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New Article - What Does "success" Mean In The Music Biz; And How Do I Get It?

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 27 March 2012 -

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What Does "Success" Mean in the Music Biz; and How Do I Get It?

How to be succesful in the music biz? It is a question that is often posed by would be stars. Songstuff author Cheryl Hodge looks at what success might mean to the modern musician an describes exactly how she achieved her own success in...

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New Article - Using Rhyme To Enhance Your Lyrics

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 20 March 2012 -

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Using Rhyme To Enhance Your Lyrics

Using rhyme effectively within your songs is something that you, as the songwriter, are likely to aiming for. In this article Songstuff author Anthony Ceseri explores the use of rhyme within a song. Using A song by Evanescence, Immortal, as an example Athony goes on to break down the basics of rhyme schemes...

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New Article - Writing Titles For Your Songs

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 24 February 2012 -

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Writing Titles For Your Songs

Choice of a song title is more important than you may think. This article, by Songstuff author Anthony Ceseri. covers key factors in selecting a title and the impact that can have on the success of your song.

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Breathing Exercises

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 20 February 2012 -

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breathe from the diagphram

Most singers will have heard of the importance of breathing from the diaphragm, but what does that really mean? This article explains how to breathe properly when you are singing and describes exercises to develop your voice by breathing from the diaphragm. By Songstuff author Ken Taylor

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New Article - Aligning Your Lyrical Phrases With Your Melodic Phrases

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 13 February 2012 -

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Does it make a difference how well lyrical phrases line up with melodic phrases? Using an example song Songwtuff author Anthony Ceseri looks at exactly why it matters and explains what we as songwriters can do to improve our own songs.

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New Article - Taste, Not Just In Your Mouth Any More...

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 13 February 2012 -

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lyrics writing, songwriting

Songwriters can sometimes cause offense without intending to. By writing lyrics intended to have a broad appeal this is easy to do. This is further complicated by shifting trends in language. Songstuff author Jon Hanover looks at the topic in detail and explains what he finds.

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New Article - 3 Ways To Improve Your Singing Range

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 05 January 2012 -

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A great first article for Songstuff by vocal coach Ken Taylor discusses three simple and effective ways to improve your singing range while at the same time addressing some common vocal issues.

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New Article - Songwriters - Learn How The Position Of Your Lyrics Can Change What You're Saying

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 19 December 2011 -

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Learn how the position of your lyrics can alter the meaning of what you are saying. Anthony examines how to position lyrical phrases within your music so that the message you are trying to get through to your audience is the message they get.

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New Article - Visualization

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff Articles 13 December 2011 -

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When writing lyrics why is visualization important? The use of effective imagery can be the difference between listeners connecting to your lyrics or not. This article by Jon Hanover is for lyricists who are looking to improve the use of imagery within their lyrics.
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New Lyrics Writing Article - Doing Time, For 'forced-Rhymes'

Posted by Songstuff, in Songstuff News, Songstuff Articles 10 November 2011 -

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Forced-rhymes are for new songwriters, something that just tends to happen by accident. They appear in songs with no real forethought other than "I need something to rhyme with this".

Rhymes of course appear in many forms and can be used in many ways. There are circumstances where forced-rhymes stand out like a sore thumb and others where...

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