Tuesday July 27 2021, 5:35 PM
15 Songs For An Alto To Sing
Need a song that's a good fit for your alto voice ? I have a few favorites that are my go-to's for singing at an event, doing a demo for people to get a feel for my voice, recording a cover, or just singing at a...
Tuesday July 27 2021, 9:00 PM
How Do You Write A Song Dedicated To Someone?
When you start a song with the intent to make it about someone else, your first step is to figure out what you want the song to say to the listener.
Is this going to be a song about that...
Sunday July 25 2021, 2:12 PM
What Is Music Therapy, In Simple Words?
Music can help you accomplish many of your mental, physical, and cognitive goals each day. Music therapy can calm your anxiety, ease your pain, and provide a pleasant distraction from the world's...
Friday July 23 2021, 5:03 PM
How To Write Song Titles
I'll admit it; I often fall victim to having a boring song title. Songwriters often play it too safe when it comes to titles. We want their title to be easy to remember, easy to google, or easy to hear in the song,...
Friday July 23 2021, 6:09 PM
How Long Does It Take To Learn To Sing?
Singing "well" is very subjective. The first thing you want to figure out is the level of good you're going for. If you want to be pretty good and get the basics down when it comes to singing, you can...
Wednesday July 21 2021, 11:22 AM
Finding The Words To Start A Song
Starting any creative work can be a challenge.
An intro to a book is hard, an opening for a video or movie is even more complicated, and in this instance, a start to a song can have you drawing several...
Tuesday July 20 2021, 7:01 AM
Songwriting Tools That Help
If you're like me and write a ton of songs on the regular, you should consider using several songwriting tools to make your process more exciting, productive, and easy at the same time.
Many digital and...
Monday July 19 2021, 6:08 PM
Why Is Music Important?
Music does so much for each of us on a day-to-day basis. It doesn't matter if you're musically talented or not; it still has positive effects on all of our lives. Where would we be without the magic of music?
I'd...
Friday July 16 2021, 3:14 PM
Books For Musicians
Learning and growing in your craft is always a great idea. We should all strive to get better because life is too short just to stay the same over the years.
There are so many good books out there for personal growth,...
Friday July 16 2021, 1:03 PM
How To Start A Music Blog
Blogs are far from out of style in 2021. Sources estimate that internet browsers currently get over 61% of informational content from blogs.
Blogs are 31% more popular than email content. Video and photo content...
Thursday July 15 2021, 4:07 PM
How Do You Structure A Song?
This one is for all the new songwriters out there looking for guidance on structuring one of their first songs. You should know that if you'd like, you can structure your song any way you want it.
Don't want a...
Tuesday July 13 2021, 3:17 PM
Music Industry Quotes
I've been studying the music industry for over ten years. I'd like to say that I'm a part of it myself, but I'm nowhere near in the thick of it where the real action happens. I'm aiming for it in the long run, but I'm...
Monday July 12 2021, 3:18 PM
Songwriting Journal Ideas
Do you have a songwriting journal already? If not, you should go ahead and get one, or something like it. Most songwriters like to have their ideas organized in a single space that they can get to and sift through...
Saturday July 10 2021, 3:36 PM
Is A Singer Called A Vocalist?
Are you a singer ? Many people use the terms vocalist and singer interchangeably. If you're wondering if it's okay for you to do so when deciding what to call yourself or how to introduce someone, you'll be...
Friday July 9 2021, 11:02 AM
How Fat Should A Mic Be?
Whether you're streaming, recording your speaking voice, or you're singing music, the distance you are from your microphone plays a big part in how the sound quality of the recording will turn out.
If you're...
