A Random Paragraph
A Random Web Site
You have to put something into your mind to get something out.
Topics covered: Songwriting for busy people, capturing song ideas, GTD (Getting Things Done), organization, productivity, iTunes, GarageBand, Logic Pro, inspiration, motivation, tagging, mood markings, songwriting techniques, review, Hit Song Cheat Sheet, and much more…
Topics covered: Top 10 Lyric Writing Insights, line length, contrasting ideas, melody, metaphor, prosody, rhyme schemes, rhythm, song forms, spotlights…
Topics covered: Song titles, P.T. Barnum, hooks, headlines, direct response, songwriting, the internet…
Don’t be stopped by your frustrations… The main thing is persistence.
Jesse Harris share his songwriting process with you from the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus.
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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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