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There Is Nothing Boring In Life. Only Boring People.

October 26, 2006 By Graham English

There is a common misconception that "things" can be boring. You may find doing your taxes boring. But some people find it riveting. Therefore, we can't say that doing taxes is boring. "It" is not boring. Then what part of that sentence or thought is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Music Education, Prose Tagged With: curiosity, Ear Training, expertise, generalizations, Language, listening, mind, musicianship, Practice, Psychology, quotes, thinking

How To Find The Head-Turning Hook That Reels ‘Em In

February 26, 2006 By Graham English

Be the one song your fans listen to today that gets their adrenaline pumping. Before you commit to a single note of your next song, you want to do some serious sleuthing behind the scenes. I call it being a hook detective. What you're looking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: billboard charts, contrast, curiosity, details, hook placement, hooks, lyric ideas, melodic motion, note length, phrase length, song sections, songs, Songwriting

The Astonishing Hit-Making Magic of Song Titles

January 25, 2006 By Graham English

Why almost everyone is completely wrong about what makes a good song title... and why this is a tremendous advantage for anyone who knows the secrets. Most people - and shamefully, most so-called experts in songwriting - wouldn't know a good song … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: curiosity, direct response, don't tell, show, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting techniques, SongwritingHacks

I’m Cool, You’re Not!

December 23, 2005 By Graham English

How curiosity and innovation are lost when music ceases to become awe-inspiring and instead becomes a tool to show how cool you are. I've got a lot of great friends that are great musicians. And it seems that whenever a group of musicians get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: cool, curiosity, musicians

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