Some of my favorites: Wikipedia Musical Genre: User built info for all genres.Ishkur Electronic Music: Guide to electronic music & sample database.Discogs.com: Record labels, artists and releases.MusicBrainz.org: Music metadata tag … [Read more...]
Sexy Object Writing Word Generator
Yesterday I posted how to get your creative juices flowing with object writing. Today I found a great site that you can use to randomly generate objects to write about. It's more of a surprise word generator than a random word generator because you … [Read more...]
Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
Give me 5 minutes and I'll show you how to instantly find unique and interesting details to put into your lyrics. The technique is called Object Writing and it's so ridiculously easy that you'll be pissed you didn't know about it sooner. I learned … [Read more...]
Guitarist Tricks of the Trade
From Tricks of the Trade: Most gigs involve playing multiple sets, e.g., you go on at 9, play til 9:45, and go back on at 10. If the audience sees you looking at your watch, though, they will assume that you are bored. So wear your watch so that the … [Read more...]
Have You Found This To Be A Normal Occurance For People Using Your Course?
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 … [Read more...]
Will These Factors Hamper My Ability To Gain Absolute Pitch?
Kevin: I play bass in an orchestra (which is notorious for being a difficult instrument to play in tune), as well as sing in a chorus where my fellow tenors could be as much as, but not limited to, a half step flat on an given note. Will these … [Read more...]
Don’t Forget Square One…
I've noticed a lot of resistance to "songwriting rules". Most of the criticism falls in the Craft vs. Inspiration camp. And my defense is always that it isn't an either-or argument. From Don't forget square one...: Horse trainer Linda Parelli … [Read more...]
List of Opensource Music Software
Please don't let your financial situation stop you from writing and recording great music. Here's a list of opensource music software for capturing and recording audio. I've used Audacity for a couple of projects and it works great. There's even free … [Read more...]
How To Be An Expert
From: How to be an expert The only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication. All that talk about prodigies? We could all be prodigies (or nearly so) if we just put in the time and focused. At least that's what the … [Read more...]
Ear Training Hack #3
From: 18 Tricks to Teach Your Body: 2. Experience supersonic hearing! If you're stuck chatting up a mumbler at a cocktail party, lean in with your right ear. It's better than your left at following the rapid rhythms of speech, according to … [Read more...]
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