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Deliver At Every Part Of Your Song
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/You have to deliver at every part of your song. The intro needs to deliver. So does the first lyric you sing. The first chorus can’t disappoint. And no one likes...
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How to Get Out of Your Creative Box
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ I can always use some tips to get out of my creative box. So I’m going to bet you can use some tips on how to get out of your creative box too. I’ll make a deal...
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Be Open To Learning
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Stop thinking some knowledge or skill you have is “good enough”. Be open to learning. How can you strive for success, while also telling yourself that you’re...
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Music Arrangement Theory
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Music arrangement theory is so important, and yet it’s hardly discussed. Even when talking about songwriting or music theory, the theory of arrangement is...
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How to Get Over Destructive Perfectionism
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ It’s great to have high standards. We want to achieve greatness at our craft, not adequacy.But sometimes high standards can morph into destructive...
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Don't Wait For The Muse
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ I always thought the phrase “strike gold” was a bit weird. Or at least how it’s often used is. People use the phrase as if the person just happened across...
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The Power of Dyads and What You Don't Hear
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ It’s pretty common to assume any chord is a triad. And, I get it, triads are fundamental to chords and music theory. A minor, C major, and Db diminished are all...
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Does a Songwriter Need to Know Music History?
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/If you’re a songwriter, you’ve probably had someone just assume you know a specific song by a specific artist because, well, “you’re a musician!”For me:...
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The Process From Songwriting To Released Song
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/Episode outline:SongwritingInception: The idea or inspirationGestation: Time where you’re thinking through where the idea could goDevelopment: Time you’re...
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5 Important Questions When Arranging
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/Episode Writeup:Arranging can be overwhelming. You wrote a song with your guitar and your voice, and now you need to make a full arrangement out of it? Where do...
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A Great First Step Into Songwriting
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What are Augmented and Diminished Chords?
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Episode Writeup:What exactly are augmented and diminished chords? What is the difference between them and major and minor chords?The short answer:A major chord...
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