A couple weeks ago I wrote about the time required to become an expert songwriter. That advice could have been just as well for any craft, not just songwriting. And the number of hours that I referenced, 5,000, was arbitrary. There is no magic … [Read more...]
Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 09-29-06
Topics covered: Songwriting for busy people, capturing song ideas, GTD (Getting Things Done), organization, productivity, iTunes, GarageBand, Logic Pro, inspiration, motivation, tagging, mood markings, songwriting techniques, review, Hit Song Cheat … [Read more...]
Bruce Sterling on SPIMES
Rocketboom has a cool show today. It features Bruce Sterling on SPIMES: Objects trackable through SPace and tIME. Link: rb_06_mar_29 … [Read more...]
The Web 2.0 Awards and Keotag
I got two great links from Steve Rubel today. First is The Web 2.0 Awards. Over 300 Web 2.0 sites in 38 categories. Second is Keotag. The first thing I did was grab the tag feeds for "graham english". It's a slick way to keep track of what … [Read more...]
Defining My Integral Self
I'm watching the NCAA Final Four and setting up this blog on WordPress. And now that I'm ready to write my first post, the question is "what categories will I create for this blog?" Which got me thinking about categories in general. WordPress … [Read more...]
New MusicHacks Series
I got excited about my previous creativity hacks and busted out a number of ideas for a hacks series. So stay tuned for songwriting hacks and ear training hacks and stay connected to my MusicHacks del.icio.us bookmarks. Because you're going to help … [Read more...]
Songwriting For Busy People
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...]
Is There A Quick And Easy Way Of Acquiring Absolute Pitch?
Shaan: I work during the day and have little time in evening. I really really want absolute pitch is there a quick and easy way of acquiring this skill? Graham: Shaan, can you commit 15 minutes a day 5 days a week? In my experience, that's all you … [Read more...]