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Song Relase Tips

When releasing a new song make the most of all your efforts

Remember : People need to know your song has been released to buy it. It is up to you to tell them.

Remember : More people are likely to be interested in your music if you build anticipation before the song is available. ie you build their appetite. This is why older songs by...

New Article - The Process Of Writing A Song  

A song writing process is used to enhance the quality of your work and the speed that each work is created. This article provides tips on creating and using a song writing process, plus observations and suggestions about writing key aspects of a song. It also gives you a draft process to get you started.

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New Article - A Guide To Song Form - Song Form Overview  

Song forms are generally made up of a number of sections that may or may not be repeated within the same song. Popular music is generally based on the use of traditional sectional song forms, or structures that are derived from those traditional song forms.

This article gives an overview of the...

New Article - A Guide To Song Form - Extended Common Song Forms And More  

Add some new tools to your song writing toolbox by learning about common song forms. This article describes how common song forms can be extended, and looks at some of the less common song forms, such as through composed songs.  

This short article builds upon the AAA, AABA, AB...

March 2013 Monthly Song Contest Results  

This month's winner is:  

"Stop Thinking With Your Heart" - North Easton  

Words and Music by North Easton  



Lyrics:  

Another crowd of faces gather,  
out there on the street  
and the cold it doesn't matter anymore  

And the broken glass lay shattered  
ri...

New Article - A Guide To Song Form - Compound Song Forms  

Have you ever used a compound song form? As a songwriter, I bet you have. Compound song forms are far more common than you might at first think.

Building upon the AAA, AABA, AB, ABC and AAB song form articles from our series on song forms, this article explains common compound popular song form...

New Article - A Guide To Song Form - AAA Song Form   Popular songs often follow one of the traditional song forms, or one of the song forms that are derived from traditional song forms. One of the main song forms is Strophic / AAA / One-Part Song Form, any of which names are used by songwriters.This article will explain fundamentals of Strophic / AAA / On...

New Article - Keeping A Song Interesting Keeping a song interesting is not as easy as it might at first seem. For example, how do you stop listeners getting bored and switching off? What can you do to help hold the attention of listeners until the very end of a song? Will varying song structure help? Would changing song arrangement and instrumentation be...

A Guide To Song Forms - AAB Song Form - 12 Bar Blues   AAB Song Form, also called 12 Bar Blues Song Form is one of the main traditional song forms. Both names are regularly used by songwriters to describe this song form.This article explains the fundamentals of AAB Song Form, and provides examples of AAB Song Form being used in popular rock and blues song...

A Guide To Song Forms - AB Song Form and ABC Song Form   AB Song Form and AB derived Song Forms are the most popular traditional song forms. AB is also called Verse/Chorus Song Form, either of which names are used by songwriters. One common, modern, derived song form is VERSE-CHORUS-BRIDGE or ABC Song Form. Directly derived from AB Song Form, ABC Song For...