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Rewriting Song Titles For Practice And Inspiration

December 22, 2007 By Graham English

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: Billboard, billboard charts, creativity, hooks, HowTo, inspiration, iTunes, lyric writing, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting tips

5 Sure Fire Ways To Kick-Start The Songwriting Habit

October 26, 2007 By Graham English

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. We could talk about motivation or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: 80/20 rule, habits, lyric writing, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting tips, tips, titles, transcribing, writing

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 05-20-07

May 12, 2007 By Graham English

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...]

Filed Under: Audio, Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast, Music Education Tagged With: advice, hit songwriting, hit songwriting tips, Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast, hooks, interviews, lyric writing, melody, podcasts, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting process, songwriting tips, tips

Chorus Cheat Sheet – 7 Types Of Choruses And How To Write Them

April 5, 2007 By Graham English

Buying 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: cheat sheet, chorus, chorus forms, Samurai Songwriting, song forms, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting tips

The Perfect Song Title – 5 Things To Remember

November 26, 2006 By Graham English

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: chorus, contrast, harmony, lyric writing, lyrics, melody, rhyme, rhythm, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting techniques, songwriting tips, spotlights, writing lyrics

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 10-13-06

October 13, 2006 By Graham English

Topics covered: Hooks, song titles, song ideas, lyrical insights, melodic insights, hook placement, and much more... Download: Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 10-13-06 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast, Music Education Tagged With: Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast, hook placement, hooks, lyric ideas, melodic motion, note length, phrase length, song ideas, song sections, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting tips

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-03-06

August 3, 2006 By Graham English

Topics covered: Song titles, P.T. Barnum, hooks, headlines, direct response, songwriting, the internet... Download: Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-03-06 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast, Music Education Tagged With: direct response, headlines, hit songwriting tips, Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast, hooks, Internet, podcasts, song titles, Songwriting, songwriting tips

What Was The Name Of That Song?

July 13, 2006 By Graham English

Musiclens lets you search for music using vague criteria like how loud it is or its tempo and mood. Pretty spiffy flash interface as well. Musiclens is different from Song Tapper and maybe not as good for finding the title of a song. But it shines … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose, Technology Tagged With: database, filters, music, search, song titles, songs, Songwriting

Songwriting For Busy People

February 10, 2006 By Graham English

Mind Hacks posted how choice is demotivating when there are too many options. "Offer students a choice of 6 essays, rather than 30 essays, for extra-credit and more will take up the opportunity if there is less choice of essay titles - and, what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: GarageBand, GTD, harmony, iPod, iTunes, Logic Pro, lyrics, melody, MindHacks, mood markings, music notation, recorded audio, rhythm, song titles, Songwriting, tags, tempo, writing lyrics, Writing Music

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

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