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What should you do with the songs you’ve written? There are three avenues you can take. This article examines the first two options available to you.

There are lots of songwriters who have difficulty arranging their own songs. This article discusses finding others to arrange your songs for you.

Every songwriter is going to have their own unique spin. It’s what makes people want to listen to what you have to say.

This is the second part of our theory and songwriting workshop. In this article we’ll come up with a simple way of figuring out a singer’s vocal range.

This is the first in a series that looks at how melodies and chords work together. It includes specific examples from some well known songs.

Experimentation and songwriting are nothing new. We’ve put together a little writing exercise inspired by methods David Bowie used in the early seventies.

To become a successful musician or songwriter you will have to network with other people in the music business. Here are a few starter tips.

When you write a song with emotion you need to remember that everyone is going to react to it differently. Let’s look at how emotion is tied to songwriting.

The chorus is the part of a song that repeats the most. It can become very annoying if the songwriter doesn’t know what they’re doing.

Two songs can use the same chords and same strumming pattern yet still be different. Melody is what will distinguish the two songs and make them different.

Here are some more answers to common questions about songwriting and a life in music.

For anyone who isn’t sure, let’s take a look at the different parts of a song. While every song is different, the structure of songs is pretty consistent.

This article answers some of the common songwriting and recording questions that we have received.

What effects did the industrial revolution have on music and songwriting? Some of the effects were very profound so here is a brief overview of them.

Picking up where the last lesson left off, we’re going to explore songwriting as storytelling a little further.

Once upon a time, songs were meant to tell stories. Rarely are they of this nature now. Let’s take a look back at where it all started.

We’ve already looked at hit songs, songwriting vocabulary, hooks and gimmicks. Now let’s to put all these things into perspective.

Over the years many artists have relied on gimmicks. We’re going to look at a few of these, namely: Kiss, Alice Cooper, Ozzy and Marilyn Manson.

An important skill for songwriters is being able to come up with hooks. A Hook is what sells a song. It is what makes people sing it and like it.

Occasionally lyrics contain words or expressions that create problems for the songwriter. Let’s take a look at vocabulary and its relation to songwriting.