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New Article - What Does "success" Mean In The Music Biz; And How Do I Get It?

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:09:00 +0000

What Does "Success" Mean in the Music Biz; and How Do I Get It?

How to be succesful in the music biz? It is a question that is often posed by would be stars. Songstuff author Cheryl Hodge looks at what success might mean to the modern musician an describes exactly how she achieved her own success in...

New Article - Using Rhyme To Enhance Your Lyrics

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:38:00 +0000

Using Rhyme To Enhance Your Lyrics

Using rhyme effectively within your songs is something that you, as the songwriter, are likely to aiming for. In this article Songstuff author Anthony Ceseri explores the use of rhyme within a song. Using A song by Evanescence, Immortal, as an example Athony goes on to break down the basics of rhyme schemes...

New Article - Writing Titles For Your Songs

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:35:00 +0000

Writing Titles For Your Songs

Choice of a song title is more important than you may think. This article, by Songstuff author Anthony Ceseri. covers key factors in selecting a title and the impact that can have on the success of your song.

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Breathing Exercises

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:30:00 +0000

Most singers will have heard of the importance of breathing from the diaphragm, but what does that really mean? This article explains how to breathe properly when you are singing and describes exercises to develop your voice by breathing from the diaphragm. By Songstuff author Ken Taylor

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New Article - Aligning Your Lyrical Phrases With Your Melodic Phrases

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:21:00 +0000

Does it make a difference how well lyrical phrases line up with melodic phrases? Using an example song Songwtuff author Anthony Ceseri looks at exactly why it matters and explains what we as songwriters can do to improve our own songs.

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New Article - Taste, Not Just In Your Mouth Any More...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:13:00 +0000

Songwriters can sometimes cause offense without intending to. By writing lyrics intended to have a broad appeal this is easy to do. This is further complicated by shifting trends in language. Songstuff author Jon Hanover looks at the topic in detail and explains what he finds.

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New Article - 3 Ways To Improve Your Singing Range

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:41:00 +0000

A great first article for Songstuff by vocal coach Ken Taylor discusses three simple and effective ways to improve your singing range while at the same time addressing some common vocal issues.

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New Article - Songwriters - Learn How The Position Of Your Lyrics Can Change What You're Saying

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:17:00 +0000

Learn how the position of your lyrics can alter the meaning of what you are saying. Anthony examines how to position lyrical phrases within your music so that the message you are trying to get through to your audience is the message they get.

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New Article - Visualization

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:51:00 +0000

When writing lyrics why is visualization important? The use of effective imagery can be the difference between listeners connecting to your lyrics or not. This article by Jon Hanover is for lyricists who are looking to improve the use of imagery within their lyrics.
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New Article - Why Do The Lyrics Of John Mayer's Daughters Work So Well?

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:02:00 +0000

New Songstuff author Anthony Ceseri performs a lyrics analysis of the song "Daughters" by John Mayer, looking at how he evolves the meaning of the chorus by adding extra information to successive verses.

Why Do The Lyrics of John Mayer's "Daughters" Work So...