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4 Awesome Songwriting Tips Many of us are too stressed out by daily life to enjoy really writing music. But for those of us who are super creative, we HAVE to write music. But how can we find the time to create? Here are some amazing songwriting tips!  1. Find a Quiet Space Seriously, avoid trying to work in your home with the kids and the chores and the television all begging for your time. Instead, find a quiet place in your home or at a coffee shop to write music . 2. Try Something NEW Always writing the same old ballads or songs? Then try something new. Challenge yourself to try a new style of music.  3. Learn Music Theory You don't have to be a composer music theory guru to enjoy writing music. But songwriters DO benefit from learning music theory, harmony, rhythm, and how to read music. If you don't know where to look, try some simple exercises from books like Songwriting 101 .  4. Borrow from other Tunes. Really, it's that simple. You can b...

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Cliff Goldmacher is a songwriter, session musician, producer, engineer and author. In his talk, he covers a few things he’s learned about songwriting in the twenty-five years he’s been doing it and plays snippets of a few of his songs to illustrate his points. Like this video?  Then you will love Composer Boot Camp 101:  50 Exercises for Students, Educators, and Music Professionals! The ESSENTIAL MUSIC BOOK for any serious songwriter, producer, film composer, composer, musician, educator, performer, music professional, or student.

Like this video?  Then you will love Composer Boot Camp 101:  50 Exercises for Students, Educators, and Music Professionals! The ESSENTIAL MUSIC BOOK for any serious songwriter, producer, film composer, composer, musician, educator, performer, music professional, or student.

Like this video?  Then you will love Composer Boot Camp 101:  50 Exercises for Students, Educators, and Music Professionals! The ESSENTIAL MUSIC BOOK for any serious songwriter, producer, film composer, composer, musician, educator, performer, music professional, or student.

Like this video?  Then you will love Composer Boot Camp 101:  50 Exercises for Students, Educators, and Music Professionals! The ESSENTIAL MUSIC BOOK for any serious songwriter, producer, film composer, composer, musician, educator, performer, music professional, or student.

Like this video?  Then you will love Composer Boot Camp 101:  50 Exercises for Students, Educators, and Music Professionals! The ESSENTIAL MUSIC BOOK for any serious songwriter, producer, film composer, composer, musician, educator, performer, music professional, or student.

Does Ed Sheeran SOUND down-to-earth? Can we hear that he’s authentic just by how he writes a melody? Are there techniques you can use to sound more genuine and more honest? I think yes, and you’re about to find out why.  Like this video?  Then you will love Composer Boot Camp 101:  50 Exercises for Students, Educators, and Music Professionals! The ESSENTIAL MUSIC BOOK for any serious songwriter, producer, film composer, composer, musician, educator, performer, music professional, or student.

BUY TODAY FOR ONLY $19.99 AT AMAZON WANT TO WRITE MUSIC? Composer Boot Camp is a series of 50 exercises for educators and beginning, intermediate, and advanced musicians who want to develop their skills in composition. Composer Boot Camp 101 workbook is designed to help educators, students, and seasoned professionals to hone their compositional craft. There are a series of exercises, helpful tips, resources, and more to help the musician prepare a solid foundation in music composition developed by award-winning composer and music educator Sabrina Pena Young. Exercises are divided into four sections: BEGINNER LEVEL EXERCISES Appropriate for young students, adult learners, and those who do not yet read music. INTERMEDIA LEVEL EXERCISES Appropriate for high school students, music educators, college students , and musicians who want to learn how to write music. ADVANCED LEVEL EXERCISES For advanced college students, composers, music educators, and mu...

Hello Everyone, As we get ready to take a break for Christmas , I thought I would share one of the projects I worked on this semester. It is a relaxation album specifically for mothers and children , but it also is very relaxing for just about anyone. There is a free download of the entire album here : http://www.easyeartraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/RelaxationPlayer/ Angels Take Flight The flowing rhythms and melodies of the marimba embrace you and your child in a warm auditory embrace. Fluid melodies, repeating, enclosed within circles of luscious synthesized chords, send you into a heavenly realm of sweet slumber. Eva Sleeps Tonight The simple melody of the lullaby, sparse and innocent, conjures up feelings and emotions associated with sleep and childhood. Single notes play together like children. Before the Dawn Soothing arpeggios and orchestral strains greet your ears with pleasing chords and a melody that wander...