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Why All Songwriters Should Learn How to Record Their Music
Bold statement. But times have changed. We’re in a power-to-the-indie-creator moment. And I encourage you to take full advantage of it! Recording music for songwriters…
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Getting the Most out of Song Prompts
Raise your hand if you’ve ever wanted to write but just didn’t have any idea what to write about. My hand is raised, and I’m…
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Top 5 Ways to Level Up Your Guitar Playing
This week’s article comes to us from guitarist, songwriter, and coach, Mike Meiers. I’ll be completely honest: Right now, $h!t is crazy. We’re working through…
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Know Your Why to Write Your Best Songs
You know this feeling: That feeling when: You’re going about your day when all of a sudden, a great idea for a new song comes…
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5 Ways to Push Past the Second Verse Curse
The Second Verse Curse: did you knew exactly what I was talking about the moment you read that? It’s that moment when you’ve finished your…
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A Singer’s Guide to Songwriting: How to Start Writing Your Own Original Material
This one’s for all my singers in the SongFancy sphere who have been quietly reading along, wondering how the heck to get started writing their…
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How Cliches are Killing Your Songs
We’ve heard this term probably a billion times – Cliche. Perhaps you’ve even gotten some feedback on a song and were told that some of…
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The 5 in 5 Song Challenge & Songwriting Contest is open for June 2018
Announcing: the next session of the 5 in 5 Song Challenge! Are you ready for our biggest and baddest 5/5 yet? Grab your seat here…
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How to Approach the Re-Write: Make your Songs Stronger with a Re-Write
So you wrote a first draft. Now what? You’re flying high after finishing your latest song. It’s awesome, you love it, you’re excited to bring…
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Your Song is Not an Album
Jess Cates is a professional songwriter with over 100 songs recorded and over 15 million records sold. He’s also had songs placed in films and television. Though…
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