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What Is The LYDIAN MODE? Lydian Mode For Songwriters lydian mode major scale modes modes music theory Dec 02, 2021

What is the Lydian mode?

The short version is that it's the mode based off of the 4th scale degree of a Major Key and it's a mode that's even brighter and more heavenly sounding than a Major...

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How To Figure Out ALL THE NOTES for ALL NATURAL MINOR KEYS all notes in every natural minor key learn music theory music theory music theory for songwriters natural minor natural minor key songwriter theory Nov 29, 2021

In this video, you'll learn the single thing you need to know in order to figure out every single note in every minor key. Let's talk about it!

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What Are Modes? How Are They Useful For Songwriters? Nov 25, 2021

What are Modes in music? And how are they useful for songwriters? Are modes different than keys or scales?

We talk about all that in this video and dive into an overview of the general sounds of...

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How To Figure Out ALL THE NOTES For ALL MAJOR KEYS all notes in major keys every major key major key major keys music theory for songwriters Nov 22, 2021

Let's talk about the one simple way to figure out all of the notes for any and all major keys. Whether C Major, F# Major, Bb Major or any other major key, this one method will allow you...

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3 MORE Songwriting Myths You Might Believe Nov 18, 2021

In this video, we're going to talk about 3 more destructive songwriting myths you might believe! As songwriters, it's important we don't fall for myths that will hold back our songwriting! Let's...

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3 SONGWRITING MYTHS You Believe songwriter theory songwriting songwriting myths Nov 17, 2021

Songwriting myths can and often do get in our way on our quest to writing killer songs. Whether we create fake rules for ourselves that make our songs worse or don't try things that would help our...

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Write Better Melodies: Test Your Melodies With The A Cappella Test or Candle Test Sep 22, 2021

A great way to improve your melodies is to test them before you consider them finished. 

One of my favorite melody tests is what I like to call either the "A cappella test" or the...

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I Don't Have Time For Songwriting Sep 04, 2021

“I love songwriting, I just don’t have enough time”

Is that you?

Do you find yourself going weeks or months without songwriting?

Or are you someone who is so busy that...

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When Is It Too Late To Learn Songwriting? And CAN It Be Learned? Sep 04, 2021

When is it too late to learn songwriting?

CAN songwriting be learned?

It’s too late to learn songwriting when you’re dead.

And, great news! You’re reading this so you...

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How Constraints Can Actually HELP Our Songwriting Creativity Sep 04, 2021

 How can constraints actually help our songwriting creativity?

Well, you might have experienced something like what I did in school.

They take something creative and then rip almost every...

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3 Easy Tips To Write More Huge Melodies Sep 04, 2021

I don’t know about you, but I love a good epic melody.
 

I love when I get goosebumps and feel significantly emotionally moved by a emotive, huge melody.

And,...

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3 Unintuitive Songwriting Skills Sep 04, 2021

When it comes to songwriting, there are plenty of relatively obvious skills and sub-skills that are involved.

We know that we need to learn how to write killer melodies, meaningful lyrics, and...

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