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Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 06-21-07

Graham English — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:45:22 +0000

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Andrea Stolpe, an award winning songwriter with writing credits for top artists like Faith Hill, shares some powerful and unique songwriting tips from her new book, Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling.

Andrea was kind enough to let me give you a free chapter! Click here to get it…

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 06-21-07

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Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 05-20-07

Graham English — Sat, 12 May 2007 23:29:53 +0000

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Topics covered:
Advice to developing songwriters, the art and craft of songwriting, strategies for writing hooks and melodies, a 7-step process to writing hit songs, and much more.

Subscribe to Samurai Songwriting to hear the rest of this interview.

Molly-Ann Leikin’s Books and CDs:
“How to Write a Hit Song: The Complete Guide to Writing and Marketing Chart-Topping Lyrics and Music” (Molly-Ann Leikin)

“How to Be a Hit Songwriter: Polishing and Marketing Your Lyrics and Music” (Molly-Ann Leikin)

“Master Class in Songwriting with Molly-Ann Leikin (audio book)” (Molly-Ann Leikin)

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 05-20-07

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Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 04-17-07

Graham English — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:07:12 +0000

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Topics covered:
The definition of a song, what a song is not, the purpose of a song, the way of the Samurai Songwriter.

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 04-17-07

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Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 10-13-06

Graham English — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:30:08 +0000

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Topics covered:
Hooks, song titles, song ideas, lyrical insights, melodic insights, hook placement, and much more…

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 10-13-06

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Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 09-29-06

Graham English — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:29:22 +0000

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Topics covered:
Songwriting for busy people, capturing song ideas, GTD (Getting Things Done), organization, productivity, iTunes, GarageBand, Logic Pro, inspiration, motivation, tagging, mood markings, songwriting techniques, review, Hit Song Cheat Sheet, and much more…

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 09-29-06

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Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-22-06

Graham English — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:13:52 +0000

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Topics covered:
Chord progressions, I-IV-V, The blues, classical music, mashups, melody, modal progressions, music software, rhythm…

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Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-09-06

Graham English — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:19:49 +0000

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Topics covered:
Top 10 Lyric Writing Insights, line length, contrasting ideas, melody, metaphor, prosody, rhyme schemes, rhythm, song forms, spotlights…

Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-09-06

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Hit Songwriting Tips Podcast 08-03-06

Graham English — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:09:36 +0000

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Topics covered:
Song titles, P.T. Barnum, hooks, headlines, direct response, songwriting, the internet…