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Archive for June, 2008

The Gift Of Melody

Posted in Composers, Music Theory, Songcraft, Songwriting on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’ve often spent countless hours pondering about the concept of “melody”.
Many songwriting books will tell you that writing great melody is a gift - some have the “gift of melody” while others don’t.
My question, then, is how do you define this gift of melody? Is there really such a thing?
Well, we know for sure who [...]

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Exclusive: An Interview With Firdaus The Songwriter!

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Songwriters, Songwriting on June 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »

I recently had the golden opportunity to sit down with Firdaus, a fellow pal from our Songcraft Songwriting Circle, to talk in-depth about his thoughts on songwriting over some coffee and biscuits.
Firdaus, to me, has been one of the most prolific and inspiring songwriters in our circle, and from reading his blog at firdaus-music.blogspot.com, it [...]

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Thoughts on Songcraft Session 12

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Session, Songcraft, Songwriters, Songwriting on June 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Songcraft last night went beautifully well on so many fronts.
Of course, we had the usual manageable crowd of around thirteen to fourteen. It’s funny how we have people come and go, but at the end of the day, our turnout always manages to average around thirteen or fourteen. It’s remarkable.
We had, as usual, a wonderful [...]

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Key Characteristics

Posted in Music Theory, Songwriting on June 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »

(This post is taken from Jeremy’s blog here.)
Call me crazy, but I firmly believe every musical key has its own unique identity.
They are like different people to me, each with their own distinct personality.
My scientific-minded friends may say “Look dude, it’s just a difference in frequency”. But nope, in my opinion every key has personality.
I [...]

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