Hear commentator Rob Kapilow demonstrate how Mozart sets up our expectations but takes us in unpredictable directions in the String Quintet in G minor. His music, like a hologram, flashes back and forth between the simple and the … [Read more...]
Samurai Songwriting Issue 2 Is Now Available
It's time to dig into the second 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: 1. Select your country USA Outside USA Here's what we … [Read more...]
Last Chance To Get Issue 1 With Your Membership
If you're interested in subscribing to Samurai Songwriting, today is the best day to do it. Tomorrow, Issue 2 will be released and if you subscribe now, you'll have access to both Issue 1 and Issue 2. After tomorrow, Issue 1 will cost extra. So if … [Read more...]
Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 05-20-07
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. Download: Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 05-20-07 Subscribe … [Read more...]
How To Use Tension And Release In Your Melodies
Music, much like life, is fundamentally a swinging pendulum between tension and release. Fortunately, with music, this is easy to represent objectively and to utilize in your music composition. Taking a look at the C major scale, you can see that … [Read more...]
John Lennon Hit Songwriting Teleseminar
At this moment, you're just a $20 click away from discovering the Hit Songwriting Secrets of John Lennon... even if you're starting from scratch. April 18th and 19th, 2007 6pm PST/ 8pm CST/ 9pm EST Count me in! Please reserve my tele-slot for … [Read more...]
Fmin 82bpm
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. Download: Fmin 82bpm … [Read more...]
Applying The 80-20 Rule To Your Songwriting
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 … [Read more...]
Songwriting Challenges – Where Do I Begin?
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 … [Read more...]
Music for 12-26-06
I'm settling on this melody for now. I might play with the second half of the verse to give it a lift. It's a [tag]Pop[/tag] [tag]triplet feel[/tag] in the key of [tag]B[/tag] at [tag]90bpm[/tag]. [tag]ToWrite[/tag] [tag]verse[/tag] … [Read more...]