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Songwriting News
Give Em What They Want
Once we put out a call for songs. We were looking for an uptempo pop country song, and gave VERY SPECIFIC examples, as well as the EXACT Carrie Underwood...
The Real Life of a Songwriter
If you are or have been a songwriter, especially if you have only written a few songs, or are just beginning, you may wonder what it’s like to live each...
Your Big Break
Ever since I was a teenager I dreamed of getting a music publishing “deal”. This was my goal! And I knew exactly how it would happen.I would come to Nashville...
Nov. 11 Daily Schedule
Join us for Veterans' tributes, special events and special songwriter music magic this Friday, Nov. 11 at the Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival!...
Nov. 12 Daily Schedule
Don't miss the final weekend for this year's Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival. Saturday, Nov. 12 is full of songwriting magic, good music,...
Nov. 13 Final Daily Schedule
Be a part of the Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival wrap up. See you Sunday, Nov. 13 with all our songwriting friends. Rock Killough Book...
S.G. Goodma
S.G. Goodman was raised a farmer's daughter and studied philosophy in college. This means that not only does she love to ponder, she has time do it during...
What is piano chord?
A piano chord is one of the main building-blocks of music in western culture. Along with scales and intervals, piano chords are responsible for the creation...
Whats the deal with the Circle of Fifths?
The circle of fifths is a visual tool that demonstrates the geometric relationships between the twelve distinct pitches used in western music culture....
Mode Mixture
The process of mode mixture involves borrowing of chords from the parallel minor key in the major mode. These borrowed chords are essentially those which...
Finding the Angle to Your Chorus
Often the trickiest part of writing a song is finding what I call the ‘angle’ of the Verse. That is, how the Verse lyric relates to the Chorus/Title....
How To Find The Lyric That Points The Way
Tonight in a songwriting workshop I was working with a writer and something came up that I’ve encountered in my own writing many times. When I have a...
Dont Worry About The Rhyme – At First
The way I often write lyrics that rhyme – and I don’t think this is uncommon – is to first come up with a line I like that ends with a word or sound that...
Good Comet
One of the riskier songs I’ve ever written has to be Good Comet. It’s the opening track on New Northbound, The post New Video: Good Comet appeared first...
The Scariest Songwriting Moment
I believe that the scariest songwriting moment in songwriting is the moment before you start. Most of us have voices that play in our heads. Those voices...
How To Write Romantic Songs
Over the course of my career, my biggest hits have been romantic ballads or mid-tempo songs. So, I’m not the stereotypical pro writer who writes up-tempo...