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Give Em What They Want
Give Em What They Want

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
The Real Life of a Songwriter

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
Your Big Break

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
Nov. 11 Daily Schedule

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
Nov. 12 Daily Schedule

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
Nov. 13 Final Daily Schedule

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. Goodma

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?
What is piano chord?

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?
Whats the deal with the Circle of Fifths?

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
Mode Mixture

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
Finding the Angle to Your Chorus

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
How To Find The Lyric That Points The Way

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
Dont Worry About The Rhyme – At First

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
Good Comet

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
The Scariest Songwriting Moment

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
How To Write Romantic Songs

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...

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