A new educational songwriting event will debut on the Scottish island with the aim of attracting the best UK songwriters...
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During our interviews, we asked five top songwriters how they capture those magical snippets of melodies, phrases and song titles....
Guitar tutor Jack Jennings takes us through the definition, application and theory behind the unresolved element and its contrasting resolution...
First of a two-part article, in which Berklee Music’s James Linderman looks at chord quality and the moods they create...
Songwriting and guitar tutor Jack Jennings takes us through the definition, application and effect of Western music’s widely used ‘backbeat’...
Ryan Buckner takes us through the fundamentals of musical dynamics, the element that brings light and shade to your songwriting...
How I wrote ''74-'75' by The Connells
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote 'Lil Boo Thang' by Paul Russell
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How I wrote ‘Big In Japan’ by Alphaville
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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How I wrote 'Dakota' by Stereophonics' Kelly Jones
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16 song starters
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How I wrote 'MMMBop' by Hanson
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How I wrote 'I Alone' by Live's Ed Kowalczyk
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