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Song of The Month For July 2010
Just hop over to the Song of the Month page, and you’ll find July 2010’s winner. Don’t forget, you can participate too, just by sending your song to me via Soundcloud. Or if you’d rather not do it that way, you can email me your audio file. Emailing audio files can be a bit tricky, so please consider using Soundcloud instead…your track remains private and you can delete it from there at any time if you wish.
Also, when you send your song, don’t forget to email me your lyrics! I like to read along when I’m listening :-).
Congratulations to this month’s winner, and see you next month!
IJ
Songs That Break The Rules

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As soon as we start using the word “rules”, a lot of songwriters coil in disgust at the thought of having to conform to anything. So actually… Continue reading
Q & A - Putting Music To Lyrics

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Here’s an email I received:
Dear Irene, I play guitar (lefty), just started, and i find it sometimes abit hard to get
The Verse’s Purpose
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In a more recent article “Don’t Bore Us, Get To the Chorus“, we discussed the obvious importance of that part of a song. But while the chorus might be considered the “sexiest” or most pivotal part of the song…the verse is what really sets the chorus up to succeed. Behind every successful chorus is a strong verse
So it’s… Continue reading
Don’t Bore Us, Get To the Chorus!
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The chorus is what many songwriters and publishers and industry types consider one of the most critical parts of the song. As described in my other article on Song Structure, each part of a song has its purpose, and the chorus seems to be one that is most crucial in driving the whole song “home”. In this article I’m going to go into more detail about the… Continue reading
Creating Great Songs and Apple Pies

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I recently polled some of the members of a songwriting newsgroup to see what a songwriter thinks makes a “great” song. When we listen to a… Continue reading