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An Austrian singer-songwriter whose music is informed by blues, country and Americana teaches us about how to subvert different genres...
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Experienced session guitarist Jake Gakovik takes us through the basic elements of song craft: form, lyrics, melody, harmony and rhythm...
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The Welsh piano-playing singer-songwriter explains how learning to perform cover versions can help you discover what really matters to you...
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The Nordic duo of Thorunn Egilsdottir and Mike Koster share their thoughts on making music without ever having studied it...
Tom Kingston and Joe Wilson lend us their expertise and explain how to successfully write music for TV or film...
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