After gathering data about people's least favorite music and lyrical subjects, they did the unthinkable: they combined them into a single monstrosity, specifically engineered to sound unpleasant to...
MP3: Scientific Attempt To Create Most Annoying Song Ever 
5 Ways to Get More Life Out of a Song After It's Finished 
We all know that writing and producing music takes a lot of work. From coming up with the initial ideas to making everything sound great, hours and hours of labor go into the process.
Tom Hess Songwriting Tips - Part 5 
Orchestration is the way timbre is used in musical contexts (songs/compositions).
Tom Hess Songwriting Tips - Part 3 
In Part 2, I expanded ideas regarding starting the songwriting process by beginning with melody and chords first.
A Practical Guide to Musical Composition 
The aim of this book is to discuss fundamental principles of musical composition in concise, practical terms, and to provide guidance for student composers.
What do you do for feedback on a new song you’re writing? 
When I was at Berklee College of Music, then later living in New York City, I loved the songwriting workshops where you’d play unfinished songs for one teacher/mentor and a room full of other son...
14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition is now accepting entries 
Prizes:
- Radio Airplay!
- Grand Prize of US$50,000 in Cash & Merchandise!
- 15 different categories
- Winners Will Be determined by Top Music Industry Pros
Top 100 Creative Writing Blogs 
From poetry to lengthy prose, creative writing can be a great way to express yourself.
The Axis of Awesome : 4 Chords and 20 songs
Could this be the most popular chord progression.
How good do your recordings have to be for a Publishing deal 
Interesting forum question. One answer "Song writing competition is fierce and anything you can do to get ahead is a must.
2009 Songwriting Resolutions. What Are Yours? 
Have you made yours yet? If not here are some ideas.
Review of George Garzone's Chromatic Triadic Approach 
George's deceptively simple yet devastatingly profound triadic chromatic concept can be explained in a just few minutes - although he stresses that the concept takes many years to truly master.
The dos and don'ts of lyric-writing 
A collection of tips, tricks, dos and don'ts...
50+ Great Lyric Writing Resources 
Want to get started writing your own lyrics?
The 10 Most Covered Songs 
Write one off these and you could retire for life.
Tom Hess Songwriting Tips - Part 2 
In this article, I've expanded upon the list of ideas for each concept. Before getting to that I want to point out most of these ideas are entry strategies for songwriting/composing.
Tom Hess Songwriting Tips - Part 1 
Most people approach songwriting in the same general way. For those that write music, versus lyric writing only, that process is to go to their instrument and improvise until they stumble upon some...
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