By admin on June 13, 2013
You really can make your own song lyrics out of nowhere! It’s much easier than you’d think – once you know where they come from… When you talk, why do you talk? The answer is simple… you are responding to something or someone out there in the world. It might be a reply to a [...]
Posted in Words | Tagged Lyrics, Tips |
By admin on June 5, 2013
Article by David Gamble aka Mr Magic. For most indie musicians, your career as a singer, songwriter, touring artist, or performance musician can be less than lucrative the majority of the time. That means, having a day job is a requirement in order to make sure you have financial stability for yourself and the ones [...]
Posted in Blog, Music |
By admin on May 28, 2013
Each and every one of us has our own unique singing voice. It tells the story of our character, the music we’ve listened to and played, and the life we’ve lead. It’s the voice we use when we’re not ashamed or fearful or trying to impress. So if you want to sing with your own [...]
Posted in Music | Tagged singing |
By admin on May 22, 2013
Having trouble keeping up your guitar practice? Try this for motivation… For many years, my playing didn’t take me far beyond the four walls of my bedroom. Recently however, that changed. The video shoot for my single ‘Someone I Can Be Alone With’ was shot in the sexy, high octane center of Rome. Models have [...]
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By admin on May 17, 2013
There are several reasons why you may find it desirable to play without looking. The obvious one is when want to sing into a microphone while playing. Even if you have a wireless headset mic it’s usually better if you can interact with the audience a bit. Another reasons may be posture. A common reason [...]
Posted in Music | Tagged guitar, piano, singing and playing piano at the same time, Tips |
By admin on January 26, 2013
Here are the two simple things you need to know to play piano fast: You can ‘roll’ several fingers from each hand in quick succession across the keyboard much quicker than you can play just any old sequence of notes. Have a look at this video to see what I mean… If you start off [...]
Posted in Music | Tagged piano |
By admin on January 25, 2013
The principal is the same, no matter what style of music (or any sort of art in fact) you are creating. And I’m gonna tell you how it works! Here’s how to write music! You chose music no doubt because there is a sound that you heard that you want to emulate and join in [...]
Posted in Music | Tagged music, Writing |
By admin on January 24, 2013
In part two I’ll continue connecting with my two core principals to flesh out the verse. To remind you, the two core principals are: I must have something emotive to write about I must be a music conduit. Hearing music must inspire me to play more music! So in this vid I showed you a [...]
Posted in Music, Video, Words | Tagged Songwriting |
By admin on January 23, 2013
So you’ve heard something on the radio or at a concert that touches you and changes how you feel… How did they do that? Wouldn’t it be great if you could do that too? So now I will tell you how to write a meaningful song… In the latter part of the article I’ll explain [...]
Posted in Music, Words | Tagged Songwriting |
By admin on January 22, 2013
I’ll tell you the two conditions that must be met before you can write a song. Then I’ll tell you a simple technique for writing a song with an example… So to summarize you need: Something Emotive – something you care about To have listened to a lot of music and let that inspire you [...]
Posted in Music, Video, Words | Tagged Songwriting |
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