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If you're into apps, these won't necessarily make you a better songwriter, but they might be fun and even inspirational! Evolver.fm has apps for songwriting for just about every platform. Click HERE to check them out!

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Check out Irene's new Blog I Like Songs where you'll find lots of her favourite old and new songs!

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I Like Songs

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// ]]>Well, I do. I like all kinds of songs, old ones, new ones that I discover through my students…all kinds of ‘em. Which is why I started a blog just about the songs I like. You can find it here.

As a songwriter, I quite [...]

Five Deadly Songwriter Sins

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No matter how many times the same points are brought up when it comes to common problems that arise for newer songwriters, they bear repeating as a kind of checklist to go through once you feel you’ve finished a song and you want to send it out there.  Of course, a [...]

Help! I’ve Never Written A Song Before…

Cover of Ludwig van Beethoven

…what do I do??

I see this question often on message boards and blogs all over the web.  If you’re one of those out there asking this question, then let’s start at the very beginning (a very good place to start ).

First of all, you might want to [...]

New Feature! Song of the Month

In order to build on the “community” aspect of this blog, I’m starting a new feature called Song of the Month.  You can send me your mp3 file (actually, it can be any kind of audio file) via this button:

Send me your song!

…and at the end of the month, I will feature on [...]

What Fred Taught Me

Fred Booker

I started writing songs when I was about 12, but it wasn’t until I was almost 20 that I took my first songwriting workshop. It was an 8 week course, facilitated by a fellow named Fred Booker. Fred was a real character and a great teacher, who was born in Chicago and [...]