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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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What are Major and Minor Chords?
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/ Episode Writeup:I’ve heard of chords and harmony, but what exactly are major and minor chords? What makes them different?The short answer:A major chord has a...
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10 Reasons Your Song Sucks
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/Website: https://songwritertheory.com/Follow Me on Twitter: @josephNVadala Episode Writeup:1. You Used ClichesIf I hear one more song talk about “never getting...
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3 Great Hacks to Regain Inspiration
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/Website: https://songwritertheory.com/Follow Me on Twitter: @josephNVadala Episode Writeup:Sometimes life is going too well. There’s no drama, no heartbreak, no...
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How to Find Your Creative Identity
FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/Website: https://songwritertheory.com/Follow Me on Twitter: @josephNVadala Episode Writeup:One’s creative identity is foundational to who you are as a musical...
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