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Cool And Recent Podcasts From Around The Web

January 11, 2008 By Graham English

Here's some recent podcasts from around the web that I've been inspired by musically. The Ring and I It might seem hyperbole to claim, as many Wagnerites do, that The Ring Cycle is "The Greatest Work of Art Ever." But the grandeur and power of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: brain, lyric writing, lyricists, lyrics, Mozart, neurology, podcast, podcasts, Science, songwriters, Songwriting, Stravinsky, Wagner

NaSoAlMo: National Solo Album Month

October 29, 2006 By Graham English

NaSoAlMo is a free yearly competition where musicians write and record an entire album during the month of November. The idea came from NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, where writers attempt a 50,000 word novel during the same month. It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: competition, GTD, inner-critic, productivity, songwriters, Songwriting, Writing Music

Why I Write For The Garbage Can

August 7, 2006 By Graham English

Do you know of an author that has written a book in one sitting? Or how about a composer who created a masterpiece in an afternoon? You haven't? Me neither. And that's why I write for the garbage can. Johnny Mercer, the songwriter, said he used … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: creativity, inner-critic, inspiration, intentions, Johnny Mercer, songwriters, Songwriting, writing

Vernon Reid Songwriting Tips Interview

July 27, 2006 By Graham English

Don't be stopped by your frustrations... The main thing is persistence. Vernon Reid Songwriting Tips Interview … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Video Tagged With: interviews, John Lennon, John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, songwriters, Songwriting, songwriting tips, Vernon Reid

Jesse Harris Songwriting Tips Interview

July 21, 2006 By Graham English

Blogging has been light because I'm working on a couple of projects to be unveiled next week. Also, I'm moving to Boston September 1 and that's taking up a lot of my time. Thanks for bearing with me. :) In the mean time, I'll let Grammy award … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Video Tagged With: Blogging, Boston, Elite Musician Society, grammy, interviews, John Lennon, John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, musicianship, musicianship training, songwriters, Songwriting, songwriting process, songwriting tips

An official blogging-songwriter birthday weekend…

February 18, 2006 By Graham English

Stop by bloggingmuses.com today and wish Don Makoviney a happy birthday. And then drop by my site tomorrow and buy me a virtual beer for my birthday. :) Cheers! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestream, Prose Tagged With: blogs, songwriters

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll

December 22, 2005 By Graham English

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 songs (not ranked) that shaped Rock and Roll, based on the permanent exhibit of the same name (source available at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Website) Want to study how to write a piece of revolutionary … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: reference, songs, songwriters, Songwriting

Get My Hit Song Cheat Sheet

December 19, 2005 By Graham English

Attention Songwriters: Get Your FREE "Hit Song Cheat Sheet" Powerful Songwriting Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts! Free Hit Song Cheat Sheet Your Songwriting Challenge: Free Instant Access! Your privacy always comes first and your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: hit song cheat sheet, hit songs, songwriters, Songwriting, songwriting tips

MasterWriter Review

December 9, 2005 By Graham English

Here is my review of MasterWriter, a collection of writing tools for songwriters. First of all, I give MasterWriter two big thumbs up. It has been an invaluable songwriting tool for me since the day I bought just over a year ago. MasterWriter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose Tagged With: alliteration, creative process, dictionary, lyrics, pop culture, rhyme, songwriters, Songwriting, songwriting tools, SongwritingHacks, thesaurus

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