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Welcome to another edition of Songsalive! SONGNOTES, our regular newsletter for everything you need to know about the craft and business of songwriting. Spring is just around the corner! We have some great upcoming events. Find out more below...
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New Songsalive! Songshop Leads for Pro Members:
- Music Needed Immediately For Worldwide In-Store Airplay
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4 Critical Things Songwriters Often Forget (but are Worth Remembering)
by The Tunedly Team
There is a lot that goes into making a good song that listeners will consider worth their time. Forward-thinking songwriters should understand that it’s more than putting catchy rhymes and lyrics together.
For starters, you need to impose your own personality and experiences into your lyrics to make them unique and more effective. How do you do this? There are a number of specific routines and ideas you can follow, which, overtime, will help your body and mind to be more in sync during the songwriting process.
Taking note of the practices and attitudes of songwriters who have managed to make a mark in the industry – as well as how they maximize on their abilities – is one good idea. In addition, there are a number of things you need to remember to do that are critical to the continuous improvement of your skills. Being human, these are things you may often forget, but which can have a positive affect on the quality of your work if you remember to do them.
Here are four of them...
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Upcoming Songsalive! Events
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Tuesday, March 27
New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Saturday, March 31
Orange County Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop
Tuesday, April 3
New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Tuesday, April 10
Orange County Songsalive! Showcase
New York Songsalive! Showcase & Open Mic
Sunday, April 15
Los Angeles Songsalive! Songwriters Workshop
==>Go to our Calendar for all Events Details<==
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