I’m going to keep this one short. It’s Christmas Eve and ebbing towards Christmas as I’m typing. Happy Holidays to you and yours. By the time I send the next email 2020 will be behind us. Here’s to the New Year! The Prompt: The Musical Idea: Here's a downloadable pdf of the worksheet above: 20201225_weekly_lesson_subsDownload
Here’s a follow up to last week's progression (called a line cliché) which changed from C to Cmaj7 to C7, (and so forth). The same thing can be done with a minor chord, and it sounds just as cool. Maybe cooler. The names of the chords get a little funky in this one, but the … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: After Cigarettes
I’ve been hitting “publish” nearly daily for a little over six months. I’ve been happy to see each like that comes my way, and grateful to see readers occasionally moved to comment. It’s seems there have been a couple of arcs to what I’ve posted. In the summer, I was focused a lot on … Continue reading Making Songwriting Tools and Opportunities Accessible
Last week, we talked about weaving 7th chords. This week, I want to share a really cool sounding progression that uses some of those 7th chords. And because we did the work last week of learning how to weave those chords, you’ll have a chance to really see how this progression fits together: one note … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Lost on the Air
When I first started writing, I was told writers write. Everyday. I’ve been told the same thing about exercise and meditation—have a daily practice. My guitar teachers over the years have insisted on the same thing. Yoga and stretching as well. And so it is with any task of import: when I decide to … Continue reading Displaced Priorities
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